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Gaming The new normal: Spirit Mountain Casino and Tribe have weathered competition well 04.30.2018 Dean Rhodes Gaming , Spirit Mountain Casino On April 24, 2017, Spirit Mountain Casino relinquished its 21-year title as the closest casino to the lucrative and heavily populated Portland-Vancouver gaming market. After fending off efforts over the last decade by other Oregon Tribes to open casinos closer to the Portland-Vancouver market and out-of-state investors from building a privately owned …

was compiled, the number of incarcerated women increased by more than 700 percent, from 26,378 in 1980 to 222,455 in 2019. Of those, 60 percent had a child under 18 for whom they were the primary or sole caregiver. Some have few visits while their mother is serving time. Others, like Schneider’s children, were more fortunate. “When I was in prison, the kids came to see me (regularly) because my mom made the commitment to get them here,” Schneider says. “She’s amazing. I thought (because …

Culture Tribe to sign Table Rocks MOU on Sept. 10 08.31.2011 Dean Rhodes Culture , History , Federal government , Natural resources The Bureau of Land Management, Nature Conservancy and Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Saturday, Sept. 10, agreeing to cooperate in an emerging management plan for Table Rocks. Sept. 10 also is the 158th anniversary of the Tribe's Table Rock Treaty, the first treaty negotiated and the second ratified in western Oregon …

Tribal Government & News Tribe, Portland hold Government Day on Sept. 23 09.29.2011 Ron Karten Tribal Council , History A first-ever Tribal Government Day between the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and City of Portland may lead to an accord between the two governments that outlines a more official government-to-government relationship. The three-hour event held Friday, Sept. 23 - National Indian Day -- in downtown Portland was a concerted effort to build more awareness throughout city …

Culture Veterans Powwow honors band of brothers & sisters 07.12.2012 Dean Rhodes Culture , Events The circle of veterans extended halfway around the tent at this year's annual Marcellus Norwest Memorial Veterans Powwow, held Friday, July 6, through Sunday, July 8, at Uyxat Powwow Grounds. Master of ceremony Nick Sixkiller noted that his father, Earl, and brother, Bob, were both Navy veterans with his father serving in World War II and his brother in Vietnam. "And I served on the USS Sperry …

Culture Fourth First Nations Powwow was 'awesome' 01.31.2012 Dean Rhodes Culture , State government , Entertainment SALEM -- American Indians from Tribes across Oregon and the United States celebrated their shared history during the fourth annual Gathering of Oregon's First Nations Powwow held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 28. With tables in the atrium of the fairgrounds' Salem Pavilion, many of the five sponsoring western Oregon Tribes showed their histories and cultures …

Culture Reibach meets two Tribal members while touring N. Ireland 08.30.2012 Ron Karten People , Entertainment When multiple Native American Music Award-winning flutist Jan Michael Looking Wolf Reibach traveled more than 4,700 miles to Northern Ireland in late July to perform concerts and tour the ancestral homelands of his great-grandfather, the last thing he expected to run into was another Grand Ronde Tribal member. Or two. On Friday, July 27, after a full day or radio interviews in Derry, …

food for Powwow, Restoration, Meals on Wheels and the annual Christmas party. Chamberlain said she plans to add educational components to the program and open up other new possibilities. "I would like to see more coordination of the Education Department with Head Start, in-home visits with high-risk moms, education on disease prevention and disease management for all ages," she said. On the morning of the interview, Chamberlain came out of a staff meeting with new plans to use a Tribal bus …

Health & Education British actors visit Tribal youth and teach performance skills 05.14.2012 Dean Rhodes Education , Entertainment They came from England to teach Tribal youth a little something about the performing arts and the lessons exploded in Grand Ronde, giving youth the tools of self-expression, self-knowledge and impromptu public performance. Harrie Perrott is one of six performing arts, music and dance students graduating this spring from the University of Chichester in West Sussex, …

Culture Dugger takes over at Spirit Mountain Casino 10.31.2012 Ron Karten People , Gaming , Spirit Mountain Casino Almost three years after returning to Spirit Mountain Casino as its chief operations officer, Randy Dugger was appointed general manager of the Tribe's main business enterprise in August. Dugger succeeds Rodney Ferguson, who worked for the casino for almost four years as its chief executive officer before resigning. "I believe that the title 'general manager' suggests a more …