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from here; we’ll get the work done.’ And so, we got all of that fixed up where it was inhabitable.” She said to go from those days to now is “a great, great thing.” “So, to see that, to today, with the masses of people that are here, it’s just astonishing for me,” she said. “And what a great, great thing. And to know that we have professionals who are willing to come to work at Grand Ronde, to make the drive, because there’s no place to live here, to make the drive, I applaud you for wanting …

parking, and the recent investments into the property. Even small things, such as free soft drinks on the casino floor, make an impression on guests, Dillon says. But, Leno said, for the serious gambler, the big difference is the kind of gaming allowed in Washington state and Oregon. “To a real gamer, it’s about where the odds are best for me to win money, and that’s out here at Class III,” Leno says. Dillon concurs. He said he also thinks Oregonians have a strong allegiance to their state …

of the few things that all nine members of Tribal Council agreed on. “When all nine members of Tribal Council agree on something, you might want to take action and do it,” Leno said. “It’s a beautiful arbor.” Leno said the summit and powwow are his favorite events of the year because they recognize veterans. “We wouldn’t get to do things like this if it wasn’t for our veterans,” Leno said. “I’ve always said if you can just help one veteran we’re successful. Numbers never bothered me. If you can …

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Association, an organization that provides training and technical assistance to entities that are already serving the Hispanic/Latino community. Absorbing all of this information has helped me rethink how to cover opioids and addiction in the future, something I hope will serve the Tribe and readers of Smoke Signals in the years to come. The Tribe recently opened Great Circle Recovery in Salem, the first Tribally operated medication-assisted treatment clinic in Oregon, and is due to open a second …

an independent free press is vital to reporting and disseminating news and events free of undue bias and/or influence. A true free press should not have any outside political or personal influence.” She said she was unaware the Tribe had a public relations department, but that “it would be a priority to me to foster interdepartmental communication/collaboration across the board.” Kennedy wrote that she supports Smoke Signals as a free press. “I support Smoke Signals operating as an independent …

and healing while making ribbon skirts. She said she isn’t quite 100% in remission, but is, “taking it day by day.” Manyhides first started making ribbon skirts last year and then had to stop due to illness. Her focus shifted to getting better and beating cancer. Now, she is gaining her strength back and eating more. “It was time to finish what I had started,” she said. “People were asking for ribbon skirts and ribbon shirts and I knew I had to do it. This gave me a sense of purpose, another reason …

a meeting in June 2018, PGE’s Chief Executive Officer, Maria Pope, informed me that PGE would not support the fishing platform construction due to claims raised by other Tribes with whom PGE has business relationships,” Kennedy said. Tribal member and ceremonial fisher Andrew Freeman takes his turn using a dip net while fishing off the Tribal fishing platform at Willamette Falls in Oregon City in April 2019. The Tribe says Portland General Electric’s effort to condemn 5 acres of public land …

began. Before that, parents often relied on family members or the Tribe’s Youth Education Department after-school and summer programs to help keep their children safe and occupied. “If my older children have to go back to school physically, but the little kids don’t, that would put me in a situation where I have no child care, which will impact my work and my job,” Quenelle said. The Tribe is in the process of creating a child care stipend, a move that was announced Wednesday, July 22, during …

since Cameron, then 28, went missing in a remote area of Shasta County, Calif., under suspicious circumstances. She is most likely a victim of domestic violence against Native American women. “It’s been 10 years since Heather has been missing and I want to spread awareness about her, and other missing and murdered Indigenous women,” Barry, 22, said. “I personally looked for her and it was weighing very heavily on my heart since this is the 10 th anniversary. My cousin meant a lot to me …