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the COVID-19 storm. In addition to making direct general welfare payments to Tribal members, the Grand Ronde Tribe has used the federal funding to start a technology grant to buy computers for Tribal member students who must attend school through distance learning, as well as for Elders to keep them connected with the Tribe and their families. Funds also have been used to help the Education Department conduct outreach to Tribal students over the summer by sending out boxes filled with educational …

Reyn Leno, Vice Chair Jack Giffen Jr. and Tribal Council members Ed Pearsall, Jon A. George and Tonya Gleason-Shepek watched the historic moment as Shepek captured the moment on her cell phone. “For me, it was just amazing to see our people up there on the rocks, dip netting,” Leno said. 2011 – Tribal Council capped off more than 10 years of work at the Cultural Resources Department with an allocation of $16,500 to buy 5,300 copies of the department’s Chinuk Wawa dictionary. The publication …

line at a vaccination clinic when he noticed a man wearing a Farmers Insurance shirt. Lawrence, who was in the process of becoming an agent, started chatting with him and learned he was planning to sell his business. “I was working with the Eugene district and had planned to buy a location in Albany, but the owner kept dragging his feet,” Lawrence said. “So, I was really excited to learn there was one in Salem because I live there. It was a thumbs up all around.” Lawrence officially took over …

to get the best out of his people," said Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. "That is exactly what we need in today's climate, everyone at their best. He has my support and I wish him all the best." Johnston graduated from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth with a bachelor's degree in business administration. In 1995, he accepted a position with the Indian Child Welfare Department of the Coquille Tribe. He then started writing grants for Coquille's health clinic and soon became …

of Native Gatherings.” In this video, American Indian Studies lecturer and citizen of the Apsaalooke Nation Iisaaksiichaa Ross Braine says a powwow is simply a place where Indigenous people from all over come together to be with each other. “It is a place to share our pan-Native identities and our world Indigenous identities,” Braine says. “It’s a place for us to be together, not just Natives, but everyone.” The video shows footage from powwows with dancers in full regalia, and Indigenous people …

Culture Art summit brings practitioners together 10.14.2025 Nicole Montesano Art By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Practitioners of Native artwork will have the opportunity to gather and exchange ideas and views Thursday, Oct. 23 at Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center, as the Cultural Center brings back its art summit. This year’s theme is “Carving out space for keeping place.” The public will be invited in the following day for an open house in conjunction with the Chachalu …

Culture Tribal youth wins poetry contest 03.14.2012 Ron Karten People Tribal youth Saghaley Lewis, 11, won first place in the 9 to 12 years of age division in a poetry contest held by the Willamette Heritage Center at Mission Mill in Salem. Lewis' poem was titled "The Playground": "This was a playground that looked quite cool, But I was such a fool. In the winter, I could taste the cold, wet air; In the summer, we could pick the flowers and wear them in our hair. It used to have a very long …

3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will be held Friday through Sunday. The tourney is open to middle and high school youth and teams consist of four players regardless of gender. Prizes will be awarded to first- and second-place teams and for winners in the three-point shooting contest. For more information, contact Recreation Coordinator Harris Reibach at 503-879-1369. Deadline to register is Aug. 12. For the second year in a row, the Tribe’s Education Committee will sponsor a “School Is Cool” dance …

Gaming Spirit Mountain Casino to kick off sports betting on Friday, Aug. 28 08.26.2020 Dean Rhodes Spirit Mountain Casino , Gaming The sports betting area at Spirit Mountain Casino will feature eight kiosks on which guests can place their bets on professional and college sporting event. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Spirit Mountain Casino will start accepting wagers on college and professional sporting events on Friday, Aug. 28, becoming …

Culture Yesteryears - Oct. 1, 2023 09.28.2023 Danielle Harrison Yesteryears 2018 2018 – The seventh annual Coffee & Conversation was held in southern Oregon to commemorate the 1853 treaty signing at Table Rocks and the September 2011 signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Land Management and The Nature Conservancy to manage the Table Rocks area north of Medford. “I hope our joint efforts are helping turn the dial to a better place,” Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle …