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have until 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, to submit written comments. The final 2023 budget will be adopted on or before Dec. 31. In other action, Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy announced that the next General Council meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, with a report from the Grand Ronde Food Bank (iskam mfkHmfk haws). The meeting will again be in a hybrid format on Zoom and in-person at the Governance Center. Kennedy also thanked all of the veterans in the audience because …

Sabatini as Facility Services manager. 1990 – Tribal Council authorized a $2,000 payment to join the Yamhill County Timberland Owners Association, which was formed by private landowners who make an annual contribution to Yamhill County for a full-time deputy to exclusively patrol timber lands. 1985 – The annual Memorial Day Gathering was held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church on May 26 and a scheduled baked food sale was raising money for the Powwow Fund. The first annual powwow was scheduled for August …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves Housing software contract 07.26.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a contract between the Tribal Housing Department and Yardi of Santa Barbara, California, during its Wednesday, July 26, meeting. Yardi is a property management software company with more than 30 North American offices. The Housing Department has worked with the company in the past, purchasing $25,000 of new …

in the terrorist attacks of Feb. 26, 1993, and Sept. 11, 2001, are inscribed in bronze around the twin memorial pools. “I remember watching the attacks on TV so to see this in person after almost 17 years was amazing,” Grout said. “What they have done in that time is very inspiring.” “It was so different and beautiful,” Galligher said. “It was really cool to look out and see how big everything was, too.” After breakfast on Thursday, some members of the delegation headed on a long New York City subway …

on the Columbia River as a cooperating agency for development of a new environmental impact statement. As a cooperating agency, the Tribe will review and provide input on details on dam operations in advance of the public. In late 2016, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that it would start a five-year process for developing an environmental impact statement for continued operation of Columbia River dams because of a federal court order. In January, Tribal Council member Kathleen George and Tribal staff …

a 1996 executive order that directed state agencies to develop working relationships with Oregon’s nine federally recognized Tribes. It usually meets three times annually. Besides Natural Resources, the state created work groups that deal with Health and Human Resources, Economic Development and Community Services, Public Safety, Education and Cultural Resources. “It is recognized that the Natural Resources Work Group is a powerful communication tool for achieving Tribal-state collaboration …

Restoration celebration, is located on the Lash property immediately north of the Tribal Cemetery off Grand Ronde Road. The Atudship rock mound is a monument honoring the plight and Restoration of the more than 27 Tribes and bands that make up the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. "Atudship" is a Tualatin-Kalapuya term meaning to heap up earth and rocks, a Native ceremony that is usually associated with the practice of obtaining spirit power. The prayer service is being coordinated by the Tribe's Land …

for grabs. Our ethnicity, our traditions, who we are is not swag for non-Indian students, parents or communities to make money off of. … I am not a mascot, a stereotype or a nickname. We are all human beings.” On the other hand, Tribal Council and Tribal staff explained the Tribe’s stand on Native American mascots. “This is a Native American issue, not a Board of Education issue,” said Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno. “We should have it in our hands to declare what is right and what is wrong. … Why …

reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Citizen contact occurred in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Menacing arrest occurred in the area of Tyee Road and Raven Loop. Suspicious vehicle reported in the area of Hebo and Old Fort roads. Warrant arrest occurred in the area of milepost 26 on Highway 18. Stolen vehicle reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Emotionally disturbed person reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Traffic assist performed in the 29100 …

huge clots. In 1994, before much was known about the disease, it was growing blood clots in Reibach's veins. Doctors called it thrombophilia, a term referring generally to all coagulation problems. Two clots in Reibach's body broke off, causing strokes. The strokes left scar tissue on his brain that led to seizures. The seizures scared the wits out of Reibach's young son, Shane Michael, who also is a member of the Tribe. Before it was all figured out, Reibach had suffered paralysis and could …