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Culture Reibach comes out of retirement with contemplative 'Ascension' 01.31.2017 Dean Rhodes People , Entertainment , Tribal Employees Like so many musicians before him who have announced their retirement from the music industry – Phil Collins comes immediately to mind -- or embarked on “farewell” tours that proved premature, Tribal member Jan Looking Wolf Reibach’s December 2015 retirement was short-lived. At the time, Reibach, a four-time Native American Music Award winner and multiple …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- May 15, 2018 05.14.2018 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : I’ve recently been diagnosed with small cell gallbladder carcinoma. As you can imagine, this came as quite a shock and has been a stressful time for our family. This cancer is extremely rare and often not diagnosed until it is very advanced. It is a miracle that mine was found early enough to give us hope for remission. I have begun taking steps to treat this and get …

th . While recognizing we have Tribal Members who currently reside throughout the 50 states, we will not be offering the State income tax withholding option to Tribal Members who reside outside the State of Oregon at this time. The administrative time, costs, and reporting requirements to implement the option in all states would be very expensive. This is the main contributing factor in our decision not to offer the option outside the State of Oregon. There are a couple of options for Tribal …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- July 15, 2010 07.12.2019 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : My name is Joshua D. Haller. I’ve been searching my heart to find the words to relay my message to each one of you. Charles D. Haller, aka Tar Tar, is my uncle, friend and very dear to my heart. He was by my side through the births of my two daughters, making sure they were all right. He has achieved the status of a hero in my heart as well as my children’s and many others …

An egg-cellent event returns April 16 after a two-year pandemic hiatus 03.31.2022 Danielle Harrison Tribal Housing’s annual Easter Egg Hunt will return on Saturday, April 16, for the first time since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hunt begins at 10 a.m. and is usually over in minutes. (Smoke Signals file photo) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer The popular Tribal Housing Department Easter Egg Hunt is back after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus. Easter is Sunday, April 17 …

with the once poor, 600-member Tribe as it grew into a major enterprise with $1 billion in annual revenues. The Miccosukee Tribe, located just on the edge of the lucrative Miami population center, offered Martinez a front row seat among Natives who live in "hammocks," or tiny communities of thatched roof huts, way out in the Everglades. Hammocks is the Mikasuki word for these small encampments, each a family outpost. These hard-to-reach hammocks kept the Tribe alive and together during the time …

Tribal Government & News Yesteryears -- Sept. 15, 2019 09.12.2019 Danielle Frost History 2009 2014 – Tribal voters re-elected Chris Mercier and Reyn Leno in the Tribal Council election. First-time Tribal Council candidate Tonya Gleason-Shepek received the third most votes with 539. She ran on a slate with Leno and incumbent June Sherer. There were 3,606 votes cast in the election, the most since 2008. 2009 – After working for the Tribe for 23 years, Margo Mercier resigned as Enrollment Program …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde chairwoman included in Biden’s brief visit 04.28.2022 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council , Federal government By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer PORTLAND -- Grand Ronde Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy joined other state and congressional leaders at a brief visit by President Joe Biden on Thursday, April 21. “The president was very congenial,” Kennedy said. “He gave me a hug and was very nice. I welcomed him to our homelands and he …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- May 1, 2016 04.29.2016 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : Over three years ago, the Oregon Department of Human Services informed us that our grandchildren, who were in temporary foster care (through no fault of their own), were about to be placed for adoption or placed in permanent foster care. At the time, we were the only relatives that were available to take custody of the three girls. We went through foster care school, background …

in Washington, D.C. “I think she will do very well in the position,” Harvey said. “One of the things about Deb that I’ve known and all of the times that I’ve had the opportunity to work with her is that she always listens and she always shows up. She’s very knowledgeable about Indian Country and the Tribes, and she just has a very fair, equitable kind of disposition about her. “It’s a day in history for a Native woman to be in the position for the first time and I think she is a great lady for the job. I …