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a Native Club at its schools. Leo said that approximately 3 percent of Banks’ 1,100 students identify as Native American. Banks, which is northwest of Portland off of Highway 26, is within the traditional homelands of the Tualatin Kalapuya, one of the myriad Tribes and bands that were forced to move to the Grand Ronde Reservation in the 1850s and confederate after signing three treaties with the federal government. Public school districts that do not enter into an approved agreement with an Oregon …

Tribal Government & News Nine vying for Tribal Council 06.30.2016 Brent Merrill Tribal Council , Elections Nine Tribal members were nominated to run for three open Tribal Council seats and all accepted during a General Council meeting held at the Tribal Community Center on Sunday, June 26. Tribal Council elections will be determined on Saturday, Sept. 10. Eligible voters must be registered to vote and can register up to and including on Election Day. Each eligible voter is entitled to vote …

, General Manager’s Office, Tribal Attorney’s Office, Finance Department, TERO, GIS and Tribal Historic Preservation Office for their assistance on the project. Tribal Council approved the contract for the project at its Aug. 26 meeting. Mercier said the work is funded by the Tribe’s federal Tribal Transportation allocation. Pacific Excavation has previously worked with the Tribe, winning the Ackerson Road Lift Station contract. Chamberlain said road work is projected to last through the end …

the assistant administrator for the Tribe's health department. In 2001, he accepted the health director position for the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. He was born and raised in Bandon, Ore., and graduated from Bandon High School. After earning his college degree in Texas, he returned to Bandon in 1989. He has been married for 26 years and has two daughters and one granddaughter. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates …

on Nov. 26 by five Tribal Council members. In other action on Dec. 4, Tribal Council: Approved Tribal grant agreements with the state to provide funds for operation of Health Preparedness and Public Health Emergency Preparedness program activities. Appointed Tribal member Bryan Mercier to the Grand Ronde Gaming Commission. He will serve out the remainder of the term left vacant when Denise Harvey was elected to Tribal Council in September. Appointed Charles Schwab Bank as the trustee …

Tribal Government & News 26 percent of eligible voters register for split-sibling constitutional amendment election 02.28.2019 Dean Rhodes Elections By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Even with an extended period of time during which they could register for the upcoming Bureau of Indian Affairs-supervised constitutional amendment election, an average number of Grand Ronde Tribal members will decide the issue. During the last three constitutional amendment elections held in 2016, 2015 and 2012 …

Gaming Spirit Mountain Casino sticking with Wells Fargo for banking services 04.03.2019 Danielle Frost Spirit Mountain Casino , Gaming Spirit Mountain Casino By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer Unlike the Grand Ronde Tribal government, Spirit Mountain Casino will continue its multi-million dollar business relationship with Wells Fargo Bank. The decision was announced at the Legislative Action Committee meeting held on Tuesday, March 26. Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr., who serves …

outside agency with a medical call in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Driving complaint in the area of milepost 26 westbound on Salmon River Highway. Reported forgery in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Assist outside agency with warrant service in the 7000 block of Fire Hall Road. A female subject was arrested on a valid Polk County Circuit Court warrant for failure to appear and transported to the Polk County Jail in Dallas. Driving complaint received in the area of milepost 23 …

counts state. The indictment states that she allegedly spent the money in Yamhill, Polk and Tillamook counties. Little was elected to the Elders Committee during the December 2018 election and resigned when the allegations against her surfaced. She was cited and released by McAllister on Sept. 26. The Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department declined to release Little’s arrest report to Smoke Signals , citing that the Polk County District Attorney’s Office is not finished with the case. She is being …

to help protect the Tribal community, staff and guests as the COVID-19 outbreak escalates throughout the state, region and country,” says a press release jointly issued by Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy and Spirit Mountain Casino General Manager Stan Dillon on Thursday, March 26. “The Tribe’s and casino’s first priority is the health and safety of everyone that comes to Spirit Mountain Casino. The casino management and Grand Ronde Tribal Council will continue to monitor the situation …