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of the things I heard from the board fairly quickly is that the vast majority of Oregonians don’t know that Spirit Mountain Community Fund, on behalf of the Tribe, does this very substantial amount of charitable giving,” said Community Fund Director Kathleen George. “The Tribe doesn’t often talk a lot about the incredible charitable giving that it does. So there was a desire on behalf of the board to get the message out.” Spirit Mountain Community Fund officially surpassed $70 million …

to take care of each other. That’s a good way of opening up.” The event attracted 25 participants, including Tribal Council members Michael Langley, Denise Harvey and Kathleen George, who attended during various portions of the day. “There is only so much Tribal Council can do,” Harvey said. “It takes our community to bring us together. You all participating here today means so much. I’m really happy you are here.” Tribal Elder and past Tribal Council Chair Kathryn Harrison gave the opening …

,” but the death of his mother, Diane, prompted him to rush that project and also affected him emotionally. “When I did ‘Beautiful,’ I lost some of that,” he says. “I had a hard time connecting. … I went into the studio and I didn’t finish the album like I wanted to, and it has haunted me. It didn’t end up what I wanted to do. “With my older albums, when I made a flute album, I tried to make a variety album. I really tried to cover all these different styles and feelings in one album. What I’ve done …

Tribal Government & News Message from the Tribal Chair -- Dec. 15, 2012 12.13.2012 Ron Karten Tribal Council Dear fellow Tribal members: I hope everyone enjoyed our 29 th Restoration Celebration and Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. As we look back on 2012, I think we have a lot to be thankful for and celebrate. The Restoration Celebration, Tribal Christmas Party and Veterans Auction and Dinner were well-attended and it was great to see everyone. I want to personally thank all …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- June 1, 2014 05.29.2014 Ron Karten Letters Tribal Council, fellow Tribal members and friends: My father, Charles Gordon "Two Feathers" Haller, was on this Earth for 69 years, was part of my life for 41 years and was in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit for 21 days. I won't even pretend to know the impact he made on so many people during all of this time, but I know it was powerful, I know it was enduring and I know it was valued. Generous, happy …

Board. Steve Bobb Sr. Roll #38 Dear Smoke Signals : I and Rose Starr’s family would like to thank all those who participated and attended the memorial for my lovely Starr in the night. She will be missed by all who knew her as well as her family. Hiyu masi. Deitrich Peters Roll #1665 Dear Smoke Signals: I like the fact that we live in an age where we have a free press. It’s interesting that we now have a Smoke Signals that doesn’t have to approve what they are writing with our Tribal Council. Bad …

requirements adopted in 1999. Personally, I would never vote to have the birthright of any of Grand Ronde's children removed. Frankly, I am getting tired of voting on this same issue every five years. I have voted for all Tribal children in both previous ordinance elections and both times it was defeated. Every five years it comes up for vote again and again, and each time it gets more complicated and confusing. If the Grand Ronde Tribe is so generous and giving to children, then let's welcome our …

and Tribal member Brent Merrill announced that he was leaving the Tribe to take a position with the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission in Washington state. Merrill became editor of the Tribal publication in May 1989. "I feel that I am a better person for the experience and the things that I have learned," he wrote. "I will always do my best to represent the people of Grand Ronde in the best possible way that I can." 1986 - The Yamhill County Board of Commissioners requested an informational …

. Anderson, now 31, first received services through the Vocational Rehabilitation Program in 2008 and was successful in becoming employed. At that time, he worked with the 477 Program with caseworker Tribal Elder Patsy Pullin, Employment and Training Specialist and department manager. He later spiraled down with drug and alcohol problems and spent 15 months in two state prisons. Prison time got his attention. "I've seen where my life could take me," Anderson said. "I did a few sweats (the first he …

parent’s RV and adjacent shop, which is located on Firehall Road in Grand Ronde, burned down in a fire on Thursday, Dec. 22, and will be covered by insurance the family has learned, but nothing can ever replace Tammy’s dog. “My dog was the worst part; that was like my child,” said Tammy during a telephone interview on her break from work at Old Navy in Lincoln City. “She was my baby. That makes it hard. Sometimes I close my eyes and she is looking at me.” Tammy, the daughter of Wesley Shaw …