Katherine Warren

1 week ago | smokesignals.org | Danielle Harrison |Nicole Montesano |Katherine Warren

By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editorTribal Council approved the establishment of an Elder Board and its bylaws at its Wednesday, April 16, meeting. Tribal Council member Denise Harvey cast a “no” vote. The board will replace the Elders Committee, which has been on pause since mid-December 2024 so that council and staff could develop ordinance amendments and revised bylaws and policies.

2 weeks ago | smokesignals.org | Katherine Warren |Nicole Montesano |Danielle Harrison

By Katherine Warren and Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff Cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture funding by the Trump Administration have thus far resulted in a cancellation of a grant that the Tribe uses for its monthly Healthy Food Box distribution. Tribal Communications Director Sara Thompson said the Tribe is continuing to distribute the boxes using the remainder of its 2024 funding from the USDA.

1 month ago | smokesignals.org | Danielle Harrison |Nicole Montesano |Katherine Warren

By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editorTribal Council approved a first reading of proposed Enrollment Ordinance amendments at its Wednesday, March 19, meeting. The Enrollment Ordinance is being amended to align with the lineal descent constitutional amendment, which was certified by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Currently, enrollment for those older than six months and all non-emergency enrollments is on pause until Tuesday, June 3.

1 month ago | smokesignals.org | Nicole Montesano |Katherine Warren

By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Construction is continuing on a new child development center, and Tribal Engineering & Community Development Department Manager Ryan Webb said he hopes it will be completed by the end of March. Systems were being started up in late February, Webb said, and would take around three or four weeks to complete. Tribal Council approved a contract for construction of the building in late 2023 and had originally hoped to open it by last December.

Sep 3, 2024 | smokesignals.org | Nicole Montesano |Katherine Warren |Danielle Harrison

By Nicole Montesano   Smoke Signals staff writerPORTLAND -- Being named Lewis & Clark College’s Native Artist-Scholar in Residence is an honor for Tribal member Anthony Hudson, but it’s also funny and ironic. “I’m smart,” Hudson said. “But I’m not a scholar.”As for Carla Rossi, Hudson’s alternate personality and “Portland’s premiere drag clown,” who is sharing the honor, “Carla herself is far from a scholar, as she chooses to live in a dumpster,” Hudson said.