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varieties of mushrooms are edible, they are not easy to distinguish. "Some of these are edible," Exeter said, referring to a whole family of mushrooms. Distinctions he made came in the form of differences among caps and gills, stipes (or stems), colors and spores. Tribal Elder Leonette Galligher said the technical terms went right by her, but she enjoyed the overall presentation. "It was interesting," she said. "Tons of people in the U.S. eat them," said Exeter, adding that people do die from …

Tribal Government & News Tribe received more than $45 million in CARES Act funding in 2020 12.23.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal government , Federal government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde received more than $45 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding in 2020, according to the federal government website www.usaspending.gov . The Tribe received a combined $44 million from the Treasury Department in three payments and $1.56 …

Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St. S.E., and in Tribal Council Chambers in Grand Ronde at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26. For more information, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org or contact Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez at stacia.martin@grandronde.org. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

, utilities and environmental aspects, according to Tribal Engineering and Planning Manager Ryan Webb. “This is the initial phase of redevelopment work at Tumwata Village,” he said during a Legislative Action Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 27. According to its website, David Evans and Associates includes engineers, surveyors, planners, hydrographers, landscape architects and natural resources scientists who are, “working together to improve the quality of life while demonstrating stewardship …

NewsHour story published at the end of 2025, reporter Stephanie Sy said that among the thousands of brains in UW’s lab, less than five have been donated from Native Americans. Dr. C. Dirk Keene is shown holding a brain as he tells Sy that not having many Native American brains to study makes it difficult to understand what happens to them before they die. UW Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Director Dr. Thomas Grabowski says Native Americans have higher rates of risk factors that may lead …

approval of a waterway structure registration application from the Department of State Lands in August. The fishing platform is expected to be completed by Friday, Oct. 26 PGE filed an Oct. 12 intent to appeal with the state Land Use Board of Appeals. In it, the utility company is objecting to West Linn’s decision not to regulate the structure. “The appeal was related to a separate prerequisite, not the registration (application) itself,” PGE spokesperson Melanie Erdmann said. “As part of the DSL …

to be putting up a sign at the end of the road so people know it’s down there. It was a very big undertaking.” In other action, it was announced that the next General Council meeting will be held 11 a.m. Sunday, June 26, at the Tribal Community Center for accepting nominations for Tribal Council. The June 26 meeting will be the last General Council meeting for the summer and meetings will resume again on Sunday, Sept. 11, following the Saturday, Sept. 10, election. Heather Petite, Penny DeLoe …

at the Tuesday, Sept. 26, Legislative Action Committee meeting that the harvest license program has earned more than $160,000 in revenue for the Tribe since its inception while saving resources in maintaining vacant lands. In 2017, the Tribe received $59,148 in revenue from hay and crop licenses. The estimate for 2018 is slightly less at $58,967. The decrease is a result of better calculations of acreage farmed due to aerial imagery, a staff report stated. The staff report also said …

Tribal Government & News Six candidates attend Tribally-sponsored forum 07.27.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Elections , Events Tribal General Manager David Fullerton started the Wednesday, July 26, Candidates Forum held in the Community Center by announcing that six candidates for Tribal Council were in attendance. Fullerton said that candidate Angela Schlappie had informed him that she was dropping out of the race and would not attend. However, because of printing deadlines, she …

Tribal Government & News Casino hosting ATNI Mid-Year Convention 05.12.2016 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Events , Spirit Mountain Casino , Tribal Employees Tribal representatives from Native governments in Oregon, Idaho, Washington state, southeastern Alaska, northern California and western Montana will converge on Spirit Mountain Casino Monday, May 23, through Thursday, May 26, for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians’ Mid-Year Convention. The conventions are where Indian Country …