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, providing the wonderful holiday meals and picnics for hunting and road trips; she did it all. Aside from her family and all of the children that touched her life, Mary’s greatest love and pastime was sports. Mary adored any and all sports. However, she particularly loved Crow Cougar sports. Mary was the ultimate fan and loved watching her own children participate, as well as every other children who participated at Crow sporting events. Mary was a girl’s volleyball official for many years, which kept …

by Noss. “There were about four people who received almost unanimous support, and Kathryn was one of them,” Noss said. Public comments were most in favor of Harrison, Letitia Carson and Chepenefa. Students leaned toward Harrison as well, and Harriet Tubman and John Lewis. Carson was the only Black woman in Oregon to secure a land claim as a result of the 1862 Homestead Act. Tubman was known for her Underground Railroad abolitionist movement and Lewis was a Georgia politician and one …

Tribal Government & News Fullerton out as Grand Ronde Tribe’s general manager 01.13.2023 Dean Rhodes Tribal employees David Fullerton/Smoke Signals file photo By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Longtime Tribal employee David Fullerton is no longer the Tribe’s general manager after being relieved of his duties after more than seven years in the position on Friday, Jan. 13. No official reason for Fullerton’s termination was given since personnel matters are considered confidential. However …

far surpassed the required two-thirds. One of those ballots was deemed spoiled, so it wasn’t included in the final vote count. Results were posted at the Tribal Community Center the evening of Monday, Dec. 9. Most reactions to the news on various social media pages have overall been positive, with descriptions such as “so happy for our Tribe,” “elated” and “best day ever.” “The amendment passed and it was close there, but it did pass,” Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy said during …

an actual increase, then dropped back down. But we’ve never dropped below 1997 levels.” According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in 2023, “American Indian/Alaska Native adults were 1.5 times more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes,” down from more than twice as likely, in 2020. It said that 13.2% of American Indian/Alaska Native people 18 or older had an official diagnosis of diabetes in 2023, the most recent year statistics were available …

Member Services issues correction to per capita ad 08.05.2019 Danielle Frost Tribal government The Member Services Department is issuing a correction to a previous ad it had printed in the August 1 edition of Smoke Signals. In the ad, Member Services stated that a pickup option for September per capita distribution was available on Friday, Sept. 13. This information is incorrect. The official per capita distribution date will be set by Tribal Council in the coming weeks and updated when …

themselves with dignity and poise. To a person, they are excellent representatives of the Tribes. I truly believe the partnership has had real and lasting effects. I know one of our proudest moments happened on opening day of the project when the mayor of Newberg presented the Tribes with a “key to the city.” This symbolic gesture signaled an official and profound shift in local thinking, which to me is the most powerful effect we could ask for. I hope it is an indication of where the United States …

of Portland, which is owned and operated by Gene Dent and his staff of designers, builders and artists. SCI 3.2 is the official float builder for the Portland Rose Festival’s Grand Floral Parade and the company creates as many as 60 floats annually for the 4.2-mile parade. “For the float itself we have gone through a little different design process this year,” Huffman said. “We went in and spoke with the company about things that were going on in the Tribe. We are focusing a lot on the 20-year …

told him (Kimsey) about my business experience and he said, ‘We will find something for you to do,’ ” Wink says. “And that’s how the whole thing started.” Wink says the early days were about raising money for the Tribe’s future. “We had to raise money for anything we wanted,” Wink says. “Most of that money was raised through cake sales and raffles. I wanted to be involved in an Indian organization. My mother kept track of all of our stuff and I thought at least I can be involved.” Surrounded …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log: Aug 1-31, 2023 09.14.2023 Tribal Police Tuesday, Aug. 1 A welfare check occurred in the 25000 block of Coyote Court. A driving complaint was reported on Highway 18 near milepost 26. A noise complaint was reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers assisted an outside agency on a trespass call in the 30400 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers responded to a domestic disturbance call in the 9600 block of Tilixam Circle …