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at 26820 Salmon River Highway on the Spirit Mountain Casino grounds. “I am having so much fun,” says Nelson. “I love working here. This is the best job I’ve ever, ever had. For the first time in my life I’m excited to come to work every day. Everybody has been so supportive and so helpful since I’ve been here. I just love it.” Nelson actually delivered her daughter’s baby when the doctor stepped out of the room. “Me and the nurse had to deliver the baby,” says Nelson. “It was awesome …

ways to pass time that are good for your health. I do notice many Tribal members are out walking, including myself, trying hard to improve their health, but guess what? These days are about over for the next seven months and then the walking will end and all the kids will be sitting around on their laptops all day long. I will also add that swimming is the healthiest exercise there is. I have heard a few members say they don’t agree with this because of cost and that they think no one will use …

San Manuel to seek new challenges and opportunities. Titu says he was attracted to the Grand Ronde Tribe because of the initial contacts he had with Tribal member and Tribal Director of Development Peter Wakeland and Tribal Human Resources Director Walter Kalinowski. "My first exposure to Grand Ronde was Walter and Pete, and the kind of questions they were asking me. I was very impressed by that," Titu says in his office in the Tribal Finance Department. "I have done a lot of interviews in my …

." Some 50 students audition for about 20 slots. They start out in the mornings, riding the unicycles, learning to get on and off. "It's like a farm club so to speak," Derowitsch said. "When they get their skills to a certain point, they go to the performance group. Then, they practice two nights a week after school, putting the routine together. We're adding in if we can and subtracting where we have to. We're morphing the time to get the routine to 7.5 minutes." The time is very strict …

, “Families come here and they are very involved. They don’t forget about their Elders.” Poage says that her love of caring for Elders comes from her own childhood. She spent time with her great-grandparents, who were married for more than 50 years, when she was younger and she remembers listening to their stories. “That verbal history is so important to me,” says Poage. “They were my inspiration.” Poage, who was raised in Idaho as part of a large family, has been married to her husband Dallas …

,” he said. “We always say our people have been here since time immemorial and we have lots of stories connected to Table Rocks. For our people the land was very important; the acorns, the white oaks, all have connections.” Archuleta also discussed how some of the Tribes were enemies at the time they were removed from their Native lands to the Grand Ronde Reservation, and their subsequent decisions to make peace with each other. He also touched on the Tribe’s Termination in 1954 and Restoration …

was proud that the copy of the Chinuk dictionary gifted to his class is already showing signs of wear after just a few weeks. “The kids are in it all the time,” said Hart. “There is a major interest. The more we incorporate this into our classrooms the more people realize and appreciate what really the history of this valley is. Mercedes has been phenomenal to work with.” Hart said one of the best experiences he and his students have had during the school year so far occurred very naturally while …

Health & Education Two new doctors join Health & Wellness Center staff 02.14.2017 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness , Tribal Employees By Bethany Bea Smoke Signals Intern The Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center has hired two additional doctors within the last six months: Dr. Linda Kit, in optometry, and Dr. Randy Blome, a family medicine doctor. Blome started on Jan. 26 while Kit has been working at the Tribal clinic since August. Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe said she’s very …

Signals staff writer Shortly after the Tribe was restored in 1983, a frequent topic of discussion amongst leaders was how to avoid putting Tribal members’ futures in the hands of another government. The answer was to create endowments that would grow over time and sustain the Tribe should there ever be a crisis. “We were setting up a foundation so that we would never be subjected to humiliation again,” said Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy. “Those endowments were thought about before we …

to return to uyxat Powwow Grounds in Grand Ronde since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020. Judging by the hundreds of attendees, it was a success. “It’s actually really hard to put into words what this means to me,” Grand Ronde Tribal Council member Michael Cherry said. “I feel a sense of happiness and so much gratitude for being able to be together again and see the joy on peoples’ faces.” The occasion also marked the first time Cherry participated in grand entry as a council …