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Kathleen George to visit Tumwata Village to see the clean-up and restoration work the Grand Ronde Tribe has been performing since buying the former Blue Heron Paper Mill property in 2019. George is also chair of the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission. “This is particularly powerful work for us since this is the site of one of our traditional villages before our people were removed to Grand Ronde,” George said in her invitation to Sixkiller. The site was home to the Charcowah village …

are in the process of developing an assessment as to how the curriculum is being shared and how it’s being implemented, and will be conducting site visits. After a lunch that featured a roasted pork loin buffet, attendees chose from breakout sessions ranging from how to visit Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center, to ways to infuse Native American culture in the classroom, to how to use cultural artifacts in the classroom in an appropriate manner. Scheduled presenters included Cultural …

Council Vice Chair Chris Mercier hiking near obsidian cliffs. “In those stories of place, they do a number of things,” Thompson said. “They ground us to our ikanum (traditional stories), they teach us how these places were created and what they were created for. Place tells us who we are and where we are from, and about a landscape that has always supported us.” The first day of the summit included several breakout sessions, such as a visit to the former Grand Ronde governance and cannery sites …

Plan. A community input meeting will follow. 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: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

million from clinic revenues. During a recent site visit, Webb pointed out architectural features such as indoor fir beams combined with exterior cedar salvaged from the 2020 Detroit Lake wildfire. The 8,400-square-foot interior includes a reception area with vaulted ceiling and children’s play area, spacious medical and dental exam rooms, high-tech labs, a break room and administrative offices. Copper acorns catch rainwater as salmon stamped in the concrete appear to swim toward the 800-square-foot …

Bobb. He considered both Ray and Stevie to be brothers. Funeral services will be held for Eddie starting at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 8 at the Tribal gym in Grand Ronde, followed by interment at Grand Ronde Tribal Cemetery. A meal at the Tribe’s Elders Activity Center will follow. Bollman’s Tribute Center in Dallas is assisting the family. To leave an online condolence or share a memory with the family, visit www.BollmansTributeCenter.com . Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link …

p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, there will be a book release, featuring spaces for attendees to work with the book themselves, or engage in its activities. Connelly will give a special presentation at noon. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, visit confluenceproject.org/event-post/workbookrelease/ . Listen to "Podcast 104: Spirit Mountain Casino welcomes first Grand Ronde visual artist to gift shop" on Spreaker. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe …

, Nina Portwood Shield, Robert Wiggs, Sedona Williams and Judy Ballini, $50. The next General Council meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 2. The program report will be Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc. in executive session. After General Council concluded, a community input meeting followed. 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 …

considerations. Department members will visit the property, Barry said, and provide an assessment. “So, I’m really hoping more people reach out this year,” to request the service, Barry said. Elders who have physical or financial limitations can also ask for assistance in carrying out the advice they receive on improving their property’s defensible space. “We have in the past hired a couple of seasonal employees to go out and help with that,” Barry said. “It's increasingly important to consider wildfire …

later on in life,” she said. McKenzie loved the idea of being able to travel, visit other cultures and learn about them. When Cultural Resources Department Manager David Harrelson and Historic Preservation Office Manager Briece Edwards learned there was a Tribal member at PSU studying archeology, they invited her to join a field school the Tribe was conducting in 2015, which involved studying a Grand Ronde Tribal school from the early 1900s. “It was really great, because it really solidified my …