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to serve as the Tribe's general manager," Leno said. "Tribal Council believes that Mr. Johnston will do an exemplary job and will provide our departments and staff with the support and guidance needed to create a sustainable future for our Tribe." "I am very honored and appreciative of the confidence that the Tribal Council has shown to offer this role to me," Johnston said. "I fully recognize that this confidence is due to the work of so many dedicated, loyal and skilled staff. "I look forward …

 full-length albums, single recordings and music video releases.” Looking Wolf has been nominated for 42 Native American Music Awards and has won six so far for Flutist of the Year (2008), Artist of the Year (2009), Record of the Year (2010), Music Video of the Year (2011), Best Music Video (2017) and Best Pop Single (2018). “This has been a long, beautiful journey with making music,” he said. “My first nomination at the Native American Music Awards was back in 2003 for a breakthrough album called …

of experience as a police officer, only going on seven years, so I am trying to get as much training as possible,” McKnight said. “I did all the trainings in Oregon, and this was the best opportunity I could find elsewhere that would help me with the educational part of it.” McKnight, 40, was tapped as Grand Ronde’s second police chief in December 2015. He succeeded Al LaChance, who retired in February 2016. McKnight was the Tribe’s first police officer after graduating from the Oregon Department …

the law, said that good results changed his mind. "We're better with it than against it," he said. Polk County Sheriff's Department has worked successfully with the Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department, he said. "Before 412," said Brad Kneaper, former chief of police at the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Tribe, "individual relationships may not have been the best. After 412, we had a lot more comfortable relationships with other sheriffs." State Sen. Floyd Prozanski, chair of the Senate Judiciary …

(Umatilla), have created a mural honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women on the Yakama Reservation. Titled “No More Stolen Sisters,” the four murals are wrapped around an outbuilding located at the Yakamart gas station and convenience store in Toppenish, Wash. “Garrett and I were honored to take on this project,” Braden says. “We know it is a very important movement to our Native and Indigenous people. … We were very happy with the outcome and received a lot of good feedback from the community …

Culture Yesteryears -- Oct. 1, 2012 10.01.2012 Ron Karten History 2007 - New York City-based meteorite collector Darryl Pitt was planning to auction off an almost 30-pound piece of Tomanowos at an Oct. 28 auction. "We are deeply saddened that any individual or organization would be so insensitive to Native American spirituality and culture as to traffic in the sale of a sacred and historic artifact," said Tribal Public Affairs Director Siobhan Taylor. 2002 - Spirit Mountain Community Fund …

Tribal Government & News Effect of Cowlitz casino on Tribe not as dire as feared so far 08.14.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Spirit Mountain Casino When the Cowlitz Tribe opened its new casino, ilani, in late April, Grand Ronde Tribal representatives and Spirit Mountain Casino executives braced for a possible catastrophic downturn in casino business and revenue. Ilani, if nothing else, has location, location, location, being only 15 miles north of the Vancouver-Portland metropolitan area …

it was a civil issue and that crimes were not committed. Officers assisted an outside agency in an attempt to locate a subject who that agency was looking for. Thursday, Feb. 2 Officers were dispatched to a driving complaint on Highway 18 near milepost 29. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle. Officers were dispatched to a driving complaint on Highway 18 near milepost 8. Officers located the vehicle and determined the driving was good so contact was not made. Drug complaint received …

. “Typically, every casino we’re auditing, we usually have about 15 findings where the casino’s not complying with best practices and that could be for a range of different reasons,” he said. “Out of all the casinos we audit annually, there are probably three that don’t have any findings at all.” Spirit Mountain Casino CEO Camille Mercier said she was “incredibly proud” to have two consecutive years of zero findings. “This outstanding result is a direct reflection of the professionalism, attention …

the poster project off the ground and on to the Tribal campuses and into Oregon public schools. Alaimo photographed Kim Contreras and her granddaughter Jenevieve Davis, Halona Butler and Hawk Squetimkin, Kaelynn Simmons, Tynan George and Andrea Grijalva, Dyami Eastman, Miguel Adams and Kaylene Barry for the posters. There are six posters in the series and each one features a positive message, such as “Every school day matters,” “Graduate: You are so worth it,” “Your dreams depend on an education …