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positions in all avenues of American life. OHSU's One Sky Center is "a national resource center for American Indian and Alaska Native health, education and research," according to its Web site. "It is dedicated to quality health care across Indian Country. "Current initiatives include Evidence Based Practices in Indian Country and a Native-to-Native Mentorship program for graduate students and junior and mid-career faculty interested in substance abuse research," according to One Sky's Web site …

relationship with the Willamette Partnership, a coalition of diverse leaders working "to shift the way people value, manage and regulate our environment," according to the partnership's Web site. Grand Ronde Tribal Council member Chris Mercier sits on the partnership's Board of Directors. "The celebration reminds us of the role the salmon has historically played in the lives of our people," Mercier said. "Not only that, but it also highlighted that the Willamette River has always been a vital part of life …

site outside of Junction City and the 338-acre Chahalpam site near Stayton on the North Santiam River. Both conservation properties are being acquired with Bonneville Power Administration funds under its Willamette Mitigation Program. The Tribe will manage both properties for habitat enhancement using Bonneville Power funding, Karnosh said. Ceded Lands also works on government-to-government consultations with 65 active projects, Karnosh said. It also works on agency outreach, such as training …

” following the site visit conducted by Cherry and Sears. Sears then read off this quarter’s grant recipients while Cherry and Kathleen George distributed the checks. Large grants recipients were: Clackamas Women’s Services of Oregon City, $50,000 for expanding its children’s program; Portland Homeless Family Solutions, $50,000 to help prevent homelessness for families with children; St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Inc. of Eugene, $50,000 for its transitional housing project; ChickTech …

in appreciation for her donation of “Flute Player” to the Grand Ronde Tribe. Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George, left, and daughter-in-law Maria Vandiver, right, look on. Vandiver, who lives in hospice care, donated the paintings to the Grand Ronde Tribe in honor of its purchase of the Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City in August 2019 and return to Willamette Falls. (Photo by Dean Rhodes/Smoke Signals) In other action, Mercier gifted 96-year-old artist Dorothy Vandiver with a dentalium …

Coordinator Jim Holmes was one of a handful of employees whose work dictated that they mostly remain on site rather than work remotely during the partial closure that began in mid-March. “I’m excited to see a lot of my co-workers back and I hope that functions like the employee recognition celebration can (still) find a way to honor the many years of service that people have put in,” he said. Holmes said he was happy to see the gym available once again for employee use. “I’ve been doing my best …

facilities in urban areas and then-Gov. John Kitzhaber opposed building casinos off-Reservation. In 2017, the Siletz Tribe proposed building a casino at the site and splitting the proceeds with the state of Oregon and eight other federally recognized Tribes in Oregon. The Grand Ronde Tribe objected to that proposal as well. Grand Ronde Tribal lobbyist Justin Martin also said at the time that a casino off Interstate 5 near Salem would be “devastating” to the Grand Ronde Tribe’s Spirit Mountain Casino …

Culture Krehbiel painting mural in downtown Oregon City 06.14.2022 Danielle Harrison Art , Tribal member Tribal member Brian Krehbiel works on a mural he was commissioned to paint on the side of the White Rabbit Books & Black Ink Coffee building in Oregon City on Thursday, June 9. The mural is across from the Blue Heron site and is intended to be a mirror of Willamette Falls. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer OREGON CITY -- Tribal …

, the stewardship, the management that you bring forward on this landscape has a much deeper meaning than maybe you understand.” Tribal staff drove to Medford on Thursday, Oct 6, passing Table Rocks on Interstate 5. Table Rocks was the site of a temporary reservation that held Tribal members before they were force-marched north to the Grand Ronde Reservation in February 1856. In 2011, a memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Land Management and The Nature Conservancy regarding a management …

their eyes for the first glimpse of the canoes — finally spotting, in the far distance, brief glitters as paddles lifted from the water. At first barely visible, the canoes gradually achieved form as the paddlers found a final burst of strength to bring them to the landing site. In some canoes, the sound of paddlers singing drifted across the water to the waiting crowd. It was Landing Day of the Power Paddle to Puyallup Youth Canoe Journey 2024, and despite rain earlier in the week, the weather …