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to fingerprint local children for identification purposes, he added. A video of LaChance's 33-minute presentation can be viewed on the Tribal Web site, www.grandronde.org. In other action, Patti LeClaire, Kailiyah Krehbiel and Jan Looking Wolf Reibach won the $50 door prizes and George Wilson won the $100 door prize. Reibach donated his winnings to Tribal Royalty. The final General Council meeting of the season will be held 11 a.m. Sunday, May 4, in the Community Center. Reibach, Tribal Council member …

years ago and how glacial melting and ensuing flooding transported it to the Willamette Valley, where its resting place became a sacred site for the Clackamas Chinooks. They also spoke about Tomanowos' cultural significance to them. Following the youth, Tribal Historian David Lewis talked about the history of the Clackamas people. He said that Tomanowos has a very powerful presence and it is awe-inspiring that Tomanowos has been around for hundreds of generations of Grand Ronde people. Kennedy …

the future site of Oregon Health & Science University's south waterfront campus, and near OMSI on the east side. At 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, in an open meeting at the Oregon Historical Society, bridge designer and architect Donald MacDonald and Bridge Naming Committee Chair Chet Orloff will describe the design and naming process. How to vote Comments on the four bridge name finalists are due by 5 p.m. Saturday, March 1, by visiting http://trimet.org/namethebridge / on the Internet. Tri-Met General …

meeting, Karnosh, Reibach and Tribal Planner Rick George gave the membership a brief overview of the plan and sought additional input from Tribal members. In 2013, the Tribe re-acquired two conservation properties worth almost $4 million in its ceded lands - Rattlesnake Butte near Junction City north of Eugene and the Chahalpam site on the North Santiam River southeast of Salem. The Tribe used Bonneville Power Administration funds to purchase the properties. BPA funds also will pay for the Tribe's …

is awesome. For nearly a decade in the mid-1990s, we were lucky to find a couple of chub at the site. The highest abundance estimate before 2013 was 700 in 2006. Without acquisition, the data would not have been collected and Oregon chub would still be listed." Schwabe added that he participates in various forums that influence the Army Corps of Engineers' flow releases. "The Tribe participated in the Nature Conservancy's Santiam River Environmental Flows Workshop that developed environmental …

Culture Food Bank holds official grand opening 04.14.2015 Dean Rhodes Culture , Events By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Although it has been distributing food since December, an official grand opening event for the Grand Ronde Food Bank -- iskam m f k H m f k haws (“The house where you get food” in Chinuk Wawa) – was held on Thursday, April 9, to commemorate the new partnership between the Tribe and Marion-Polk Food Share in building and operating the site. The Tribe built the new Food Bank …

(at every detail) because they don’t want to feel the job isn’t being done,” Shaver said. Relicensing inspections are conducted by the Oregon Department of Human Services. The on-site portion of an audit takes a full day. Auditors inspect facility records, caregiver records, resident records, facility safety and standards, and operational standards. “They check everything, from whether we have a three-day water supply for each resident to the medication closet being locked to caregivers signing off …

. The program aims to familiarize Tribal members with Native plants, their cultural uses and how to grow them. “They showed us what we needed to do to get started and helped us by providing the materials,” Ojua said. Four years after the project began, Ojua was excited to lead 25 people out to plant 1,600 bulbs at the new restoration site at Champoeg. “I really liked seeing all of the people out here enjoying themselves and learning about Native plants,” he said. “The main goal is to allow Tribal …

the continent. The Warm Springs Reservation will be the launch site because of its convenient location in the eclipse’s path of totality and likelihood of clear skies. Juan-Carlos Chavez, associate director of the Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline, said in an e-mail that this project was conceived to instill a passion for science in Native students. “Through this event, one of our goals is to excite Native American K-12 and college students to pursue degrees in science, technology …

an Indian Health Scholarship Program for Tribal youth pursuing careers as dentists and committing to work at a Tribal service site after graduation from dental school. If adopted, the program would start in the 2018-19 academic year and would be limited to students attending Oregon Health & Science University. Martin said that considering the current budgetary challenges in Salem, it might be best to get the program approved this session and then return for funding in the next legislative session …