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– The Bureau of Indian Affairs will hold a virtual public meeting regarding an environmental assessment prepared in response to the Siletz Tribe’s proposal to build a casino in north Salem at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26. The meeting will be held via Zoom and participants will be limited to comments of three minutes or less. To register to attend, visit https://siletzsalemcasinonepa.com on the Internet. In response, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, which opposes the Siletz proposal, has …

Culture Watchlist: ‘The Forest Grove Indian Training School, 1880 – 1885’ 05.31.2022 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital journalist An article in this edition of Smoke Signals called “Indian boarding school report includes Grand Ronde location” has a companion video on our YouTube channel where we visit three federal Indian boarding school sites in Oregon listed in the Department of Interior’s report. In the video, Smoke Signals visited Chemawa Indian School, the site …

Tribal Government & News Youth learn philanthropy lessons 08.31.2023 Michelle Alaimo Spirit Mountain Community Fund Spirit Mountain Community Fund Youth Grantmaker Laney DeLoe, 17, left, and fellow Youth Grantmaker Ben Powley, 18, use aqua scopes to look for western pearlshell mussels in the Willamette River in Corvallis while on a site visit with Willamette Riverkeeper on Thursday, Aug. 10. (Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Michelle Alaimo Photojournalist Three Tribal youth spent the summer …

. General welfare payments to minor children will be deposited into a new account. The payments are calculated based on casino dividends, similar to per capita payments. Future program funding sources will be discussed by council for the 2026 budget. Members will not receive a per capita payment for September. For more information, visit the Tribe’s website , scroll to the bottom of the page and view “September 2025 General Welfare Program Payment.” To watch the entire meeting, visit …

for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Tribal Council is committed to making smart and sound investments that will benefit generations to come. Chachalu Phase I grand opening On June 5, we celebrated the opening of Phase I of our Tribal museum and cultural center, Chachalu. With the opening of Phase I, the Tribe now has a place to house and preserve its artifacts under one roof. This has allowed us to document, categorize and carefully preserve our collections. This has been a significant …

Greg Archuleta drumming and singing. George then gave the invocation. Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy, who is a direct descendant from two Rogue River Treaty signers, welcomed Tribal guests. “We always look for people to partner with, who have the same heart, the same gift of life so that we can help one another because we are all here together and we’re going to make this a better place,” she said. Kennedy said the Rogue River Tribes signed two treaties with the federal government …

Culture Tribe selects five artistic fellows 03.30.2023 Danielle Harrison Art Grand Ronde Tribal member Steph Littlebird, contributed photo By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer Five Northwest Native American artists, who work in various mediums, have been selected for the 2023 Indigenous Place Keeping Artist Fellowship, including Grand Ronde Tribal member Steph Littlebird Fogel. The fellowship was created in 2022 and provides up to $20,000 to each selected artist …

on the Tribal campus. Tribal Elder and Marine Corps veteran Reyn Leno spoke to the crowd and said he hopes Tribal Council will consider partnering with Courtney Place Veterans Housing in Salem. “Looking at the flags in the cemetery, you can see how many of our people went to war for this country, and fought and died,” Leno said. He recalled being on Tribal Council when the memorial was first proposed. The Tribe held spaghetti dinners, bake sales and other events to raise money for the memorial …

a great day." "It's awesome," Rachelle said. "It's like the best feeling in the world." Rachelle is the daughter of Tribal member Randy Coleman and his wife Tammy. Includes information from the Salem Statesman-Journal. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

surpassed the $16 million mark in giving. "It's one of the best things the Tribe has done," said Tribal Council member Ed Pearsall. "People recognize that we're not just this sovereign nation out here. We're giving back to the community." 1997 - Carl and Betty Lambert became the first residents to move into Grand Meadows, the Tribe's 37-lot manufactured home park. The couple had been living on five acres in La Grande, which sold the first day it was on the market. The Lamberts had been living …