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Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor - April 1, 2012 03.29.2012 Ron Karten Letters Dear Tribal Council: First let me thank you for all that you do. There are many of us who appreciate all the time and effort you put in to accomplishing the endless tasks assigned to you. If it weren't for the dedication of fine folks like you, our Tribe would not be in the fine shape it is today. I follow the meetings and events of our Tribe through my home computer and Smoke Signals . Having …

of the Tribe. "It's a then-and-now kind of thing," Brown says. "It will have quite a bit of educational value. The public is, I think, going to be surprised and shocked." Brown said she is hoping that Tribal members, their relatives and community members will search for old photos, boxes of letters and official documents that originated between 1954 through the mid-1980s relating to the Grand Ronde Tribe's Termination and 29-year effort to regain federal recognition. The items could be stashed away …

prowl around behind me, watching what I did." When he brought a mural proposal to the Tribe, the timing was right and Youth Prevention set about finding funding. Ultimately, Youth Prevention and the Tribal Housing Authority each committed $10,000 to the project and Tribal Council added $5,000. Abromavic brought on three other artists - all with experience with youth or murals, he said. They included Spider Moccasin, also known as Mr. M, and sometimes as Marcus Moseley (Wasco-Warm Springs); Toma …

Tribal Government & News Statement from the Chair (1) 08.13.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Tribal members: I’d like to take a moment to update you on some of the initiatives and projects here in Grand Ronde. After wrapping up the Veterans Summit, our annual Marcellus Norwest Memorial Veterans Powwow and the dedication of our new arbor, we’re gearing up for 2016 and have a number of things to report back to the membership. Third annual Veterans Summit and Marcellus Norwest Memorial Veterans …

anything I wouldn’t do. I’m willing to work long hours.” As he acclimates himself to the job, he says he wants to know where his program leaders excel and where they might need assistance. Whatever that is, he wants to provide it for them. He wants to be the kind of manager who “gets out of the way and lets people do their jobs.” That gives him time, almost right away, to keep his focus on grant issues. In these early days, he continues meeting with program heads to bring him up to speed …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Jan. 1, 2016 12.30.2015 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : As a Tribal member who votes in every election, I do remember many of our current Tribal Council members running on ethics and transparency. When leaders push for the membership having to vote on bundled enrollment proposals, I do have to question the reasoning behind it. Why not just make it easy and separate matters? It seems to me like the most appropriate and honest way to go …

Culture Chachalu plans June 5 grand opening event 05.08.2014 Ron Karten Culture , Events The Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center will hold a grand opening of Phase I beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 5, at the facility, 8720 Grand Ronde Road. The ceremony will occur outside, weather permitting, and include an opening prayer, drum song, welcome, Tribal Council remarks and recognitions. People will be able to walk through the facility from 4:45 to 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided …

crowns), she was always introduced as one of the Tribe's future doctors. Early on, she wanted to be a physician. "That didn't work out, but I ended up getting a scholarship from the Indian Health Service." It required a two-year payback period. After two years, she said, she "fell in love" with the work. She has now been working with Indian Health Service for seven years. "I really like the opportunity to give back to the Native community. Even though I'm not back at Grand Ronde, I get to help …

to build our cannabis industry in good faith and in compliance with the Cole memorandum. “Our primary focus has been to integrate extensive safety measures into the system. I am certainly committed to keeping legal cannabis in Oregon, but out of the illegal market and out of the hands of kids. I am also dedicated to protecting the will of the voters and the more than 19,000 jobs this industry has created.” The summit, which was closed to the media, included law enforcement from the local to federal …

of owning a business. He also was chair of Spirit Mountain Development Corp., an organization established to bring business and industry to the Grand Ronde area. 1988 – Indian Health Service began offering massage therapy for Tribal members with injuries, disabilities, chronic pain, stress, grief and life changes. Dawn Faith Cloud was a licensed massage technician and had been in private practice as a body/mind therapist since 1981. “I am very pleased to be able to offer this nurturing, healing …