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the No. 1-ranked wrestler in the country, Marckis Branford of Clackamas Community College, 5-4. “So I went out and just wrestled my match,” Hofenbredl was quoted as saying in the Coos Bay World . “He went out and took me down at the beginning and then I ended up getting away and getting a reversal and finishing the period on top. I just kept my pace going and he started slowing down and got in on that last shot.” Coach Adam Whitlatch said Hofenbredl is 14-5 this season. He wrestled a previous season …

by Bobb, a Vietnam War-era Marine Corps veteran, and features a man and woman dressed in traditional Native clothing standing side by side reaching for the sky. The four pillars feature the names of Tribal and community members from Grand Ronde, Willamina and Sheridan. The addition of seven more names will bring the total on all four pillars to 2,369. This year’s ceremony, however, will be the first held since the passing of Bud Abbott, who traditionally recited the poems “Remember Me, America …

to thank everyone for all the support given to me and my family,” she said. “We have a wonderful, caring Tribe. Thank you all.” Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

taken and believed – like I believed for a long time – that there was something wrong with me, versus something wrong with the system,” says Jane Harstad of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. This video says the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1977 was passed and required states to finally provide services to prevent separating Indigenous families and keep children within extended family. It was a move to protect Native families, yet almost 50 years later, it’s still under attack. To watch …

. Unbeknownst to Kayla, a friend recently found the long-lost wedding video in a bunch of old tapes stored at their church, Life Bible Church in Harrisburg, and gave it to Drew. “I rented a (Eugene) theater and asked if they could play it for me instead of a movie,” Drew said in his TikTok post. “She had no idea what is about to play and thinks we are just here to see one of her favorite movies together. Let’s see her reaction to what we thought was lost forever.” Drew posted the emotional video …

. 9, through Friday, March 18. (Contributed photo) “Deep communion with the mountains is as necessary to me as oxygen,” he said before his death in September 2016. “Nature beckons hypnotically and one must give in to the call.” Political satire and poetic authenticity coalesce in Kowing’s impressionist and abstract expressionist paintings and found-object creations. Kowing also published “Monuments, New and Selected Poems,” a collection of poetry, in 2009. The exhibit is sponsored by the Lacroute …

row. For those who had gone with me before, they had been arranged either on the side, which is kind of under a sheltered area, or up in the balcony.” The Grand Ronde Tribe endorsed Kotek for governor after a Smoke Signals news story reported that she was the only gubernatorial candidate to commit to maintaining the state’s current policy regarding Tribal gaming – one casino per Tribe on Reservation land. The Siletz Tribe has applied to the Department of the Interior for permission to build …

on Thursday, March 2, announcing the decision to resign, hinting that it was driven by incompatibility with Portland Commissioner Dan Ryan, the elected official who had been appointed in January to oversee her bureau. “It is time for me to move on and for the commissioner to find a director who is able to effectively and efficiently move his vision forward,” Watson said. Watson will not receive severance pay. An interim leadership plan for the Office of Equity and Human Rights will be announced soon …

with her mother, Tribal member Jamie White, and grandmother, Tribal Elder Robin Martin. “It’s a new experience for me,” she said. “I am enjoying it, listening to drums and listening to prayers.” Joyce Dowd Ham, 92, drove herself to Restoration from Portland. “It is great to come and see friends from long ago,” she said. “I tell people I drive better than I walk.” Her grandchildren, Tribal members Joseph Ham and Shannon Ham-Texeira, stood next to her, along with 8-year-old great-granddaughter Gabby …

colonization, “There was no shame in our culture, in our values. … There’s no shame in saying, ‘I want to heal.’ I don’t want to keep carrying this on my shoulders because it’s a lot of weight.” DeGarmo said he is speaking from experience. “There was a point in my life where I needed to call for help,” he said. “Everyone around me opened their arms to me. I didn’t think that was possible because of the road I led myself down, the things I’ve done, the things I’ve destroyed.” Grand Ronde Tribal Police …