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art, according to a press release. With the support of family, she gathers, processes and prepares all the plant materials used in her traditional art form. “I am honored to be selected as a fellow in recognition of my traditional basket weaving,” Rilatos said. “Basket weaving is ceremony, it's spiritual and cultural. Culture keeps me grounded and true to who I am. This fellowship is special because it values traditional knowledge and Indigenous lifeways, and having that support means so much …

at the seams on Memorial Day, giving out more than half a million dollars in slot payouts, along with a $92,000 recreational vehicle, and served up to 11,000 guests. Many employees worked overtime, while others had to leave so that arriving shift employees could find a parking space. 2000 — Tribal members living in Willamina and Sheridan were warned that the Environmental Protection Agency had declared Taylor Lumber and Treating Plant a superfund site. According to the EPA, chemicals used in treating …

interns research and select their recipients, spend time volunteering with each and finally present them with $5,000 checks as an offshoot of the Community Fund’s quarterly grant program. Each organization was also gifted beaded necklaces. Tribal Council member Denise Harvey, who serves on the Spirit Mountain Community Fund’s Board of Directors, attended the luncheon. “I am so grateful to welcome all of you here today to our reservation,” Spirit Mountain Community Fund Director Angela Sears said …

of our extended family. Dee enjoyed wintering in Apache Junction, Arizona, with her sister Maxine and mother Elsie, taking cruises, dancing, and sightseeing. She was a snappy dresser all the way to the end, her hair always brushed and curled “just so.” Inexplicably, she loved white zinfandel wine with one ice cube. For the past decade, mom enjoyed the love and companionship of her partner Bill Irvine, who passed away only a few months before her. They would spend winters at his home on Kauai …

by VandenHeuvel Strategies, which it has contracted with since 2022 for salmon recovery services. “There are three main components under the grant that this would cover,” he said. “Basically, it’s administrative work under the salmon strength team. It does say that the money can’t be used for lobbying…so we might modify the grant and use of the funds to cover staff reaches. …It does have some complications but we think it would be really useful to supplement the existing grant to free up Tribal funds …

options for a multi-use path. Currently, those without transportation who want to travel from Grand Ronde to the casino must walk along a narrow shoulder on Highway 18. “I think in 2018, 2019 or even 2020 there was an advisory vote by the membership that they would like us to explore a multi-use path, a better connection, really a safer connection between the Grand Ronde community and the casino,” he said. “So, this is the really the first step in that project…to really look at where the preferred …

; Approved an easement for Portland General Electric on the Tribe’s OSU forestland property in Grand Ronde near Spirit Mountain Casino, so that the utility company can move its systems underground, which will reduce outages due to wind, fire and accidents; Approved the Tribal Attorney’s Office continue to negotiate a global settlement agreement with RJS Construction. The global settlement includes all subcontractors and suppliers involved. According to Smoke Signals archives, RJS, based out …

enforcement agents activities on campus.” Interim General Manager Bryan Langley said in an announcement to employees that the Tribe is “also looking at implementing a standard response protocol, so if we send out a notification that says lockdown, everyone will know what that means.” Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote in a letter sent to Tribes across the country that, “ICE does not target and will not target, Native Americans or any U.S. citizens based on appearance, ethnicity …

will be a hard act to follow in terms of the attention he has given Indian Country,” Mercier said. “Whether it’s Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders or Ben Carson or Donald Trump, I cannot picture any of them pulling off what he did today.” Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell delivered the opening remarks to start the conference. Later in the day, the first of three “armchair sessions” featured Jewell along with Oneida Chairwoman Cristina Danforth, Acting Deputy Secretary of Education John King, Deputy …

, a sovereign nation. … It is a pleasure to give our money back to such generous and great nonprofits.” After attendees watched a video that recounted the Tribe’s history and explained the Community Fund, checks were distributed by Pearsall and Spirit Mountain Casino Facilities Director Ron Reibach, who also sits on the fund’s Board of Trustees, while Community Fund Program Coordinator Louis King read off the names. Recipients of grants were: Children’s Vision Foundation of Bend for its Seven-Step Vision …