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. "I know the word is overused, but everything came off so well. There was a good healthy feeling to the powwow. It was a clean and sober Saturday night. There were a lot of good dancers, songs and prayers." An incredible 23 drums participated in the event, including host drums The Woodsmen from Grand Ronde, Star Horse from Warm Springs, Little River from Eugene and Thundering Water from Cow Creek. In addition, the following drums also attended and performed: CSB from Grand Ronde; Autumn Creek …

, this will fill the need we have and it’s a chance to help the members who need it.” Each building has four apartments and a separate laundry room. Each unit’s electrical and hot water systems are located in a separate closet so Housing staff can make repairs without having to enter individual apartments. Rooms are wide open with the heater vents off the ground so furniture can be placed anywhere in the room. Floors are vinyl plank like those used in some of the Elders’ units. The twist-open …

18B and 22. Alarm went off in the 28000 block of Salmon River Highway. Assist outside agency with a two vehicle crash in the area of Salmon River Highway and Grand Ronde Road. Sunday, Sept. 20 Animal complaint received in the area of Wind River Drive. Assist outside agency with reported suspicious activity in the area of milepost 17 on Highway 18. Trespass reported in the 28400 block of McPherson Road. Civil dispute reported in the 28400 block of McPherson Road. Driving complaint received …

. The award is the 26 th time that Smoke Signals has been honored by the statewide journalism association in the last 10 years. ONPA awards were announced during the July 19-20 convention held at Brasada Ranch near Bend. Smoke Signals also won six awards in the annual Native American Journalists Association Media Awards contest for work published in 2017. The awards were handed out Saturday, July 21, during an awards banquet held in Miami, Fla. Frost's story about Tribal member Heather Cameron …

in September. LaBonte also sought legislation to equalize payments to all veterans. The so-called "a vet is a vet is a vet" bill ensures that veterans are paid equally, whether they served in a battle zone or were based in the United States. LaBonte has been practicing that policy for years in Grand Ronde. He has been a longtime member of the Grand Ronde Color Guard. His leadership and hard work made it possible for the Tribe to supply color guards to veterans' events for many years across Oregon. He …

burned and were removed from their homelands. “Today, we are rebuilding our community and our homelands,” she says. “We are a thankful people, even in hardship. For we know it has made us stronger and has given us the ability to succeed.” The 37-minute film was financed through grants, matching funds and in-kind donations. Interpretive Center Director Gail Yazzolino, a driving force behind the film’s creation, is hopeful the center will reopen in the spring of 2022 so that visitors can view it, along …

Archuleta, Cultural Resources Manager David Harrelson and Cultural Education Coordinator Jordan Mercier led the singing and drumming. Bobby Mercier welcomed the canoes in Chinuk Wawa and then English. “I want to thank our relatives for bringing the canoes today and to bring them ashore and have a good time today,” he said. Also attending the waterfront opening ceremony were Tribal Council Vice Chair Chris Mercier, Tribal Attorney Rob Greene and Historic Preservation Manager Briece Edwards …

of the bones so that the remains could be taken to the Agency Creek fish weir and eventually returned to the Willamette River. “It’s important to bring the fish back to share with the community and tie it back to the river,” he said. “We need to honor that fish, that ancestor who has fed us since the beginning of time. That’s why we’re doing this here today.” Platform process Before fishing could begin this year, Tribal staff first had to reattach a platform, built last fall, to a rock outcropping …

was to be attending. About Tomanowos, she said, "It has spirit power. I think you can feel that still." Cole gave more history about the meteorite, including how the holes in it collected water and Native warriors dipped their arrows in the water for good luck. Young people would visit Tomanowos to get spirit power or puberty rites, and other Native peoples would go to become healed or grow stronger. Today, for the first time, Cole saw Tomanowos in person. She said she has seen pictures and heard …

Tribal Government & News General Council briefed on Natural Resources programs 02.08.2016 Dean Rhodes General Council , Natural Resources PORTLAND -- General Council returned to the Monarch Hotel near Clackamas Town Center for the first time since March 2013 and a good turnout of Tribal members heard Natural Resources Department Manager Michael Wilson present an overview of his department’s numerous activities and accomplishments. Wilson’s presentation was originally scheduled for the January …