Smoke Signals

11/20/2025

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves grant application for Tribal youth educational needs 11.19.2025 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council Tribal Council Chambers By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a grant application to the Oregon Department of Education to add...

11/19/2025

The Grand Ronde Tribal Employment Rights Office held its annual luncheon at Spirit Mountain Casino's Event Center Saturday, Nov. 15.

Tribal Government & News TERO holds annual appreciation lunch, names worker of the year 11.18.2025 Danielle Harrison TERO (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) Rob Roy (Yakama Nation) speaks after being named Tribal Employment Rights Office Worker of the Year during the TERO Appreciation Lunch at Spirit Mounta...

11/18/2025

RESTORATION POWWOW: Grand Ronde Youth Empowerment and Prevention is putting on a "Street Style" Dance Special during the first session of the Saturday, Nov. 22, Restoration Powwow. The first Grand Entry begins at 12 p.m.

11/14/2025

The Tribe's Children & Family Services program has partnered with Operation Warm again this year to host a youth winter coat giveaway. See giveaway dates below.

11/14/2025

Discount Tire and Fairfield Inn by Marriott are the newest tenants at the Tribe's co-owned Chemawa Station development in Keizer.

Tribal Government & News Discount Tire, Marriott coming to Chemawa Station 11.13.2025 Danielle Harrison Economic development By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Two new tenants are coming to the Tribe’s Chemawa Station development in Keizer: Discount Tire and Fairfield Inn by Marriott. The f...

11/12/2025

Here is the cover of the Nov. 15, 2025, edition of the Smoke Signals newspaper. You can find the entire paper available now as a PDF at https://www.smokesignals.org/media/3264/11-15-2025-web.pdf.

11/12/2025

Tribal veterans were honored on Monday, Nov. 10, with a private luncheon at Spirit Mountain Casino.

11/11/2025

Join us in welcoming the brilliant Dr. David G. Lewis back to Albina Library this Wednesday! For this event, Indigenous Lifeways, Dr. Lewis explores the historical evidence for our changed landscape. What clues can we find about how the Kalapuyans lived before wetlands were destroyed? Examine maps and other sources to recover original lifeways tied to the seasons.

📍 Albina Library
🗓️ Wednesday, November 12
⏰ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

David G. Lewis, PhD, is a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, a descendant of the Takelma, Chinook, Molalla, and Santiam Kalapuya peoples of western Oregon. This event is made possible by The Library Foundation through support from The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Fund.

11/07/2025

A carved rock tied to an Indigenous creation story for Willamette Falls used to sit next to the river in Oregon City, but it’s been missing since the 1950s. Now, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde are trying to find it.

11/06/2025

Culture Walking On: Kelly Stuart Mercier 11.06.2025 Walking On Kelly Stuart Mercier Nov. 19, 1963 – Nov. 1, 2025 Tribal Elder Kelly Stuart Mercier passed away Nov. 1, 2025, at the age of 61. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Tribal gym with a meal to follow at the Com...

11/06/2025

UPDATE: On Friday, Nov. 7, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek announced that following a federal court order for the Trump administration to release the full funding for SNAP payments, employees in the state’s Department of Human Services had worked through the previous night to issue full November benefits for all Oregonians on SNAP, regardless of their usual payment schedule.

The Grand Ronde Tribal Council declared a state of emergency Wednesday, Nov. 5. Read the article below for information on food and cash distribution, as well as fundraising efforts.

Tribal Government & News Tribe declares emergency, offers aid to SNAP recipients 11.06.2025 Nicole Montesano, Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Nicole Montesano and Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff Tribal Council declared a state of emergency Wednesday, Nov. 5, due to the federal government s...