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the summit has been held in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The free professional development training was open to all teachers, who were also provided resources and materials to use in their classrooms. The one-day summit was held on Thursday, June 24, with Tribal Curriculum Specialist Justine Flynn welcoming participants. “We strive to bring you meaningful and useful information to help educate your students about Native culture in Oregon, and how it helps all Oregon students,” she said …

fans. Howell Rodeo of Veneta, Ore., is the stock provider. To buy tickets online, visit www.spiritmountain.com and click on the Events & Entertainment tab. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

American Enlightenment Association will honor former Arena Director Craig Whitehead and Willamette University Native American alumni. For additional information, call Willamette's Office of Multicultural Affairs at 503-370-6265 or visit willamette.edu/dept/oma/events/powwow/ . Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

the oldest living member of the Tribe, Nora Kimsey. In addition to meeting with Tribal Council, the governor visited the Health & Wellness Clinic, the Tribal Library, Education Complex and made a surprise visit to Tribal Elder Hubert Mercier. 2002 – The eighth annual Government-to-Government Summit was held in Grand Ronde at Spirit Mountain Casino. Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber made what many believed would be his final appearance at the summit. He spoke about Executive Order 96-30 that mandated state …

in 1953. Eddie served in the Army and was honorably discharged in June 1962. He then moved to Vancouver, Wash., where he owned and operated a painting business called Berray Painting until 2017. On June 30, 1984, he married Grand Ronde Tribal member Lillian “Lynn” Louise Smith Druliner in Vancouver. He was an avid hobbyist and enjoyed motorcycling, slot cars, riding go-karts at Pat’s Acres, flying indoor/outdoor model airplanes and competing annually at the Indoor Free Flight competition …

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is available for $5 with parking. Attendance is free. Midnite Express will be the host drum. Invited drums are Southern Cree, Hay Creek Singers, Fort Peck Sioux, Iron Swing and Wankinyan Luta. Howie Thompson (Assiniboine) and Marty Thurman (Sac and Fox Nation/Comache Nation/Absentee-Shawnee Tribe and Delaware Nation) will share emcee duties. The arena director will be Anthony Quenelle (Grand Ronde). Opie Day (Anishinaabe), will be head drum judge; head dance judge will be Tavian Lasley (Meskwaki/Ojibway …

-Ta High Desert Resort & Casino, which included an 18-hole golf course. 2011 – Casino closed in December in preparation for moving 11 miles to new property along more heavily traveled U.S. Highway 26. 2018 – Tribes announced plans to close resort on Sept. 5. Source: Oregon History Project By Dean Rhodes In the wake of the announcement that the Warm Springs Tribe plans to shutter its well-known Kah-Nee-Ta Resort, Grand Ronde Tribal Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy plans on contacting the eastern …

Culture Walking On - Michael Gray and Isaac Bobb 05.31.2016 Dean Rhodes Walking On Michael Edward Gray Sr. April 2, 1972 – April 26, 2016 Michael Gray Sr. passed away at the age of 44 on April 26, 2016, in his home in Eugene, Ore. He is survived by his parents Lola and James Gray, and his brother, Rocky Gray, as well as two children, Michael Gray Jr., 26, and Kassandra Gray, 20. Michael worked at Weyerhaeuser on North Bertelsen Road in Eugene for 18 years. He loved the Oregon Ducks and his …

to locate a runaway in the Salem area. Sunday, May 17 Civil complaint in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Assist outside agency in contacting a suspect in the Willamina area. Responded to an alarm in the 8700 block of Grand Ronde Road. Driving complaint reported in the area of milepost 26 on Highway 18. Assist outside agency with a reported trespassing in the area of A R Ford Road and Ash Avenue. Assist outside agency with a reported burglary in the Willamina area. Monday, May 18 Disturbance …