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Tribal Government & News Honoring those who served 05.31.2023 West Valley Veterans Memorial , Holiday Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Tribal Veteran Coordinator Jon Taylor speaks during the Tribe’s annual Memorial Day observance held at the West Valley Veterans Memorial on the Tribal campus on Monday, May 29. Taylor was one of two guest speakers at the event. (Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer The Memorial Day ceremony returned …

and Michael Cherry. “It’s a very healing journey,” Cherry said. “When you are there, you are surrounded by so much love. We were able to bless the canoe family as they were waking up one morning and made them breakfast. My mom got to see the first canoe come in and the first canoe go out. It was so incredible.” It was Tuomi’s third Canoe Journey experience. “It really is spiritual, powerful and good medicine,” she said. “There’s nothing like standing on the shore at Landing Day and watching …

and structure of hunting and fishing regulations in the new territory open to the Tribal membership for a fall 2023 season, Tribal Fish & Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen said. “This MOA is a huge step for the Tribe and an important one,” Dirksen said. “What we’re doing today with the MOA is actually a step to solving issues that came out of the consent decree.” On Sept. 6, Tribal Council approved emergency amendments to the Fish & Wildlife Ordinance to allow implementation of the “scaled …

the Higher Education Program,” Education Department Manager Angela Fasana said. “Our first degree/certificate earned was in 1986.” Fasana was one of the first 100 Tribal members to graduate from college in 1994, and she went on to earn a law degree in 1997. “To know Tribal Council prioritizes education makes me incredibly grateful to my Tribe,” she said. “I’m always super excited to see people who work here further their careers.” “It is an honor to get a higher education,” Bobb said …

community look like when we gather for the Tribe’s 50 th Restoration Celebration in 2033?’ and with that question in mind, there was a tremendous amount of public outreach, reviewing documents and really trying to answer that question,” Svicarovich said. The result of this work is a 10-year plan with 77 different initiatives, 15 focus areas and 99 goals. “Often, plans are focused on one set community,” she said. “What’s wonderful about this plan is that there was a four communities approach …

carries through and can be worked on away from the barn.” Salem Dream Center Executive Director Craig Oviatt said that his organization exists to help young people realize their value, to break the cycle of generational poverty and into lives of sufficiency. The center provides tutoring, mentoring, study groups, art and cooking classes, summer camps, holiday programs, game and movie nights, field trips, free meals and more. “We realized one of the greatest detriments in poverty is the lack …

, Alan Hobbs; granddaughter, Hauli; grandson, Geoff; and seven great-grandchildren. She was a woman on the go and engaged in her community. Family expects that Gladys is now serving on the welcoming committee. Her daughter, Tauni, imagines she requires no good deed for entry, denies no one and only asks, "What took you so long?" when welcoming her friends into their next adventure. Family has offered two charities close to Gladys' heart in the event donations would like to be made in her honor …

an exhibit of Indigenous artists from the Pacific Northwest came up about a year and a half ago, Boulay said. “It kept getting bigger and bigger; he was like, ‘wait, what if it wasn’t just one time,’” Littlebird said. “The language we got really excited about is biennale,” Boulay said. “It’s the Italian word for biannual, but in the art world, a biennale is the big thing; it’s like the Superbowl of the art world. … It elevated it from an exhibition — and we consider this a major exhibition, and we …

in asking permission to come ashore. “It was beautiful to watch, and I’m just proud of each and every one of the youth who stepped up to do that, because it can be a little scary,” she said. “All of our kids were just glowing and having so much fun and stepping into leadership roles and taking it seriously. It was just really cool to see our kids light up and shine the way they did during journey.” The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Canoe Family sent four canoes to join with the 78 other canoe …

on that, but the state is still working out some of the details on that one,” she said. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …