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Culture Watchlist: ‘Sugarcane’ 08.01.2024 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital journalist Smoke Signals Editor Danielle Harrison and Tribal member and Social Media/Digital Journalist Kamiah Koch saw the documentary “Sugarcane” during the Indigenous Media Conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Thursday, July 25, before its official theater release in August. “Sugarcane” is a National Geographic documentary investigating the deaths, sexual violence and lasting …

gingerbread house. Cathy Cline took the photo. 1987 - The Tribe's hunting and fishing agreement with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife was approved. On Jan. 12, a U.S. District Court judge formally signed the decree, making it official. "This is a major step in getting the Grand Ronde Reservation established," said Tribal Chairman Mark Mercier. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals . Share On Facebook Share On Twitter …

Health & Education District votes to close Grand Ronde Middle School 03.10.2011 Ron Karten Education Smoke Signals editor It's official: The Willamina School Board voted Feb. 14 to close Grand Ronde Middle School to help pare the district's budget by more than $1 million for the 2011-12 school year. The proposal to close Grand Ronde Middle School was part of a package presented by Superintendent Mark Jeffery to keep the district in the black as state funding for schools is expected not to keep …

of the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia, as official Native American representatives. The five Tribal members will travel to the games July 17-27. 1989 - Tribal Council Chairman Mark Mercier reported that Tribal Council was finalizing the Tribe's Master Plan, which was a study designed to look at the feasibility of lands available in the Grand Ronde community for community development, administration offices, housing and economic development. The next step will be to negotiate with land owners …

or recently completed projects, and the Tribe discussed many of its own. The 1855 Willamette Valley Treaty, many federal regulations and the overall federal trust responsibility to Tribes require the U.S. Forest Service to seek Tribal input through consultation on forest actions in the Tribe's ceded lands, which include Willamette, Siuslaw and Mt. Hood national forests. More recently, Memoranda of Understanding have been signed among the parties leading to a specific and official level of cooperation …

of Staff Stacia Hernandez and Smoke Signals Editor Dean Rhodes, respectively. Popular features, such as photo galleries from Tribal events and links to Smoke Signals podcasts and stories, will now be featured on the newspaper’s Facebook page. “This is part of the continuing evolution of an independent Tribal press for the Grand Ronde Tribe,” Rhodes said. “The other two Facebook pages are outlets for official Tribal government announcements and positions, while the Smoke Signals Facebook page …

Culture Yesteryears - Feb. 1, 2016 01.29.2016 Dean Rhodes History 2011 – Spirit Mountain Casino took over as the official sponsor of the iconic Portland Rose Festival’s Grand Floral Parade after KeyBank ended its sponsorship of the event. The casino signed on for three years as the sponsor. 2006 – The 72-unit low income/market rate housing project was nearing completion. Construction started in June 2005. Fifty-four of the units will be for low-income renters and 18 will accommodate families …

history who was allowed to grow out of his hair and wear eagle feathers in some official military ceremonies. The story won third-place in the Best Coverage of Indigenous Communities category and was written by Smoke Signals Editor Danielle Harrison. Social Media/Digital Journalist Kamiah Koch won a second-place award for Best Feature Story in the radio/podcast category for her podcast about Grand Ronde’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People billboard near Spirit Mountain Casino. The awards …

night, in the interest of safety. Some Tribes intended to make the final landing but were urged to leave early in the morning to avoid the roughest water. Some videos posted on the Facebook page, “Almost Official Paddle To Elwha,” show canoes in churning, rough waters as paddlers make their way across. According to some eyewitnesses, one canoe capsized and paddlers were rescued by a Navy boat. Protocol follows Landing Day, and will take place from Friday, Aug. 1 to Tuesday, Aug. 5 at the Lower …

put users at risk of financial fraud or identity theft,” the release stated. Spirit Mountain Casino urges the public to follow these important guidelines: Only trust communications from Spirit Mountain Casino’s official website and verified social media pages. Never provide personal or financial information in response to unsolicited online offers or ads. Report suspicious messages, posts, or websites directly to the media site where you see the false advertisement. “We take great pride …