Yesteryears -- Nov. 1, 2014

2009 - Then-Tribal Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy was set to receive the Fran James Cultural Preservation Award from the Potlatch Fund in Seattle, as well as travel to Washington, D.C., to participate in the first Tribal Nations Conference that was promised by President Barack Obama during his 2008 campaign.

2004 - About 250 Tribal officials and state government department directors attended the annual Tribal-to-Tribal Government Summit held at the Wildhorse Casino in Pendleton. Gov. Ted Kulongoski attended.

1999 - The Oregon Commission for Women named then-Tribal Council Chairwoman Kathryn Harrison one of three Women of Achievement in the state. Harrison was honored for her work on behalf of the advancement of the Tribe. The commission also noted that Harrison worked with nonTribal groups, such as the Women's Political Caucus and League of Women Voters.

1994 - Sam Henny and Rob Greene were pictured transplanting 400 checker-mallow plants from the construction site for Spirit Mountain Casino. The threatened species plants were relocated to an area across the street from the Spirit Mountain headquarters.

1989 - Smoke Signals and Tribal archives do not have a copy of the November 1989 edition.

1984 - The Commission on Indian Services held its second regional meeting in the cafeteria of St. Michael's Catholic Church. The commission recently agreed to expand its membership to include the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, as well as other federally recognized Tribes. A draft bill was being readied for introduction to the state Legislature in early 1985.

Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals.