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meeting that the Tribe is re-assessing its decision to sell the property because it is in an Opportunity Zone. “We are revisiting plans right now and currently under some evaluations at the moment,” she said. “We are working with the city of Wood Village to sell them a portion of the wetlands, which should hopefully satisfy some of the open-space requirements on the property, which is good news for any developer that potentially might be interested.” Hernandez said the Tribe has received interest …

methods to examine the ground. Using radar is a good way to help find the remains while not disturbing the earth. To watch the video for yourself, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXKZtAiOPQE or find it under the Smoke Signals Watchlist Playlist on our YouTube channel. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

together. Real Bird demonstrates to sign the word “war” one would sign the word “big” and then sign the word “fight.” To say “beautiful,” one could sign “face” and “good.” Although PISL and other hand talk languages were wildly used, we don’t see them communicated as much today due to residential schools’ efforts to exterminate Native languages, hand talk included. The Vox video states there are only a few fluent PILS signers remaining. McKay-Cody signs through the entire video, pointing out …

a second casino in north Salem in addition to its Chinook Winds gaming facility in Lincoln City. If approved by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, the Siletz proposal also would have to be approved by the state’s governor to proceed. Kotek was sworn in by Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Meagan Flynn and accompanied by her wife, Aimee Wilson. George said Kotek’s first official meeting after her inauguration was an informal discussion with Tribal leaders. “In my opinion, that’s a good effort …

to the amount of driving done by Tribal police officers, who patrol the entire Reservation as well as Spirit Mountain Casino. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved an amendment to the Housing Grievance Board bylaws. The amendment will require that board members who are also tenants in Tribal housing remain in good standing under the terms of their rental agreement; Approved a resolution for the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund plan application for fiscal years 2023 to 2025; Approved …

platform each year on or before the date that the ODFW Ceremonial Harvest Permit expires.” The renewal also requires the Tribe to work in good faith with upland owners to ensure the fishing platform does not interfere with any upland owner’s use, including that of Portland General Electric. The Tribe applied for and received approval for a waterway structure from the Department of State Lands in 2018. The removable fishing platform was completed in October 2018 after Portland General Electric …

and fourth place during a Tribal Council election occurred in 2015 when Tribal Council member Jon A. George received two more votes than the late Steve Bobb Sr. to capture a seat on Tribal Council. The next General Council meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, and will feature an annual presentation on the Tribe’s endowments. Haylee Dehart, Mike Portwood and David Leno won the $100 door prizes and Deborah Good, Kelli Matthews, Mike Wilson, Emma Leno and Peter Grout won the $50 prizes …

and you’re looking at 25 mile-per-hour winds and it’s real easy for a fire to get away. … Had this fire been two or three weeks from now, there’s a good possibility that whole hill could have gone up and we could have lost some houses.” Fire season seems to be starting early this year, he added. “I served on the state wildland response team for 10 years and typically we weren’t getting deployed until the end of July into August,” Warden said. “We’ve had task forces going to other parts of the state …

Council meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, and feature a report on the Tribe’s various investments. Darlene Aaron, Judy Ballini and Robert Wiggs each won the $100 door prizes. Stefanie Shandy, Peter Grout, Yetiva Allen, Spencer Weiss and Leroy Good won the $50 door prizes. The non-executive session portion of the meeting can be viewed by visiting the Tribe’s website at www.grandronde.org and clicking on the Videos tab. Tribal members wanting to see the executive session portion should …

the attention of the lawyers who signed on to take their battle to court. “The state’s management was like a good old boys club and their position was racist,” one of the lawyers said. A broadcast news interview with a non-Native woman during the 1960s shows the impression some had of Native people. “All the sudden we are the bad guys, we are taking something away from the poor Indian who never had anything,” she said. The violent battle was finally brought to court where the decision was a victory …