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an application to the Oregon Department of Education Grow Your Own grant program for $375,000 to provide additional continuing education funding and support services for staff; And approved enrolling three minors into the Tribe because they meet the requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Videos tab. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link …

Culture Watchlist: ‘The tragic story of this famous meteorite’ 04.30.2024 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital journalist The culturally significant Tomanowos meteorite from the Willamette Valley is currently held on display in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Every year, a few Grand Ronde Tribal members coordinate with the museum to pay a visit to Tomanowas to smudge it, clean it with cedar branches and spend time with it. In 2023, a welcome brunch …

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an amendment to the Government Corporations Ordinance changing the budget reporting date for corporate boards from October 31 to October 1; Approved an amendment to the Freedom of Information Ordinance reducing the number of years in which certain documents would be declassified from 15 years to 3 years; And approved enrolling one infant into the Tribe because they meet the enrollment requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. To watch the entire meeting, visit …

the first supplemental budget appropriation increase of up to $7 million in funding for the Stratus Village housing project in McMinnville; And approved enrolling one minor into the Tribe because they meet the enrollment requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Videos tab. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper …

, with Dec.13 as the payment date; Approved a $412,500 grant agreement with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to implement floodplain restoration on the Tribe’s 348-acre Chahalpam conservation property in Marion County; And approved a memorandum of understanding with Travel Oregon. In other business, Tribal Council set the agenda for the Sunday, Nov. 3, General Council meeting, which will include a 2025 budget hearing in executive session. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s …

. This action (condemnation) jeopardizes the Tribe’s state-authorized cultural fishery and denies the public their right to access and enjoy this unique Oregon treasure.” In 2023, the Oregon Department of State Lands extended the Grand Ronde Tribe’s permit to have a removable fishing platform at Willamette Falls through August 2028. The permit continues the Tribe’s ability to harvest up to 15 salmon annually for ceremonial purposes. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website …

into the Tribe as they meet the previous enrollment requirements under the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance as well as the requirements under the constitutional amendment. In other news, Tribal Council set the next General Council meeting date for 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, at the Monarch Hotel & Convention Center in Clackamas with a program report from the Housing Department. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Videos …

to the Oregon Department of Human Services Office of Developmental Disabilities Services; And approved the enrollment of five infants and an emergency non-infant enrollment into the Tribe because they meet the requirements under the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Videos tab. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates …

site visit to the Oregon Coast Aquarium. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Four years into a project to teach the Tribe’s teenagers about philanthropy, grantmaking and community service, the program is hitting its stride, with an annual luncheon to celebrate the organizations chosen by interns of the Spirit Mountain Community Fund. This year’s Youth Grantmaking check presentation was held Friday, Aug. 8, at Spirit Mountain Casino Event Center. Summer youth …