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to participate. Expanding the cultural activities from three hours to three days is no small task, but Mercier said he is up for the challenge. “In the past, the Tribal encampment has always been pretty small, but this year we’re doing camping for the whole weekend and it’s the first time the (Cultural Resources) department has done something down there,” Mercier said. “We are attempting to expand it and trying to get Tribal members to increase their presence in the area. Hopefully, we get people …

, their cultural uses and how to grow them,” said Lead Silviculture/Fire Protection Technician Jeremy Ojua, who helped lead the workshops. “This is the first time we have come to the Education building to do a class with the kids. We want to make it as fun and hands-on as possible.” The preschoolers were given photocopies of pictures with various plants and learned about the cultural uses of each one. For example, milkweed was used for medicine and is also a host plant to a caterpillar …

Culture Community Input meeting attracts 50 attendees 06.28.2018 Danielle Frost People , Events , Tribal Employees By Danielle Frost Tribal Police Chief Jake McKnight has heard several interesting suggestions during his time in law enforcement. The annual Community Input meeting was no exception. “People definitely tell us what they think we are doing right and what we can improve on,” he said. “It’s a good thing.” McKnight’s department was one of several represented at the event, held …

association’s threat to shut off service to the residential park, which housed approximately 70 Tribal members. The shut-off notice was in response to the Tribe’s refusal to pay the alleged excess hookup fees. 1993 – Plans for a Tribal gaming facility continued as the staff of Spirit Mountain Development Corp. devoted “virtually all of its time and effort,” to the project. Tribal Council members Mark Mercier, Kathryn Harrison, Margaret Provost and Candy Robertson spent time exploring several different …

the 165,000-square-foot roof covers the first three phases of construction at the casino and was installed between 1995 and ’97. Current problems include water leaks and many penetrations for heating, ventilation and air conditioning units that cause weak spots and contribute to the leakage. The project will include replacing many of the HVAC units, he said. “We originally had a 20-year guarantee on the roof,” Reibach said. “We certainly got our life out of it, but now it’s time to replace it.” He …

of heavy, especially when you wind up standing out there for 45 minutes or longer. Even though we tried to tuck it under his shirt collar and stuff like that, by the time 45 minutes went by it was pulling on his neck pretty heavy. It’s kind of weighty. “So we had asked Deitz Peters if he could somehow put a leather pad around that and add some padding so it wasn’t just that single string, and we gave it to him.” However, as the veterans started assembling their equipment and regalia for the upcoming …

Culture Bun time! Grand Ronde Station burger contest proves popular 05.12.2017 Brent Merrill People , Events , Tribal Employees The responses to Grand Ronde Station General Manager Lisa Nelson’s recent Build a Burger Contest were far more numerous than she ever anticipated when she thought of the idea. “Oh my God! It was fabulous,” Nelson said. “I probably had 75 or more responses. It was huge. Within 10 minutes of having sent out that e-mail they (suggestions) started rolling in and they just …

, which will allow Tribal members time to comment on the proposed changes. The proposed amendments would return final say on loss of membership cases to Tribal Council, allow Tribal members or applicants to view electronic versions of their entire enrollment file and enrollment files of lineal ancestors in the presence of Enrollment staff, and make the Tribal roll not subject to the ordinance’s confidentiality provision, among other changes; Approved paying up to $7,500 in membership dues …

worked more than 19 years at Oakwood Glen Care Center in McMinnville, also known affectionately as Pearl’s Boarding House. Her one granddaughter, one great-grandson, all but one great-granddaughter and three great-great-grandchildren followed in her footsteps for the love of nursing. At the time of her passing, Pearl was the oldest Tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, possibly of all time, being just three months shy of 106. She is survived by her son, Harold; sister, Ruby …

Department to submit draft management plans for the Chahalpam and Rattlesnake Butte properties to the Bonneville Power Administration and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for agency review and public comment. Another authorization to proceed OK’d sending a proposed constitutional amendment to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for approval that will ask Tribal voters to remove the parent on the roll at time of birth and time of application requirements from the Tribal Constitution and add language …