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was the eighth virtual check presentation held by the Community Fund since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. It opened with a prayer and flute song from Tribal Lands Manager Jan Michael Looking Wolf Reibach. Community Fund Director Angie Sears said that check presentations are a way to give thanks and celebrate the organizations’ achievements. “We know you are super busy and have important work to do, but check presentations are an opportunity to come together to celebrate you,” Sears …

Ali Holsclaw, who is now teaching fourth- through sixth-graders, and before Flynn being hired in December. “Just in the few months since we’ve had the building I’ve had a front row seat and we’re super excited about the amount of language being spoken that has increased exponentially,” Fasana said. “They are talking in Chinuk. The building is so nice and for kids to see and hear the language being spoken all around them, language develops much more rapidly because of them being together. Before …

the Higher Education Program,” Education Department Manager Angela Fasana said. “Our first degree/certificate earned was in 1986.” Fasana was one of the first 100 Tribal members to graduate from college in 1994, and she went on to earn a law degree in 1997. “To know Tribal Council prioritizes education makes me incredibly grateful to my Tribe,” she said. “I’m always super excited to see people who work here further their careers.” “It is an honor to get a higher education,” Bobb said …

Tribal Government & News Community Fund closing in on $98 million giving mark 06.13.2024 Danielle Harrison Spirit Mountain Community Fund Youth play Super Smash Bros. at The Gate Youth Association in Independence on Friday, June 7. The nonprofit received a $46,410 grant from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund. By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Spirit Mountain Community Fund awarded more than $656,000 in grants on Tuesday, June 11, during a check presentation held in the Governance …

a world of difference. “It’s super fun and really rewarding to feel like I can really impact my community with safety preparation,” she said. “It’s really open for any direction we want to take it, so it’s exciting.” With spring underway, she’s encouraging homeowners within the department’s response area to call for assessments of their properties’ defensible space. The wildland interface, which is the term used by firefighters for areas where homes are located in or near forests and wild lands …

involved in winter sports. “A couple years ago, there was a program called Chill for more Natives to get up to the mountains and we all went to (Mount Hood) Ski Bowl, and that was super fun. But unfortunately, that program lost funding,” she said. Lampert said it is inspiring to see other Native American athletes on the slopes. “CTGR has had a great partnership with Chill and even though it’s unfortunate that they have lost funding there are other programs out there that encourage our BIPOC …

Culture Yesteryears - Sept. 1, 2016 08.31.2016 Dean Rhodes History 2011 – The Bureau of Land Management, Nature Conservancy and Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde were scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding on Sept. 10, agreeing to cooperate in an emerging management plan for Table Rock. Sept. 10 also was the 158 th anniversary of the Tribe’s Table Rock Treaty. 2006 – The Culture Department introduced a new virtual gallery, Ntsayka Ikanum: Our Story, on the Tribal website …

Health & Education New Patient Portal open for business 02.12.2015 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Clients of the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center now have a 21 st century avenue through which to handle their health care needs. The Patient Portal, a secure, confidential and easy-to-use website, opened for business in early February. “The Patient Portal gives a patient and their family 24-hour access to their medical records,” said Darin Riggs, Tribal …

chain, fixing 30 bikes in one day. “What we want to do is make cycling approachable,” the trailer said. “Let’s start with the kids.” The documentary’s website said the mountain biking movement was a Native-led effort. “This group of dedicated cyclists and their families have overcome countless odds to build a cycling culture that today has become the fastest-growing recreational sport on the Navajo Nation,” the website said. The premiere of the documentary came out in September 2023 …

Culture Walking On -- Ellen Ann Haralson 09.15.2014 Ron Karten Walking On Ellen Ann Haralson Nov. 26, 1950 - March 31, 2014 Tribal Elder Ellen Ann (Langley) Haralson was born Nov. 26, 1950, in Tulare, Calif. Family and close friends knew her as "Sissy." Her parents were William Joseph Langley and Ellen Hamilton. She was one of eight children. As a child, she and her family migrated between California and Oregon for work. In Oregon, they spent time with her uncle Allen "Biff" Langley and aunt …