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to access and build a fishing platform, which meant Tribal Natural Resources Department employees had to undertake the tedious and more dangerous process of hauling supplies across the river from the Oregon City side of the falls to the West Linn side. Previously, the Tribe was allowed to access the site from PGE property on the West Linn side to conduct ceremonial fishing and perform blessings, a much safer option than crossing the river. According to its website, the Land Use Board of Appeals …

that it needs federal approval because Tribes must cross its property located at the Willamette Falls Hydroelectric Project site in West Linn to access the fishing site, which is unrelated to the operation of the facility. FERC is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of natural gas, oil and electricity. It also regulates natural gas and hydropower projects, such as Willamette Falls. “This regulatory process won’t necessarily resolve specific issues in contention …

ticket everyone who has an unlicensed dog or is parked illegally. “I just ask everyone to not take advantage of our kindness and try to get your dogs licensed and don’t park in no-parking areas,” he said. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved submitting an amendment to the Environmental Protection Agency to request a maximum of $274,600 in 2022 to fund the Tribe’s technical consultant regarding continued Portland Harbor site cleanup activities; Approved the addition of 25 Tribal members …

. During a January 2022 Bureau of Indian Affairs virtual public hearing on the Siletz proposal, 21 of the 28 speakers were Grand Ronde Tribal members or employees who unanimously spoke in opposition to the idea of allowing the Siletz Tribe to leapfrog over Spirit Mountain Casino and build a second casino closer to Salem. In 2017, the Siletz Tribe proposed building a second casino at the 20-acre site off Interstate 5 and splitting the proceeds with the state of Oregon and eight other federally …

Tribal Government & News Feds, state and five Tribes reach $33.2 million Portland Harbor cleanup settlement 11.03.2023 Dean Rhodes Tribal government , Natural resources , Federal government , State government By Dean Rhodes Publications coordinator PORTLAND – The U.S. Justice Department lodged two proposed consent decrees on Thursday, Nov. 2, in federal court that will force 20 potentially responsible parties at the Portland Harbor Superfund Site to pay an estimated $33.2 million …

was first staged in 2006. "This timely and lyric play celebrates the important role of the salmon in Native culture and spirituality and explores the intimate, profound and ecologically critical relationship between people, land, river and biotic communities," states the play's synopsis on the University of Oregon Department of Theatre Arts' Web site. "In the end, salmon means home for all of us who live in the Pacific Northwest." Clifford, who is not attending the University of Oregon, said she …

different ways, such as at gatherings, etc. Tribal Council member Wink Soderberg said that the song "was so good" that he was going to save it for 40 years to play at his funeral. The song can be listened to and downloaded for free at www.lookingwolf.com . Reibach's presentation also can be watched on the Tribal Web site by clicking on the May 25 Tribal Council meeting video starting at about the three-minute mark. "In continuation of support for our Tribe and wishing us all 'One Heart …

meeting on June 2, which can be viewed on the Tribal Web site www.grandronde.org under the Videos tab, involved a back and forth about whether it was better to bundle the four amendments into one vote or allow Tribal voters to decide an each amendment separately. In February 2008, Tribal membership voted on three separate enrollment proposals, but only OK'd a five-year relinquishment period by enough votes - two-thirds majority -- to amend the Tribal Constitution. A proposal to remove the rule …

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was a site heavily used by Native Americans in the pre-contact era. After finding the item, which Engman told The Salem Statesman-Journal looked like a "pretty weird rock," she showed it to her mother, Callavinna Simons, who called the Marion County Historical Society, which referred them to the state Parks and Recreation Department. State Archaeologist Dennis Griffin authenticated the item as a Native American artifact, probably used by the Santiam band of the Kalapuya people. Griffin said …