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Tribal Government & News Tribal government debuts new website 07.25.2019 Danielle Frost Tribal Council , Tribal government , Tribal employees The Tribal government's new website design debuted on Wednesday, July 24. (Smoke Signals screenshot) By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer Visitors to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s website www.grandronde.org will notice some changes. The Tribe officially launched its newly designed site on Wednesday, July 24. Tribal employees …

.' " Tribal Council member Jack Giffen Jr. said, "It's an honor to know you," and on behalf of the Tribal Council gifted Lyon with a leather pouch containing 100 gold dollar coins. Tribal Elder Betty Bly, vice chair of the Culture Committee, gifted Lyon a Pendleton blanket from the committee. Lyon had been a member and honorary member of the committee in recent years. Tribal Elder Cherie Butler of the Elders Committee gifted Lyon with fresh flowers from the Elders. With five generations coming up …

was very pale, white and pasty and I tried to smoke it. The smoked salmon turned out inedible and I had to throw it out. Studying up on this, it turns out that when salmon spawn, they travel far and use all of their energy. The closer to the spawning ground the salmon is caught, the worse tasting they are as they are losing their nutrients. The meat turns white and they will die soon. Historically, Native people did eat these salmon, but only when they were starving or poor. I wondered if anyone …

in Oregon and the United States continues to increase unabated and suggested national social distancing guidelines were extended through the end of April by the federal government. Government estimates say that hundreds of thousands of Americans could die from the virus if stay-at-home and social distancing recommendations are not followed. The nationwide death toll is currently approaching 50,000. Spirit Mountain Casino opened in October 1995 and has been the primary funding source for Tribal …

and fish, which was significant to the Native way of life. “They saw signing the treaty as a way to take care of themselves for a few years,” David Harrelson, Grand Ronde Tribal member and Cultural Resources Department manager, says in the video. “But you have to understand that most of them thought they were going to die.” As the video progresses, a map of Oregon shows boundaries created to forcefully move Tribal people on to Reservation lands. Residential schools and assimilation are addressed …

enforcement personnel and water protectors. Herron, who is preparing to make a return trip to Standing Rock in mid-December, said he felt he needed to go again when he saw news reports of what was happening. Herron has already made one trip to North Dakota to the area of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline project and is now planning a second trip to the contested site. Dallas, Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners owns the pipeline project that, if completed, would transport up to 570,000 barrels …

Culture Watchlist: ‘Homecoming | Buffalo Return to Indigenous Lands’ 01.12.2024 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital journalist Until 2021, the city of Denver used to auction off buffalo from its mountain parks to maintain a healthy population. In 2021, they changed directions and began transferring the buffalo back to Indigenous lands. A PBS video, “Homecoming | Buffalo Return to Indigenous Lands,” published in December 2023, shares the significance of this transfer …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves website redesign contract 06.27.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Tribal Council held its second consecutive meeting on Wednesday, June 27, because the Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday and approved two items. Tribal Council OK’d a maximum $105,000 contract with Subtext of Portland to redesign and develop the Tribal website at www.grandronde.org . In addition, Tribal Council appointed Kristina Summers to the Enrollment Board out of 14 applicants …

, senior marketing executive for the team and director of Game Day Operations. "Because of them, we have free choices they don't have in other countries. There are two defining forces willing to die for you. Jesus Christ and the U.S. soldier. One died for your soul and the other for your freedom." Howard is an Air Force veteran, having served from 1961-66, and a lifelong baseball professional with 59 years in the sport. The jam-packed schedule on Thursday, July 5, started with a caisson sitting just …

of good things that came out of there, and we live with it every day,” he said. “Veterans give you guys a right to go to bed and get up every day. The pay in Vietnam was about $100 a month, and I saw people die for it.” Leno said that when Vietnam veterans returned home, they were often spit on due to the political climate in America at the time. “The war wasn’t our fault,” he said. “That is the problem with war. The politicians don’t go, we do.” Leno told students about how he once saved …