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inception in 1992. According to Program Manager Michael Finlay, SMART volunteers are currently working with students in Grand Ronde and Willamina schools and the program is actively seeking more volunteer readers. SMART volunteers read one-on-one with preschoolers and students up to third grade for two separate sessions on Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. and 11 to 11:30 a.m. There are two groups for volunteers who can donate an hour and those that can help for 30 minutes. Tribal Early Childhood …

Gaming Casino raffling off rare 'Sons of Anarchy' motorcycle 06.30.2015 Brent Merrill Spirit Mountain Casino Spirit Mountain Casino is one of only two casinos in the United States that will be giving away a limited edition “Sons of Anarchy” tribute motorcycle this summer. One of the motorcycles will be given away on the West Coast in Grand Ronde and the other will be given away on the East Coast. These are the only two motorcycles of their kind ever made and each is valued at $21,995 …

our language, and that’s a huge part of our culture that we won’t be able to get back.” Today after centuries of colonization, the number of fluent speakers has dwindled to an estimated double-digit number. Holsclaw is one of the seven Chinuk Wawa teachers in the Grand Ronde Language Department. She is also the department’s outreach coordinator, which means she is responsible for finding ways to interest more people in learning the language. She began learning Chinuk Wawa as a child. While she …

solar panels on the roof, a parking structure roof nearby has extra so that all 23 units benefit from low-cost energy. In addition, the grandfamily units have been built on the west end of the new development so that children do not disrupt other Elders in the community, Leno said. The grandfamily units require at least one Elder and one grandchild, but families with as many as six or seven will be allowed, Leno said. Federal housing regulations also require that children five years apart have …

of the Certified Federal Survey program as an internal required part of the fee to trust conversion process and has direct experience regarding how the program can benefit Tribal organizations." The panel includes two members of the Certified Federal Survey program, one Tribal representative and one representative from the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. "It should be noted …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Governments Legislative Day set for Feb. 13 01.30.2014 Ron Karten State government SALEM -- Tribal Governments Legislative Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, in the State Capitol's Galleria. The Oregon Legislature only meets for a one-month session in 2014 beginning in early February. In order to take advantage of Tribal-state interactions that can occur during a legislative session, the Legislative Commission on Indian Services reserved …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor - July 15, 2015 07.14.2015 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Tribal members: Earlier this month I sat through the July 1 Tribal Council meeting. Naturally, the question of enrollment, or disenrollment, was brought up. I remember when this sad chapter of our Tribal history began. I don’t think it began with the enrollment audit myself. It began with how the Tribal Council dealt with the audit. One family in particular has been persecuted more than others …

Culture Clackamas family name is finalist for Oregon City park name 08.13.2018 Danielle Frost History By Danielle Frost OREGON CITY -- A well-known Clackamas Tribal family name is one of four finalists for a new Oregon City community park. Grand Ronde Cultural Resources Department Manager David Harrelson was contacted by Oregon City officials about a month ago to suggest a name since the area is part of the Tribe’s, specifically the Clackamas Chinooks’, ceded lands. “I suggested …

Douglas D. Stake, Alden H. Clark, Linden W. Frederic, Donald E. Holsclaw, David W. Weaver and Mervin J. Holmes and Navy veteran Ramona L. Quenelle had their names etched on to one of the four black granite pillars – one for each major branch of the U.S. military. Clark was a Grand Ronde Tribal member. So far this year, the Tribe has received only one application to have a name added to the memorial. Bobb said he has recruited Army Col. Larry Brown as the keynote speaker. He was a helicopter …

Culture Tribal member’s missing wedding video resurfaces; TikTok of her reaction goes viral 07.22.2021 Dean Rhodes People Contributed photo By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor When Grand Ronde Tribal member Kayla Jenness married Drew Gottfried 14 years ago at Ogren Gardens in Eugene, one of the worst things that could happen did. The video of their wedding went missing. “We were told shortly after our wedding that the video had been accidentally erased,” Drew wrote in a post on the app TikTok …