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of ‘Tiger Lily’ and was beaming.” Baker says she is “honored” to have been even a small part of Hudson’s success. “My job was to create a safe space where students could do what they wanted to (creatively) and be able to enjoy it,” she says. “High school is a hard place. You can’t be creative enthusiastically without someone slamming you. I wanted my students to leave with a voice.” During high school, Hudson was known in drama circles for his quick wit. “One time, we had a situation where …

Tribal Government & News Health and Human Services admiral visits Great Circle Recovery 01.31.2024 Danielle Harrison Great Circle Recovery From left, Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Rachel L. Levine, Tribal Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe and Great Circle Recovery Operations Director Jennifer Worth met during Levine’s visit to the Tribe’s Great Circle Recovery medication assisted …

that led to this dramatic habitat improvement included installing 13 new culverts, re-opening 20 miles of stream, and placing hundreds of logs and fish carcasses into the creek. "One of the things that gets lost is the relationship between us and the fish," said Tribal member Eirik Thorsgard, Tribal Cultural Protection coordinator. Driving home the point, Thorsgard told traditional Native stories that place salmon at the heart of Indian culture. "Grand Ronde has always been a fishing Tribe," said …

Falls is a very powerful place,” Dirksen said. “There has been very significant progress on restoration of Tribal fishing rights at the Falls.” Archuleta discussed the treaties the U.S. government made with local Tribes, trying to remove them from the area, including the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 that forcibly removed the Kalapuyans , Clackamas and Molalla to Grand Ronde. “Today, we continue to, thanks to the efforts of Tribal Council, have ceremonial fishing at the Falls,” Archuleta said. “I …

to you and listening to you talk about the program and how to make it better.” George said the Minor’s Trust Fund program has been in place for 21 years and provided $170 million to Tribal members during that time. “That’s a big deal,” George said. “It’s a program that provides up-and-coming 21 year olds with $100,000 or more. And soon it will be more than that so it’s a big deal. It’s an important program. We’re doing this meeting in Grand Ronde to start the conversation.” George said that Tribal …

market. The Tribe currently offers low-income housing, market-rate rental units and Elder housing. The home ownership piece will fill that void where a person can buy their own house and move out of a rental, which also creates room for other renters. According to the 2020 Housing Department annual report, it operates 61 low-income Elder units, 100 rental housing low-income units and 36 market-rate units. Before the Housing Department began actively pursuing home ownership, a survey was sent out …

Tribal Government & News Tribes can now buy, accept surplus land from counties 07.14.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , State Government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, as well as the other eight federally recognized Tribes in Oregon, can now purchase or receive as a donation surplus lands from the state’s 36 counties thanks to a bill that was signed by Gov. Kate Brown on June 10. The bill, submitted at the request of Tillamook County, authorizes …

on the forehead to initiate the bonus round and at that moment his “good feeling” and the machine paid off with a Wide Area Progressive Jackpot of $934,185. Stanley and his wife said they were shocked and extremely excited about their big win. They said they didn’t have immediate plans for their fortune, but said they would like to perform repairs on their house, buy a new car and look for investment opportunities. “We had an amazing weekend celebrating our lifelong relationship,” Stanley said …

the non-Tribal advertising rate of $8 per column inch and not receive any discounts for the size of their ad. Tribal Council candidates will be limited to one full page of advertising total in Smoke Signals with a limit of a half-page ad being the largest ad that can run in any issue. Tribal Council candidates can only buy four quarter-page ads, two half-page ads or two quarter-page ads and a half-page ad in the four editions that are published after Tribal Council nominations and before Tribal …

housing development and then work with Tribal Council to identify a site on which to build. Leno has previously said the 86.48-acre Rink property east of Grand Meadows and the eight-acre Windsor property south of Grand Meadows and east of the Grand Ronde Fire Station as possible sites for a home development locally. “The Housing Department will interview respondents to more definitively estimate the number of ready-to-buy prospective home owners,” the survey results state. “This will inform …