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and only chair of the Grand Ronde Editorial Board, which was formed in 2017 after passage of the Independent Tribal Press Ordinance. The five-member board supervises the editor of Smoke Signals and ensures the Tribal newspaper reports news fairly and without bias, and lives up to the highest ethical standards outlined by the Native American Journalists Association and Society of Professional Journalists. “Siobhan was a member of the panel that hired me in August 2007,” said Smoke Signals Editor …
/articles/2021/08/12/editorial-board-chairwoman-siobhan-taylor-walks-on-updated/they returned to the station after a call, the horses could not easily back the equipment in, so they were disconnected from it and firefighters would push the equipment back into the bay themselves. “This means a lot to me and our crew,” Warden said. “Thank you.” The Grand Ronde Tribe built the $1 million fire station and it officially opened in June 2010, reducing response times for West Valley Fire District personnel who used to be dispatched from the station in Willamina for fire and emergency …
/articles/2021/10/04/tribe-begins-its-own-fire-and-emergency-services-operations/and others will have their own 18-basket, professional-level disc golf course located east of uyxat Powwow Grounds next to Fort Yamhill State Park. Having a course in an area that both Tribal and community members can access has long been an idea of Natural Resources Department Parks and Recreation Coordinator Jerry Bailey. “Volker Mell (former Tribal employee) sent me the maps for the original disc golf course that had been talked about before,” Bailey says. “I looked at them to see if we had any …
/articles/2022/03/14/disc-golf-courses-and-natural-play-area-being-developed/.” However, he seldom lets doubts determine his course of action. “They asked me to create a mural and so I said, ‘Sure, why not? I’ll try anything once,’ ” he says. “Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Just get at it and try it.” Krehbiel has been putting in eight-hour days working on the mural, weather permitting, and is expecting to complete it this month. It will the first by an Indigenous artist as a part of Oregon City’s public art program. It is paid for with an $18,690 …
/articles/2022/06/14/krehbiel-painting-mural-in-downtown-oregon-city/. Hopefully this sets a precedent. These are places where we come from and so being able to put art back is something very big for me, and I’m thankful my son could be a part of that.” The ceremony closed with Harrelson performing an atudship ceremony. Atudship means the heaping up of earth and rocks in Chinuk wawa. “We place rocks in important places worth returning to,” Harrelson said to the crowd of approximately 60 people. “I’m inviting people to come and place a rock on the mound to set …
/articles/2022/06/22/metro-partners-with-grand-ronde-tribe-on-its-newest-park/event because this will give me the opportunity to see and visit with many veterans who I’ve only gotten to meet with distantly prior to now.” She added that every veteran who visits her booth will be entered into a drawing for various prizes including T-shirts, lap saddle blankets and gift cards. “I am hoping it will be a lot of fun for veterans, but one of my main goals this year is to identify veterans in our local area, identify which (ones) are already service connected and assist those …
/articles/2022/06/29/veterans-powwow-slated-for-july-8-10/will be competing at two of them. ‘They look pretty flat, which is a good thing for me,” she says. “Also, the trees are smaller than what we have here.” Manangan’s biggest challenge while disc golfing is throwing for distance and courses with hills while she excels on the flats. She says she is most looking forward to mixing with the professionals and attending clinics, as well as the experience itself. “I’m a bit nervous too, because all of them are probably going to be really good players …
/articles/2022/09/29/tribal-member-to-compete-at-national-disc-golf-championships/. Three of my four children came to me through foster care,” Levine says. “There were three sisters and they (caseworkers) were desperate to find an ICWA placement and I understood the importance of keeping children connected to each other and their Tribe.” Even though she was a single mother, Levine decided to foster all three girls. That was 10 years ago. “Without ICWA, they wouldn’t be placed together or have connections to cultural activities or live in a culturally appropriate home,” she …
/articles/2022/11/04/tribal-member-nicomi-levine-participates-in-icwa-panel-discussion/ex-boyfriend) had drugged her and taken her to the mountains, and was going to kill her. Two weeks later, she was finally reported as a missing person by her (estranged) husband. There were a couple of searches done, but the only thing we were ever able to find was her EBT card and we feel that area is probably where she lost her life. We don’t know what happened because she has never been found. … It’s hard for me and it’s been hard for our whole family.” Lusby was interviewed at least three …
/articles/2023/05/08/tribe-honors-the-missing-and-murdered/Celebration, which is held biennially to coincide with when the Legislature is in session. This year’s event was on Thursday, May 18. Meade said she was pleased to see so many Tribal leaders in attendance. “Many, many bills are running through that building, right behind me, that are going to impact the Tribes and our communities forever, and we shouldn't take it lightly. I do not believe the Oregon Tribes do. … The Legislative Commission on Indian Services allows our Tribal leaders to come …
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