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Tribal Government & News Tribal newspaper wins three ONPA awards 07.31.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Employees Smoke Signals , the Tribal newspaper of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, received three awards in the Associate Member contest put on by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association for editions published in 2016. Smoke Signals received first place in the Target Audience category that was judged based on level of interest, relevance, creativity and commitment to the target audience …

Tribal Government & News Smoke Signals wins three ONPA awards 07.29.2016 Dean Rhodes Tribal Employees SILVERTON -- Smoke Signals received three awards from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association on Thursday, July 21, as an entrant in the annual Associate Member Publications Contest. The journalism awards were announced during the association’s annual conference held at the Oregon Garden. Graphic Designer George Valdez was honored in the Graphics category with a second-place award and page …

Tribal Government & News Warriors win powwow youth basketball tournament 08.29.2013 Michelle Alaimo Events The Warriors, a team consisting of Jamahl Rivers, 17, of Vancouver, Wash., Andrew Barry, 14, of Monmouth, Michael Lyons, 17, of Seaside, and Julian Lane, 15, of Grand Ronde, won the High School Division during the 2013 Native Youth Contest Powwow 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament held Aug. 16-17 at Uyxat Powwow Grounds. Taking second place in the High School Division was Team Nike, which …

in the Native Hopi language. The story she tells begins with the belief that people originally lived beneath the earth. After some time, they came above ground where they met the earth’s caretaker, Maasaw. Maasaw’s message was to walk the earth and have the people find their “center place.” A man, speaking in English, adds to the origin story. “Some clans went clockwise and some went counterclockwise,” he says. “As the clans migrated they placed an insignia where they were in that particular …

Culture Tribal member receives Oregon State education scholarship 11.16.2016 Dean Rhodes People , Education Tribal member Cheyanne Fasana recently received the Denabelle Linville Memorial Education Scholarship at Oregon State University in Corvallis. The scholarship is awarded annually to a female undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a teaching career. Recipients must be Oregon residents, and contributed to the well-being and best interest of Oregon State. Fasana, who is a graduate …

Culture Yesteryears -- June 15, 2013 06.13.2013 Michelle Alaimo History 2008 - The Tribe's Grand Floral Parade entry "Romancing Rose" received the Rose Festival Court Award for the entry best exemplifying community or civic involvement and pride. The float told the story of Tribal member Deitrich Peter's courtship of his wife, Rose, who is a member of the Shoshone Tribe. 2003 - Luhui Whitebear joined the Tribe as the new scholarship coordinator for the Education Department. Originally from …

Culture First Foods celebrated 04.30.2012 Dean Rhodes Culture , History Aiden Allen Archer Bly, 5, and Alexander Michael Bly, 6, both Tribal descendants and great-grandchildren of Culture Committee Vice Chairwoman Betty Bly, were among the first of children at this year's First Foods Celebration to immerse themselves with crayons into the fun-for-kids part of the celebration. "This is the best coloring ever," said Alexander Michael. "This is the best, best, best, best coloring ever," said …

our office came forward with a need to have a place to keep ancestral remains that we get back before they go back into the ground,” said Harrelson. “We need a place to keep them that isn’t someone’s office, some place that isn’t a storage facility and not a museum. It needs to be a place that isn’t regularly occupied by people.” Harrelson said the need comes from traditional beliefs of not being around the dead or spending time around their objects. “A lot of traditional beliefs …

tours. Tribal members Jesse Norton and Tynan George, Tribal Council member Jon A. George, Tribal Cultural Policy Analyst Greg Archuleta and Cultural Resources Manager David Harrelson drummed and sang a welcome song. Harrelson talked about how the Tualatin Kalapuya chose Wapato Lake for themselves and it was where they wanted to stay. “This is an important place,” Harrelson said. “Out of their entire homelands throughout the North Willamette Valley when they were going to be placed in one …

the American Museum of Natural History in New York City to discuss the Tribe's upcoming visit to Tomanowos. The museum agreed to close the site to all other visitors while Tribal members visit and conduct a blessing. 1996 - Architect Frank Whalen reported that groundbreaking on the new Tribal health facility should begin in August with construction taking about a year to complete. "We are still within the budget of around $3.5 million," he said. "It is running $122 a square foot." 1991 - Tribal …