Smoke Signals (newspaper)

Smoke Signals is a newspaper published by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde in the U.S. state of Oregon since the late 1970s.[1]

Smoke Signals
TypeBimonthly Newspaper
FormatTabloid
Founder(s)Greg Archuleta
PublisherConfederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Founded1978 (1978)
HeadquartersGrand Ronde, Oregon
Websitesmokesignals.org

History

The publication was launched by Greg Archuleta in or before 1978, initially as a single or multiple sheet, monthly newsletter mailed to tribal members. In April 1987 it adopted a tabloid format on traditional newsprint. In 1995 it began publishing twice month.[2]

Smoke Signals' coverage has been cited in news publications and the academic press.[3] A 1999 Associated Press story quoted Smoke Signals on the topic of non-natives seeking to join the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.[4] In 2000 Smoke Signals' coverage of recovering Native American remains was quoted.[5] In 2002 editor Brent Merrill was highlighted in an Oregonian article for his walk to commemorate the Trail of Tears.[6] A 2005 Oregonian story quoted Smoke Signals' editor on the propriety of using Indian-related terms and slurs in naming sports teams.[7] A 2018 newspaper article published in Texas noted Smoke Signals' name as an example of creative naming to tie a newspaper to its local community.[8]

Smoke Signals has won several honors, including the General Excellence award, from the Native American Journalists Association, as well as from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association.[2] In 2017 the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde adopted an Independent Press Ordinance, establishing an editorial board for Smoke Signals that would remove direct oversight by the Confederated Tribes.[9] It won the Elias Boudinot Free Press Award that year.[10] In 2020 it won second place awards from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association in the categories of general excellence, news writing, and photography.[11]

References
  1. "Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde".
  2. https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/history/smokesignals/ and https://odnp.uoregon.edu/grand-ronde-smoke-signals/
  3. Minke, Tabitha (2016). "Christman v. Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde: A Chapter in the Disenrollment Epidemic". American Indian Law Review. 41 (1).
  4. "Casino's Success Has Kindred Asking to Join Tribe". The Associated Press. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. April 12, 1999.
  5. Prince, Richard (January 7, 2017). "Oregon Tribe Votes for Freedom of the Press". journal-isms.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  6. Martinis, Cheryl (February 23, 2002). "2 Will Honor Ancestors by Walking Miles in their Shoes". The Oregonian.
  7. Freeman, Joe (August 14, 2005). "Is it tribal respect . . . or ridicule?". Oregonian.
  8. Rozeff, Norman (May 20, 2018). "What's in a newspaper name?". Valley Morning Star.
  9. "Grand Ronde Tribe adopts Independent Press Ordinance". Native American Journalists Association. January 5, 2017. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  10. "NAJA Announces 2017 Award Winners". IndianCountryToday.com. August 17, 2017. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  11. http://orenews.com/pub/doc/ANC-2020-Script.pdf
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