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Former Grand Ronde Education Department Manager Leslie Riggs is the newest member of the Editorial Board. Tribal Council appointed Riggs, 54, to the board that oversees the editor of Smoke Signals during its Wednesday, Jan. 12, meeting. He will serve the remainder of the three-year term that belonged to former Public Affairs Director Siobhan Taylor, who walked on in August 2021, through March 2023.

. The names will now move forward to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for approval. To watch the meeting in its entirety, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government icon and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

elements we prioritize in our community,” the website says. “Opportunities, such as buying artwork and donating to causes that uplift local art communities, and excitement, such as our international Respect the Artists awards. … We support artists to authentically create and confidently share freedom of expression through motivation and community.” The head chief carving, which is more than six feet tall, took approximately four months to complete, with Mercier often burning the midnight oil to finish …

The Bank School District became the first school district in Oregon with a Native-themed mascot to sign an agreement with one of the state’s nine federally recognized Tribes in August 2016. The agreement, which expired in October 2021, phased out the school district’s previous Native American warrior profile mascot from school buildings and athletic uniforms and prompted the district to start offering a Tribally created history curriculum and sponsor a Native Club for its students.

to $20,000 and increases the amount a Tribal member can receive from the Property Improvement Matching Grant program from $4,000 to $5,000. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government icon and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

office. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

, especially the fundamental rights of Native Americans, and also allocates $80,000 so the Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department can hire a full-time community resource officer dedicated to serving Tribal Housing. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government icon and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest …

meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

using the Tribe’s line of credit. For more information, see the separate Shasta story at www.smokesignals.org; And approved a five-year, almost $726,000 Tribal Navigator contract with the Oregon Department of Human Services that will fund an employee who will help access state resources for Tribal Elders and Tribal members with disabilities. Tribal member Chris Martin has been hired to fill the position. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org …