Posted on 07.31.2018 By Dean Rhodes
If you go Grand Ronde Contest Powwow When: Grand entries at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17; 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18; and 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19. Where: Uyxat Powwow Grounds,…
Posted on 08.14.2018 By Danielle Frost
Food as medicine Farm Share Rx program aims to heal people through better diets By Danielle Frost In traditional Tribal culture, food is more than nourishment: It is medicine…
By Danielle Frost PUYALLUP, Wash. -- Days spent out in a canoe, paddling for nine hours at a time and camping together can bring people closer or amplify personality…
By Danielle Frost CORVALLIS -- Since time immemorial, Marys Peak in Corvallis has been described as a “place of refuge” for the Kalapuya people, who climbed it for safety to…
By Danielle Frost Grand Ronde Tribal member Christopher Dickie moved from Oregon to Arkansas to escape troubles caused by alcohol addiction and to restore his life. Today,…
Posted on 08.14.2018 By Dean Rhodes
Monday, July 30 Assist outside agency with a road obstruction in the area of milepost 25 on Salmon River Highway. Criminal trespass reported in the area of Tilixam…
2013 – A longtime Grand Ronde Tribal employee saw the return of cherished jewelry she lost 12 years before. Tammy Garrison, administrative assistant for the Tribe’s Social…
Posted on 08.13.2018 By Danielle Frost
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…
Posted on 08.08.2018 By Danielle Frost
By Danielle Frost If you receive an e-mail or letter asking for donations or membership dues to the Tribe’s Chachalu Musuem & Cultural Center, beware. “E-mails have been…
Posted on 08.08.2018 By Dean Rhodes
Two Oregon Tribes – the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the Siletz Tribe – have come out in support of the Predation Reduction of Salmon Act introduced in the U.S.…
With the approval of two agreements during its Wednesday, Aug. 8, meeting, Tribal Council officially ended the Tribal government’s banking relationship with Wells…
Posted on 07.31.2018 By Danielle Frost
By Danielle Frost ST. HELENS -- The Grand Ronde Canoe Family is more than a name. After hours of paddling practice, attending planning meetings and the coming together of…
Spreaker Info Still need more information to help you decide who to vote for? You can listen to Smoke Signals Editor Dean Rhodes’ interviews with all eight Tribal Council…
By Danielle Frost While attending Grand Ronde’s Youth Wellness Warrior Camp held in Grand Ronde during the summer of 2017, Kyoni Mercier, Andrea Grijalva and Shalene Joseph…
If you go “Nsayka íliʔi: Our Land” permanent exhibit When: 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Where: Independence Heritage Museum in the historic First Baptist…
A statement issued by Tribal Council during its Wednesday, July 25, meeting says that the findings from the 2012 enrollment audit conducted by New Mexico-based Anuskewicz…
Kah-Nee-Ta’s history Time immemorial – Hot springs named after a woman named Xnitla, meaning “root digger.” She lived on the lands surrounding the springs. 1887 – General…
By Angela Sears Community Fund program coordinator The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Spirit Mountain Community Fund have selected Traven Joseph as the 2018-19…
Monday, July 9 Assist outside agency with a non-injury rollover crash at milepost 18 on Salmon River Highway. Suspicious activity reported in the 27000 block of Salmon…
2013 – After a decadelong effort by Oregon Tribes, the state Department of Education was advertising for an Indian education specialist. “This was one of our priorities for…
Posted on 07.30.2018 By Dean Rhodes
Still unsure about who you will vote for in the Sept. 8 Tribal Council election? Smoke Signals can help you decide! Eight Tribal Council interviews have been posted at…
Posted on 07.25.2018 By Dean Rhodes
Tribal Council approved an agreement with the Oregon Health Authority on Wednesday, July 25, that will bring the Tribe a contractual maximum of $10 million in additional…