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Culture Food Bank holds official grand opening 04.14.2015 Dean Rhodes Culture , Events By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Although it has been distributing food since December, an official grand opening event for the Grand Ronde Food Bank -- iskam m f k H m f k haws (“The house where you get food” in Chinuk Wawa) – was held on Thursday, April 9, to commemorate the new partnership between the Tribe and Marion-Polk Food Share in building and operating the site. The Tribe built the new Food Bank …

Culture First Foods celebration set for June 3 at plankhouse 05.31.2017 Brent Merrill Culture , People , Events If you go First Foods celebration When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3 Where: achaf-hammi Tribal plankhouse adjacent to Uyxat Powwow Grounds off Hebo Road More information: Francene Ambrose at 503-879-3663 or fambrose@marionpolkfoodshare.org The evolution of the Tribal Culture Committee’s annual First Foods celebration continues this year with a gathering component being added to …

Culture Pawn store visit sparks donation to Chachalu 06.30.2016 Brent Merrill Culture , People , Tribal Employees Sometimes you’re just in the right place at the right time. Tribal Post Treatment Counselor Chris Holliday can attest to that and if Cultural Collections Supervisor Veronica Montano has anything to do with it, others will do the same in the future. “Chris did exactly what we hope everybody does in the Tribe,” said Montano. “His awareness that we had a museum and then being able to …

; Red Lodge Transition Services of Portland for its Healing the Sacred Hoop project, $5,000; Yamhill County CASA of McMinnville for its Serve Every Child project, $5,000; African American Health Coalition of Portland for its Diabetes Self-Management Program, $20,000; Downtown Languages of Springfield for its Pilas! Family Literacy Program, $16,000; Groundwork Portland of Portland for its Healthy People, Water and Land project, $30,000; Huerto de la Familia (The Family Garden) of Eugene for its …

establishes a trust to safeguard distributions and assets for Tribal minors who qualify for Social Security benefits. Staff Attorney Deneen Aubertin Keller said that the amendment will fix a language discrepancy in the plan to help some disabled minors become eligible for Social Security benefits. She said the amendment will not affect those already receiving benefits under the plan; Approved an investment of $10 million with Baird Capital Global Fund I-DE LP, a Delaware-based partnership established …

for Health & Wellness employees in honor of Cinco de Mayo. She also was busy crafting an e-mail for an upcoming awareness day and planning summer community events. “I want to get information in front of the community to find out what events they want here,” Little says. “Whenever I come across a staff or community member, I try to make sure they leave with a smile.” Little has worked for the Tribe in various capacities since graduating from South Salem High School in 1999. Her sister, Melody Baker, also …

and states. “They just scraped it and built a prison on top of one of their old burial sites that they had out there in the middle of the water, which they have done here to us,” Mercier said about the cultural importance of Alcatraz, which was originally called Isla de los Alcatraces (Isle of the Pelicans). “For the people that were there, they were trying to get back one of their sacred places. … I just know that a lot of our people just happened to be there at that time.” Share On Facebook Share …

youth homelessness and support services as a priority in the health category. Spirit Mountain Community Fund is guided by a Board of Trustees that makes all funding decisions. Tribal Council member Brenda Tuomi is the board chair, Oregon Rep. Julie Fahey is vice chair and Tribal Council member Denise Harvey is secretary. Spirit Mountain Casino Chief Executive Officer Camille Mercier, attorney Victoria Ernst, former Multnomah County Commissioner Maria Rojo de Steffey, Clackamas County Commissioner …

infrastructure in first,” Mercier says. ‘A de facto barrier’ Planning Director Rick George, who has been instrumental in crafting the Tribe’s updated Strategic Plan, said that transportation falls within the goal of building, expanding and invigorating the community in different ways. “There is an overarching situation that Grand Ronde isn’t thought of by many people (in planning) as a community,” he says. “It’s unincorporated and there hasn’t been much direction on what it is or what it will become. So …

– The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians’ Winter Convention continues to be a well-attended event and the Grand Ronde Tribe was prominently represented in several different areas. The annual event, held Sunday, Jan. 26, through Thursday, Jan. 30, at the DoubleTree Hilton is an opportunity for meetings, discussion, presentations and committee work that affects policy, legislation and the future of Indian Country in the Pacific Northwest. ATNI represents 57 Tribal governments from Oregon …