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their philosophies and principles.” Aisea is the founder and digital creator of Lofanitani LLC and also works as a production assistant for Warner Brothers Production & Apple TV. “Art has been a tool that I, my people, and my ancestors have used to survive,” she said in her artist portfolio introduction. “I truly believe Indigenous art is vital to the survival and thriving of our communities. Creating art, claiming space, building community, and pushing the boundaries of what Natives can have always (has …

of the Coast Range foothills above where the uyxat Powwow Grounds now stand, grassy meadows dot the hills among stands of mixed fir and hardwoods. An incongruous apple tree, laden with still-small fruit, stands in one field, marking European influence on the idyllic landscape, along with the power lines running across one end of the meadow and the sound of mowers below. At the edge of the meadow, archeologist and Tribal member Sharrah McKenzie carefully measures out a 9-by-40-meter strip and begins …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves amendments to Enrollment Ordinance 01.24.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Enrollment The Tribe’s Enrollment Ordinance received an update at the Wednesday, Jan. 24, Tribal Council meeting when changes were approved, including the return of final decision-making authority regarding loss of Tribal membership to Tribal Council. In the midst of controversial disenrollment proceedings, a split Tribal Council voted in July 2014 to transfer final …

Tribal Government & News Feds, state and five Tribes reach $33.2 million Portland Harbor cleanup settlement 11.03.2023 Dean Rhodes Tribal government , Natural resources , Federal government , State government By Dean Rhodes Publications coordinator PORTLAND – The U.S. Justice Department lodged two proposed consent decrees on Thursday, Nov. 2, in federal court that will force 20 potentially responsible parties at the Portland Harbor Superfund Site to pay an estimated $33.2 million for …

Tribal Government & News Grant grows Tribal police force by one employee 10.12.2012 Ron Karten Federal government , Public safety The Tribe's police force will include one more officer and one more vehicle now that it has received a $378,103 U.S. Department of Justice grant to pay for hiring, training and equipment. The funds will be used for hiring a third police officer in 2013. "The Tribe received a grant in the amount of $256,279 to fund an additional police officer over a three-year …

Health & Education Permaculture classes begin in Grand Ronde 02.14.2012 Dean Rhodes Education , Natural resources Smoke Signals staff writer By 3 p.m. on a sunny Saturday, Feb. 2, afternoon in Grand Ronde, it was time for tea in the first Permaculture Design Certification class held in Grand Ronde. The coordinating work of Tribal and Culture Committee member Perri McDaniel brought almost 40 into the Tribe's Education Center and occasionally also out to the meadows behind the Elders' assisted …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council resending constitutional amendments to voters 11.13.2014 Ron Karten Tribal Council , Elections Tribal members should be voting on two proposed amendments to the Tribe's Constitution between mid-February and early March now that Tribal Council has again asked the Secretary of the Interior to call an election during its Wednesday, Nov. 5, meeting. The amendments, which would institute term limits on future Tribal Council service and remove the Bureau of …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council awards contract to construct police station 05.19.2016 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Public Safety Tribal Council approved a contract with Cearley Construction of Estacada to build a Tribal police station during its Wednesday, May 18, meeting. The 4,400-square-foot police station will be constructed south of the Food Bank on the west side of Grand Ronde Road. According to the May 18 Tribal Council packet, the Tribal police station will cost $1.153 million …

Tribal Government & News Twenty-five more names added to the Restoration Roll 02.24.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council continued adding Tribal member names to the Restoration Roll by approving 25 new names during its Wednesday, Feb. 24, meeting. The 25 names brings the number of Tribal members who have been added to the historically important roll since 2019 to 377. Tribal Council added 204 names in 2019, 127 names in 2020 and had previously …

Tribal Government & News Feds to restore Native American sacred site near Mount Hood 10.12.2023 Danielle Harrison Federal government , Tribal relations , Culture By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor The federal government has agreed to restore a Native American sacred site on Highway 26 near Mount Hood, 15 years after bulldozing it to add a turn lane to the highway. In Slockish v. U.S. Department of Transportation, members of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and the …