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dividends for the state and the Oregon Department of Education moving forward. It really is a strong plan.” Campbell said she is currently focused on developing more specific action plans for each of the objectives and moving forward with their implementation. “One of the objectives in the plan is that the Oregon Department of Education would support legislation that would come forward similar to what Washington and Montana have done so that it would be a requirement,” said Campbell. Campbell said …

a complimentary lunch of salmon, roast beef, salad, rolls and cupcakes. House Bill 2625 signing ceremony Later in the afternoon, a group of legislators, advocates and Tribal leaders gathered in the governor’s signing room to witness House Bill 2625 become law. Tribal Council members Lisa Leno and Denise Harvey were in attendance. “This bill is a response to a need,” Sanchez said. “I just happen to be the one who gets the privilege of speaking today. I am here because people recognized we didn’t have …

afterward. “What an amazing journey it has been,” Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe said. “We’ve persisted through the pandemic, we’ve persisted through wildfires. Despite all of that, we have still been able to do all the things we wanted. We expanded Behavioral Health, we hosted mass vaccination clinics and opened Great Circle Recovery in Salem (medication-assisted treatment clinic), all in the midst of a pandemic and everything else raining down on us. “At one point it seemed that we …

around Willamette Falls and the surrounding area since time immemorial, and our members continue to do so,” he said. “There can be no doubt that the Willamette Falls area is one of our treaty-reserved, usual and accustomed areas where our members fish at sites, which have been passed down through generations for subsistence and ceremonial harvest purposes.” Kennedy and other Tribal Council members firmly maintain that any claims of a lack of consultation or potential treaty violations aren’t …

in winning an epic battle with bureaucracy. Part three will run in the Feb. 1 edition. By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer One of the biggest problems facing Pacific Northwest salmon is lack of access to suitable habitat. The fish require gravel spawning beds and cold, clear, moving water for their young, but are shut away from most of their historical range by dams built 50 to 60 years ago with no fish passage. Although the state of Oregon operates massive fish hatcheries to keep …

from prison. It was one way she got through the long days of incarceration, where time can sometimes seem to stand still on long, monotonous days. The reality once she was paroled from Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in April 2020 turned out different than her hopes of a happy family reunification. Years of separation took a toll. After serving a nearly six-year sentence for robbery, she soon found that spending quality time with her three teenagers – now 18, 16 and 14 – and forging new bonds …

over an Oregon Tribe. A volunteer commission without an understanding of Tribal homeland integrity or Oregon Tribal history, and who does not engage in Tribal consultation, should not have the authority to determine the parameters of an Oregon Tribe’s sovereign rights…I don’t know where we go from here. This decision is a violation of trust and a blatant disrespect for the rights of one Oregon Tribe, which sends a message to all Oregon Tribes. The question now is how – and if – we can recover …

for being good hosts, but the 2019 Contest Powwow was the biggest one in years. The powwow attracted 392 registered dancers during the weekend of Friday, Aug. 16, through Sunday, Aug. 18, to uyxat Powwow Grounds off Hebo Road, an increase of 55 from 2018 and 103 from 2017. This included 34 Grand Ronde Tribal member dancers. Powwow Special Event Board Chair Dana Ainam said that there was an increase in contest drum groups, which usually translates into more dancers. Add that to an increase …