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flags and poles. They were on display all weekend. Veterans also can buy the right to put their names and years of service on the flag poles so that every Memorial Day and Veterans Powwow, the flags will come out with elk hide feathers and the names clearly marked. Applications are in Smoke Signals . Among the vendors on hand over the weekend, the Yamhill County Veterans Services Office as well as state and federal counterparts were in attendance. The biggest news for veterans, said Veterans …

participants continue to buy land in the area as it becomes available. Already, management of the area has translated into 4,000 student visits and 40,000 visits altogether annually. Tribal Attorney Rob Greene praised the day's event as "the continuation of an important developing relationship" with the Tribe's partners. The Cultural Resources Department drafted the history, made gifts for the participants and organized the proceedings, said Lewis. He gave credit to Khani Schultz, Julie Brown …

at the Tribal Powwow Grounds on June 27-30. This is the first year for this traditional bow-building class in Grand Ronde, run by Jack and Brenda Holthaus, who have brought similar classes to Tribal peoples across the country. At the time of the presentation, Jack was on the Pine Ridge Reservation with the program and was headed next for the Cheyanne Reservation, both in South Dakota. The funds are used to buy bow wood staves and arrows, and to pay teachers, said Brenda, who accepted the check …

." "We have song recordings from the 1800s," Mercier added, "but we don't sing them because they belong to others." One needs permission to sing songs written by others, he said. One could buy them, not for money, but by laying gifts at the feet of the families of those who wrote them. Acceptable gifts include traditional foods and crafts. Mercier also talked about smudging, burning sage, as a way of cleansing an atmosphere for "people who have a heavy heart." Some sage, also called mugwort, grows …

the community to buy 80,000 books for "high needs" libraries, she said. April Campbell, a Grand Ronde Tribal member who was Education Department manager for the Tribe and is now Indian Education Specialist for the state Department of Education, sees value in bringing together "key strategic partners" with outreach efforts. Bobby Mercier, Brian Krehbiel, Ali Holsclaw and Kimberly Roybal drummed and sang to start the program. Umpqua Bank brought in an ice cream truck, giving out what we all scream …

that the land had not been sold yet. “We should have a plan before we buy a property and we didn’t have that,” he said. “I know we talked about it being Spirit Mountain at Wood Village, but if there was a scenario with a joint casino, the (potential) impacts would be a 50-percent hit to our current area.” George said the purchase and subsequent decision to sell was a “long process.” “At the time, the thinking was to get that property off the market,” she said. “We explored development to the best of our …

are to either build the community, purchase forest lands for economic development, recover and protect significant cultural sites, and to buy commercial real estate. Reibach said one of the most important jobs for his Lands Department is transferring Tribal land holdings from fee status, where the Tribe must pay taxes and follow local zoning laws, to trust status, which transfers the land title to the federal government in trust for the Tribe. Reibach said the Tribe broke a national record …

it later in life to help buy a home or start a business. Tribal Council members and Tribal staff are interested in hearing both kinds of stories during a community meeting that will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, in the Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. The purpose of the meeting is to hear from Tribal members and their families about how the Minors’ Trust Fund money is helping Tribal members, what it is being used for and how the program can be improved. Is it a good …

business – Spirit Mountain Casino – have each year. “For us at the casino it’s a great branding tool,” Huffman said. “The advertisement and marketing that comes along with the Grand Floral Parade is phenomenal. There really is no way we could go in and do a media buy to get the kind of coverage we get throughout this event.” Huffman said Tribal member and Tribal staff volunteers will be in Portland on June 7-9 to work on the float entry’s final touches. There is room for 30 volunteers and a bus …

of next steps and the support necessary to sustain the community conversations. Eide’s organization provides support to the Oregon Department of Education and it is hoping to bring all involved stakeholders together in the 10 conversational meetings throughout the state before the plan moves on to the next steps. “The fact that this plan is making progress is because of the work of April Campbell and the fact that it is supported by the Chief Education Office,” said Eide. “There is high level buy …