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that fire, our Tribe is healing from Termination. Our culture is found in the land. What you do," Reibach said, referring to forest staff, "is part of our culture." Ingersoll said the Forest Service was looking to the Tribe as staff recruiting grounds. An organizational chart of Siuslaw National Forest staff showed many vacancies in many different areas for the federal agency. Handouts included a full list of the National Forest's 100 to 150 employees with their jobs, departments and contact …

Tribal Government & News 44 employees honored for their years of service 01.21.2016 Dean Rhodes Tribal Employees Forty-four employees with a combined 571 years of service to the Tribe were honored during an Employee Recognition Breakfast held Thursday, Jan. 21, in the Tribal gym. Leading the way and setting a record with every work anniversary was Tresa Mercier, Health & Wellness Clinic Business Office manager, who reached her 31 st anniversary of employment with the Tribe. Reaching …

Tribal Government & News Tribal honors 151 employees for 1,822 years of service 06.12.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Tribal Employees By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor An Employee Recognition Gathering held Thursday, June 4, in the Tribal gym honored employees who reached milestones in their years of service to the Tribe for three quarters – the final quarter of 2014 and the first two quarters of 2015. The three quarters added up to some lofty numbers – 151 employees recognized …

Culture Public memorial service honors Kathryn Harrison 06.05.2023 Dean Rhodes Restoration , Tribal member , Spirit Mountain Casino , Walking On , State government , Federal government , Tribal relations Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy speaks during the memorial service for Tribal Elder Kathryn Harrison held at Spirit Mountain Casino’s Event Center on Sunday, June 4. Harrison walked on May 21 at the age of 99. (Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Several …

after the cash-strapped district closed the middle school building in Grand Ronde and consolidated its high school, middle school and elementary school operations at the Oaken Hills site. District Superintendent Gus Forster and Elementary School Principal Carrie Zimbrick picked up the check for the district. And the Oregon Native American Business & Entrepreneurship Network received $20,750 to revise and update its Indianpreneurship curriculum, which is designed to help Native Americans start …

of the purchase is now being used by the Tribe to license hay production while the western portion, which included a house, is being considered as the possible location of a women's transition house. In August, the Tribe added another eight acres when it purchased the Grand Ronde Middle School site from the Willamina School District. The purchase also brought the Tribe a 27,000-square-foot building. And the Tribe added another 3.5 acres when it purchased two separate properties immediately …

a new sacred Atudship site adjacent to the Tribal Cemetery. "Historically, we are stone builders," he said. At the site, those in need will place stones on a mound for healing and forgiveness. The 30th anniversary of Restoration, coming Nov. 22, is a significant time to use the mound and the stones, he added. Tribal drummers and an honor guard with veterans from many Tribes opened the conference. Tribal Council Chair Reyn Leno welcomed the group. "People don't realize who we are," Leno said …

interchange west of Interstate 5 near La Center, about 15 miles north of Vancouver. The Cowlitz have announced plans to build a large casino at the site. However, Grand Ronde's lawsuit says that the land is approximately 25 miles from the Cowlitz administrative offices in Longview, Wash., and 50 miles away from Cowlitz Tribal housing and the Cowlitz Elders Program and Senior Nutrition Center in Toledo, Wash. "Grand Ronde has cultural and historical connections to the north shore of the Columbia …

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 …