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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council candidates answer membership questions in new forum format 07.21.2025 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council , Elections By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Approximately 30 people turned out in person Wednesday, July 16, to hear candidates for Tribal Council discuss their vision for the Tribe, with several others watching on Zoom during the Tribal Council Candidates Forum. Interim General Manager Bryan Langley moderated the forum, held in Tribal Council …

Culture Grand Ronde dancers win five prizes at 2011 Contest Powwow 08.31.2011 Dean Rhodes Culture , Entertainment , Events View Content "Grand Ronde dancers win five prizes at 2011 Contest Powwow" Properties Content Summary Metadata Alias Comment Tasks Category One hundred-ninety competition dancers, almost 20 visiting drums and five in-the-money finishes for Grand Ronde Tribal dancers. That's the short version. There also was a traditional wedding and a 50th wedding anniversary party at the …

Culture A 'lucky' man: Steve Bobb Sr. chairs Veterans Special Event Board, continues to create art 03.14.2018 Danielle Frost Elder Profile By Danielle Frost Grand Ronde Tribal Elder and lifelong area resident Steve Bobb Sr. has held a multitude of titles in his almost 69 years of life: Husband, father, grandfather, soldier, veteran, friend, professional truck painter, sign maker, artist, rebel, cancer survivor, Tribal Council member and volunteer. He is passionate about veteran’s causes and …

Culture Ed Larsen: A silent leader who represented the Tribe well 03.30.2017 Brent Merrill People , Elder Profile Ed Larsen: A silent leader who represented the Tribe well Tribal Elder Edward Earl Larsen Jr. is legendary on the Reservation for his kindness and huge heart and local residents know him affectionately as “Fast Eddie.” Larsen, who served on Tribal Council from 1992 through 2004, owned the Spirit Mountain Store at the corner of Hebo and Grand Ronde roads before beginning his 12-year …

Culture Tribal members transform tragedy into hope 06.30.2016 Brent Merrill People Redemption. In the case of Tribal member Brad Leno, the pursuit of redemption has become his life’s work. Work made easier by the acceptance of Tribal Elder Marilyn Palomar. Two families; one mistake. One life lost and several lives altered forever. On July 15, 2001, then 17-year-old Leno spent a Saturday night drinking and partying with friends, and he made a decision that would change his life and the lives of …

Tribal Government & News Commission OKs Grand Ronde harvest of salmon at Willamette Falls 04.22.2016 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Culture , History , Natural Resources , Tribal Employees , State Government By Dean Rhodes and Brent Merrill Smoke Signals staff BANDON – The Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission voted by acclamation during its meeting held Friday, April 22, in Bandon to allow ceremonial fishing by members of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde at Willamette Falls, restoring rights …

Culture Archaeology students surveying two Grand Ronde sites 07.29.2015 Brent Merrill Culture , Education , History , Tribal Employees Archaeology students at the University of Washington in Seattle have found a new home in Oregon on the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation. The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office, in collaboration with the University of Washington’s Department of Anthropology, is hosting a 12-credit summer session archaeology “field school” on …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department log -- April 18-May 8 05.14.2019 Dean Rhodes Public safety Thursday, April 18 Assist outside agency with reported suspicious activity in the area of D and Water streets in Willamina. Motorist assist occurred in the area of milepost 26 on Salmon River Highway. Warrant arrest in the 28000 block of Andy Riggs Road. A male subject was arrested on a valid Lincoln County Circuit Court warrant and transported to the Polk County Jail in …

Tribal Government & News Recapping a year of COVID: From casino closure to mass vaccination clinics, Tribe persevered 03.12.2021 Dean Rhodes History Spirit Mountain Casino closed in March 2020 for 74 days. When it re-opened on June 1, many Oregonians were thankful for a place to go for entertainment. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor On Feb. 28, 2020, the Oregon Health Authority reported the first case of COVID-19 in Oregon. Three days later, …

Culture Parenting from prison: Tribal member, daughter struggle with abuse, prison 05.31.2022 Danielle Harrison People , Addiction and recovery , Parenting from prison , Tribal members Tribal member Nichelle Perman wipes away tears in her Portland apartment on Thursday, May 19, while listening to her daughter, Tribal member Courtney Perman, talk about losing custody of her 8-year-old daughter because of her drug addiction. (Photo by Kamiah Koch/Smoke Signals) (Editor’s note: The U.S. criminal …