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, supporters of measures 82 and 83 threw in the towel. Organizers stopped airing TV commercials and took down a social media page. The two measures would have amended the state Constitution to allow private casinos, including one in Wood Village. Before giving up, proponents had spent more than $6 million on collecting signatures to place the two measures on the ballot and touting them statewide. 2007 – Tribal Elder Ruth Rickard, 77, was featured in an article that described her colorful life …

chosen that present minimum risk after Tribal employees filtered through recommendations provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Thurston County Board of Health and a software program. Rumthun added other alternatives like agricultural vinegar are not recommended because they can damage aquatic environments and salts can build up in the soil. Fullerton said there are two spray policies in use at the Tribe: one for the Natural Resources management plan approved in 2021 by Tribal Council …

another one this past summer that ended the 70X Grand Ronde Express to Salem. That leaves just one public transit bus route to and from Grand Ronde. Yamhill County’s bus from Grand Ronde to McMinnville runs eight times a day, Monday through Friday. Tribal Public Works Coordinator John Mercier said he is working with the Oregon Department of Transportation and Native American-owned consultants Akana on an immediate fix, with a new transportation plan to be negotiated in January. “We are going …

. The first one, a 5-year agreement, was approved in 2020. Tribal Lands and Self-Governance Manager Jan Michael Reibach said the 10-year agreement will help reduce staff time spent on renewing agreements more frequently. “Most Tribes have an annual agreement but when you have this, it requires extra processing and you have to renegotiate it every year,” Reibach said at a Tuesday, Dec. 3, Legislative Action Committee meeting. “By entering into the multi-year agreement, it streamlines the process …

there are some other minor (changes) but that’s the big one I think people are going to want to know about. It’s a big organizational change and in order to make that change…these ordinances have to be amended.” There will be a 30-day comment period before the proposed ordinance changes are adopted. For a copy of the ordinance, contact the Tribal Attorney’s Office at 503-879-4664 or legal@grandronde.org. Send comments to the Tribal Attorney’s Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, Oregon …

specialist, made the sign. This is just one sign among many that are in stages of completion, said Tribal member David Lewis, manager of the Cultural Resources Department. "The Tribal signs project was initiated by Tribal Council three years ago," said Lewis. "In that time we have worked with dozens of potential partners throughout western Oregon. The original concept of the project was to populate the Tribe's ceded lands with information to help educate the public about the Tribal history …

Culture Tribal Elder Kathryn Harrison receives two awards in one week 10.12.2012 Dean Rhodes People , History , Elder Profile PORTLAND -- Tribal Elder Kathryn Harrison stood among Oregon's leading "History Makers" on Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Oregon Historical Society on the park blocks in Portland, where she received one of four awards presented to well-known Oregonians. Former Secretary of State Norma Paulus, Gerry Frank, former chief of staff for Sen. Mark Hatfield, and former Portland …

remember them always. Every now and then, good moments come together from the efforts of many people, and they manage to have an effect on one young person. Such is the case for my daughter, Hattie. As a result of efforts from many people, Hattie and my family were granted an once-in-a-lifetime privilege. Hattie was selected to be a central character for a short biography on Nickelodeon Junior's (Nick Jr.) "Kids Around the World," which is a series of short videos about children from all parts …

funding, she said. The group also receives other federal allocations as well as state grants, private funding and medical insurance. One of the challenges of serving the urban Native population is that clients represent a wide range of Tribes. "It's not just one culture, but all the Native cultures across the country," she said. Members of federally recognized Tribes receive more and better services from their Tribes, she said. Tuomi still sees value in her work. "We provide a home for them …

Signals : Recently I received a postcard from a Tribal member, Brenda Tuomi. I don't know Brenda, who is running for Tribal Council, but she brought out an interesting fact: Only 33 percent of those eligible to vote actually vote in Tribal elections. One-third of the Tribe is determining what happens to all of us because that one-third votes. We can only hope that this elite one-third does their homework before they decide any issue. In 2010, the Supreme Court issued the infamous "Citizens United …