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by surprise on his lunch break. Phillips was honored for designing Smoke Signals and was judged by entering three issues of the paper. The Professional Division is for enrolled Tribal members who work for Native publications. Tribal photographer Michelle Alaimo received a second-place award in the Associate Division in the Best Photo of Native America category for her May 15 photographs of the Tribe’s First Salmon Ceremony held in West Linn in May 2015 and Merrill received a second-place award …

Haller, who has been missing for five years and is likely a victim of violence against Native American women, garnered a first-place award for Best Coverage of Native America. Frost’s award marks the second year in a row that Smoke Signals has won the first-place award in the Best Coverage of Native America category. Smoke Signals photojournalist Michelle Alaimo won two second-place awards: one in News and one in Features. Her photo of the Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse that occurred over Grand …

category for a graphic depicting where all of the Indian boarding schools were located in Oregon that was published on June 1, 2022. Smoke Signals Page Designer and Tribal member Justin Phillips took second place in the Design competition. Smoke Signals Editor Danielle Harrison and Social Media/Digital Journalist and Tribal member Kamiah Koch received a second-place award for the series titled “Parenting From Prison” in the Best News Writing competition. Former Smoke Signals Photojournalist Timothy …

, cousins, play the slots at "that place" and plant flowers and more flowers, shopping, beading, rating prawns and bingo on Fridays. Christy was born in Portland, Ore., at the old St. Vincent Hospital to Danny and Patricia Mansayon. Both parents worked so our material grandmother, Bessie, raised Christy from birth to adulthood. During this time, they lived in Portland, Gresham, Moody and Milwaukie. Christy's brother, Greg, joined them in Maupin, Ore., where they enjoyed a fun-filled childhood …

at the transitional house, which helps male Tribal members leaving prison or drug rehabilitation programs re-assimilate back into the community. In other action during the last meeting of 2021, Tribal Council: • Approved a purchase and sale agreement to buy the Lily’s Ranch property in Polk County. The purchase price was not disclosed during the meeting; • And approved the enrollment of 11 individuals and one infant and the re-enrollment of two individuals into the Tribe because they meet …

Tribal Government & News 'Women At War' receives Best Pop honor at Native American Music Awards 11.04.2019 Dean Rhodes People Grand Ronde Tribal member Shelly Nichols accepted the Best Pop Recording award for "Women At War: Warrior Songs Vol. 2" at the Native American Music Awards ceremony held Saturday, Nov. 2, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. (Contributed photo) “Women At War: Warrior Songs Vol. 2” won the Best Pop Recording award during the Native American Music Awards held Saturday, Nov. 2 …

that its staff members produced in 2020. The awards include eight received from the Native American Journalists Association and three received from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. In the former contest, Smoke Signals was recognized as the fourth best Tribal newspaper in its category with an honorable mention in the General Excellence competition. Smoke Signals photojournalist Timothy J. Gonzalez received second- and third-place awards in the Best Photo of Native America category for his …

Tribal Government & News Smoke Signals wins six awards from Native American Journalists Association 06.12.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Employees Smoke Signals staff writer Danielle Frost's story about Tribal member Heather Cameron Haller, who has been missing for five years and is likely a victim of violence against Native American women, garnered a first-place award for Best Coverage of Native America in the 2018 Native American Journalists Association journalism competition. Award recipients were …

until further notice. “If I had to make a guess, I would say two weeks,” General Manager Tim Jackson said about the closure. “It may be as soon as seven days. We are working with the health professionals to determine the best course of action.” After five months of keeping the coronavirus at bay, the Tribe’s Health & Wellness Center has started detecting positive COVID-19 results from individuals connected to the Grand Ronde community. The Health & Wellness Center reported its third positive …

, meeting that will fund increased help for Tribal members trying to buy a house as well as the purchase of two properties. One supplemental budget will allocate slightly more than $2 million for the Tribe to buy an almost acre lot at 6316 Salmon River Highway in Otis that used to be Knight’s Tackle Box and almost 122 acres of Evey forestland southwest of Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde. The other supplemental budget will allocate $690,000 to increase the Tribe’s down payment assistance program …