Smoke Signals staff writer
Wearing beads of every color to honor loved ones lost and those still struggling, residents of Salem and the surrounding areas braved the threat of rain Saturday, Oct. 11, to walk from Riverfront Park across the Willamette River, share their stories and help raise awareness to prevent suicide.
Tribal adults and youth from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde attended the annual Out of Darkness Walk, as they do every year, hoping to remind fellow Tribal members they do not have to suffer in alone and in silence…