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Culture Watchlist: ‘Indigenous In Plain Sight’ 08.12.2021 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Smoke Signals social media/digital journalist Gregg Deal introduced himself as a husband, father, artist and activist during a TEDx event he spoke at in Boulder, Colo. A video of the event was published to YouTube on June 26, 2018, and has since amassed more than 135,000 views. In his talk, called “Indigenous In Plain Sight,” Deal uses the TEDx platform to talk about the Native American topics his …

Tribal Government & News Oregon Tribes request creation of Water Vision Task Force 09.28.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal government , State government , Natural resources , Environment By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The nine federally recognized Tribes in Oregon have requested that Gov. Kate Brown create by executive order a Tribe-Agency Water Vision Task Force that would include representation from each Tribe and the nine state agencies identified in the state’s Water Resources Strategy. “The …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves property acquisitions 09.15.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is in the process of purchasing the 37.65-acre Bateman property at 45375 Hebo Road. The site is just west of uyxat Powwow Grounds off Highway 22 in the Grand Ronde area. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s land holdings are about to increase by more than 500 acres …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves forming a new company for small business investment 10.13.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will soon have a new limited liability company. Tribal Council approved forming Upqwena LLC during the Wednesday, Oct. 13, meeting, allowing Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez to file the required paperwork with the state of Oregon. The company will invest in small …

Tribal Government & News Council members meet Interior officials in Bend 10.28.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Federal government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy and Secretary Michael Langley traveled to Bend on Thursday, Oct. 14, to confer with Department of the Interior representatives who were visiting the state. Unfortunately, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American to ever occupy a Cabinet post in the history of the …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs grant application to convert Procurement building for veterans services 11.10.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council The Tribe’s current building housing the Procurement Department off Grand Ronde Road is slated to be converted into the new home of the Tribal Veterans Service Office in 2022. Tribal Council approved applying for a $51,888 state grant to help with that conversion during its Wednesday, Nov. 10, meeting. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke …

Tribal Government & News Kathryn Harrison featured on new TriMet bus wrap 11.30.2021 Danielle Harrison People By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer Grand Ronde Tribal Elder Kathryn Harrison is a revered Tribal leader in Oregon who spent countless hours steadfastly working on the Tribe’s Restoration efforts in the early 1980s. She has numerous accolades and honors to her credit, which range from 17 years of service on Tribal Council to a plethora of local, state and national …

Tribal Government & News Tribal member Angela Sears takes over at Spirit Mountain Community Fund 12.09.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal employees , Spirit Mountain Community Fund Tribal member Angela Sears has been promoted to be the new director of the Tribe's philanthropic arm, Spirit Mountain Community Fund. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal member Angela Sears has been named the new director of Spirit Mountain Community Fund, succeeding Michael …

Culture Yesteryears - Dec. 15, 2021 12.14.2021 Danielle Harrison Yesteryears Tribal Elder and former Tribal Cultural Resources Manager June Olson. (Smoke Signals file photo) 2016 – After more than six years of work, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde was one step away from streamlining the process of how it took land into trust after the U.S. House of Representatives approved amendments to the Grand Ronde Reservation Act that mirrored those already approved by the Senate. The House bill …

Former Grand Ronde Education Department Manager Leslie Riggs is the newest member of the Editorial Board. Tribal Council appointed Riggs, 54, to the board that oversees the editor of Smoke Signals during its Wednesday, Jan. 12, meeting. He will serve the remainder of the three-year term that belonged to former Public Affairs Director Siobhan Taylor, who walked on in August 2021, through March 2023.