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Tribal Government & News Tribal police using body cameras to record officers' interactions 01.12.2017 Brent Merrill Public Safety In an effort to be a transparent as possible, Grand Ronde Tribal Police Chief Jake McKnight has ushered in a new era. Grand Ronde Tribal police officers have been using body cameras while on duty for the last six months. Body cameras are designed to capture the action an officer is seeing while it happens. “It’s a hot topic around the country right now and I feel …

will be given away. Contact Community Health at 503-879-2078 for more information. Tribal Dementia Care Specialist Barbara Worthington, who organized the screening, said she has first-hand experience with the subject. “I, too, have been a caregiver to three family members with differing types of dementia,” Worthington said. In September 2025, “I was invited to attend a W.W.D. screening … by a former Northwest Senior and Disabilities colleague of mine, Suzy Deeds. While I was unable to attend …

who knows her thinks she is gone for good. "I have to say, I laugh when they say Dakota's retiring, going away," said Tribal Council Vice Chair Reyn Leno. "She's got my home phone and my cell number, so she ain't going nowhere." Her tenure with the Tribe and her positions assisting the Tribe's executive staff over all those years make her an invaluable source of the Tribe's recent history. She remembers when the Tribe moved its headquarters from the Manor Building, where she started on Grand …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- May 1, 2018 04.30.2018 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : Did you ever spend summers working in Independence picking hops? Did your parents or other family members work or sell their homemade items in hops camps? Do you have pictures of any hops yards? I’m working with Independence Heritage Museum on updating their Native American exhibit. We would like to tell the story of Tribal members working in the hops fields near or in Independence …

online ministry “Out of the Darkness” and writes a monthly e-newsletter. “I’ve always been interested in journalism,” Clark said. “I like the idea of getting to go out, talking to people and learning more about my Tribe and our culture. I have a real interest in that.” Clark, 31, has called Grand Ronde home for the past four years. She lives with husband, Wade, and two children: son Logan, 10, and daughter Arya, 5. Her mom is Tina Leno, and grandparents are Victor and Kristina Cureton. “I’m …

the traditional way of living for the Grand Ronde people and other Northwest Natives. 2000 – After eight years at the helm, Smoke Signals editor Tracy Dugan resigned. “I have enjoyed the chance to get to know fellow Tribal members and their families,” she wrote. “Because of my Tribe, I have experienced a sense of contribution and service in my life I doubt I’ll ever find anywhere else.” 1995 – Tribal members were advised to expect a shift in traffic on Highway 18 near the Strawberry Patch while …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor 05.15.2015 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : I am a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. I am doing my field research on membership and belonging in Native American Tribes as part of my master’s degree. I will be attending cultural events, meetings and conducting interviews with Tribal members throughout the next two months. I would like to know what it means for individuals …

needed his services more than ever. “I stayed at a hotel in Dallas for a few nights, then in Lincoln City, but it became obvious the hotels would be closing so I needed to come up with something,” Tam says. Since Tam has a house in Portland, he wanted to avoid commuting during the week and potentially being unavailable or delayed if roads were closed or there was a traffic accident. That’s when he proposed the idea that he live onsite since there is an RV hookup in the clinic parking lot. Health …

philanthropic arm, the Spirit Mountain Community Fund. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Auger met virtually with outgoing 2019-20 Fellow Cholena Wright (Klamath), Spirit Mountain Community Fund staff members and Tribal Council members for an afternoon briefing. “I’m very grateful for this opportunity,” Auger said. “Tribal affairs is an area of interest I have that means a lot to me. I’m stepping into the fellowship working remotely, but I’ve worked remotely for many years, so it’s not that foreign to me …

for purchasing more than 70,000 acres of its original territory over the last decade. Frankie Myers, vice chair of Yurok Tribe, is interviewed and explains the benefits of regaining the land for his people. “I think one of the hugest benefits is having our children be able to go to their traditional hunting grounds,” Myers says. “I can openly raise my children to come out, to harvest, to practice.” The retrieval of this land was not cheap. The Tribe took out a $21 million loan and is still working on paying …