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and features a man and a woman dressed in traditional Native clothing standing side by side reaching to the sky. Surrounding them are four black granite pillars, which feature the names of Tribal and community veterans from Grand Ronde, Willamina and Sheridan. An event has been held every Memorial Day at the site except for in 2020 when the burgeoning COVID-19 pandemic forced it to be canceled. Grand Ronde Honor Guard members, from left, Alton Butler, Rich VanAtta and Ramona Quenelle wait to post …

are in the process of developing an assessment as to how the curriculum is being shared and how it’s being implemented, and will be conducting site visits. After a lunch that featured a roasted pork loin buffet, attendees chose from breakout sessions ranging from how to visit Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center, to ways to infuse Native American culture in the classroom, to how to use cultural artifacts in the classroom in an appropriate manner. Scheduled presenters included Cultural …

loans made to Native borrowers, assuring lenders that their investment will be repaid in full in the event of foreclosure. Loans are limited to single-family housing and fixed-rate loans of 30 years or less. According to the HUD website, there are 256 Native American Tribes approved for lending on trust land, including the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. In addition, the HUD site lists 172 financial institutions that are approved as Section 184 lenders with 81 of them approved to provide loans …

was brought to the attention of the police after numerous people had commented on the matter on a social media page that is run anonymously. The site includes posts which criticize and mock certain Tribal Council members, including Cherry. She told Smoke Signals that she has recently filed a police report because due to the actions of this individual, she no longer feels safe in the community. “I have no idea what this person is capable of and I want it to come to light and on the record that I …

. “Around 10.4 (acres) are around the original site (and) includes the recent detection in Yamhill County,” Ramthun said. “Oregon Forestry Department has released three biological controls; a little wasp that feeds on the larvae which could slow the spread, not present in other states when it was introduced there,” Ramthun said. Four wasp species have been approved for use in the United States, to try to control the borers. “In wetter parts of the Willamette Valley, ash is the predominant tree species …

Land Use Board regarding the Tribe’s fishing platform site because the city of West Linn did not regulate the structure, but the Land Use Board dismissed the appeal in April 2019. On July 28, 2021, PGE’s Board of Directors approved a resolution that the company would pursue acquiring all of the state’s rights, title and interest in the contested property. PGE then filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in April 2022 to condemn the 5-acre strip of property in and around its Federal Energy …

that; thought I came from a small family. … It was also healing just having a job like this. A job that sees the value in Indigenous voices and uplifting that and sees the value in healing art and connecting communities.” Both the art show and book launch will take place in Portland, at munk-ye?lan saxali, 4636 NE 42 Ave., Portland. From 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, the site will host an art show, featuring the abstract paintings that Connelly worked through in her own healing process. From 11 a.m. to 5 …

site work and permits to construct our fire tower, a key part of the Fire Science/EMT Training career pathway,” she said in an email. “The fire tower will allow high school students and firefighting recruits with hands-on experience and certifications to meet the demands of an essential profession in this region. It will also allow our current firefighting organizations a safe place for training.” Vickery anticipates that the fire tower will be complete by the end of this summer and serve up …

they had to leave behind, but there wasn’t always the time even for that. “There’s some at the Portland Art Museum and the Oregon Museum, but it’s just a few pieces that were dug up at a site,” Mercier said. “Other places you see like bone carving pendants, carved horn spoons, maple burl bowls, that’s about it. I guess there’s a handful of stone carvings, not very many, but a good handful of those, where just looking at those and the bone carvings and stuff like that, we learned those unwritten …

here in the past, they primarily looked at the lives and perspectives of the soldiers stationed at Fort Yamhill, McKenzie said. The Tribe is taking a different approach, examining not only the site’s brief decade as a fort, but about the years before and after that period, from the perspective of its original inhabitants. Speaking to attendees at the Tribe’s Honor and Recognition Event in 2024, McKenzie said it was something of a surprise to find herself with a doctorate in the little-known …