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and Senior Staff Attorney Deneen Aubertin Keller. 26 years: Senior Network Administrator Jack Dobiash and Production Specialist Justin Phillips. 24 years: Tribal Lands Project Administrator Brandy Humphreys, Rental Housing Coordinator Tara Leno and Community Transitions Program Manager David Fullerton. 23 years: Tribal Navigator Christopher Martin and Teacher Aide-Bus Monitor Roxanne Moniz. 22 years: Gaming Inspector Kary Turner, Cultural Education Specialist Cristina Lara and Natural Resources …

beginnings in late 1800s British theater, where male actors wore dresses to perform in female roles, according to an article on the website, Them. The actors’ petticoats would drag on the floor and so they referred to dressing up as women as “putting on their drags.” By the 1920s, the term “drag” was being used by gay people. One theory is that the term was used as part of a secret code necessary due to the criminalization of homosexuality. Hudson says he feels that dressing in drag can sometimes …

on Sunday, June 4. Pall bearers were Bobby Mercier, Jordan Mercier, Michael Van Pelt, Robert Van Pelt, Gary Tarr and Frank Rich. At the time of her walking on, she was a resident of the Tribe’s Adult Foster Care Elk Lodge. The memorial service also was streamed on the Tribal governmental website www.grandronde.org and watched by 55 people. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

authorizations to proceed. The first was for adoption of the kindergarten enrollment and eligibility policy for the Tribally-operated school. The second was to increase the medical adaptation grant to $15,000 for the remainder of 2024 and up to $20,000 in 2025. The third is to purchase a $46,000 passenger van for the Procurement Department to replace the 2010 van with a failing motor. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Videos tab …

. Council also approved three authorizations to proceed. The first was for adoption of the kindergarten enrollment and eligibility policy for the Tribally-operated school. The second was to increase the medical adaptation grant to $15,000 for the remainder of 2024 and up to $20,000 in 2025. The third is to purchase a $46,000 passenger van for the Procurement Department to replace the 2010 van with a failing motor. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website …

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in the United States available by phone or text. The StrongHearts Native Helpline, 1-844-762-8483, is an anonymous domestic and sexual violence line for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, available around the clock and intended to offer culturally appropriate support. For ease in remembering, the number is often written 1-844-7-NATIVE. For more assistance in coping with the painful legacy of the schools, visit boardingschoolhealing.org, a website of the National …

. The next General Council meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 4, in Tribal Council Chambers and via Zoom, with a program report from the Emergency Services Department/Resiliency Program. The entire meeting can be viewed by visiting the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and clicking on the Government tab and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest …

milepost 26 on Highway 18. A confused elderly driver was contacted and provided a courtesy ride back to their residence. Friday, Aug. 5 Traffic assist performed for a disabled vehicle near milepost 24 on Highway 18. Citizen contact occurred in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Assisted outside agency with a domestic disturbance in the 200 block Cherry Hill Road. Officers responded and assisted Yamhill County Sheriff’s deputies with the arrest of the involved male. Assisted outside agency …

, Morgan 12, Virgil, 9, and Jenny, 8. Paula's children are Angela 23, and Samantha, 21. Big's children are Coyote, 12, AJ, 11, and Conrad, 9. April's children are Michelle, 30, Amanda, 26, and Ben, 24. Many from every generation joined in the celebration. Lighthouse and Recovery Church of Grand Ronde Pastor Ken Haller, who is a Grand Ronde Tribal Elder, officiated. "I know that our spirits don't stop here," said Tribal member and multiple Native American Music Award winner Jan Michael Looking Wolf …

come from, everyone is equal on the water,” he said. Grand Ronde’s Canoe Family first participated in the 2005 Canoe Journey, which landed on Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles, Wash. The following year, Grand Ronde built its first canoe, Stankiya, still used today. Joey Holmes, 26, recalls helping to build the canoe and how the journey has evolved in the past 12 years. “That first year, we were drinking Red Bulls and eating Clif bars and rice crispy treats,” he says. “We were pretty wired.” Holmes …