Search

Tribal Government & News Smoke Signals wins eight NAJA awards 08.31.2016 Dean Rhodes Tribal Employees Smoke Signals , the bimonthly newspaper of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, won eight awards that included three first places from the Native American Journalists Association for work published in 2015. Publications Coordinator Dean Rhodes won first place in the Associate Division in the News Story category for his April 1 story about federal officials visiting Spirit Mountain Casino …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs purchase of 217.5 acres of forestland 06.02.2016 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Natural Resources By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved the purchase and sale agreements for two adjacent parcels of land near the Reservation that will increase the Tribe’s property holdings by 217.5 acres during its Wednesday, June 1, meeting. The two properties – one at 177.5 acres and the other at 40 acres – are located in Yamhill County up Coast …

account with Wells Fargo through which the Tribe’s Finance Department will start processing Elders’ payments in-house starting on June 1. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved the agenda for the Sunday, May 1, General Council meeting to be held at 11 a.m. in the Tribal Community Center. The program report will be from the Food Access Community Team; Adopted an amended and restated 401(k) retirement plan for the Tribe; Amended the Hotel Occupancy Tax Ordinance to increase the tax from 8 …

Activity Center and the Warm Springs Agency building, and on the Tribe’s website. An educational session regarding the March 14 Tribal Constitution election will be held during the Sunday, March 1, General Council meeting held in the Tribal Community Center. The educational session will followed the scheduled economic development presentation. Tribal members who cannot attend the March 1 General Council meeting can e-mail questions about the two proposed amendments to Tribal Council Chief of Staff …

Tribal Government & News Legislative Commission on Indian Services turning 40 04.29.2015 Dean Rhodes Events , State Government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor SALEM -- The Oregon Legislative Commission on Indian Services will mark its 40 th birthday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 14, at the State Capitol with the appropriately named “A Day to Celebrate.” A morning program in the Capitol Rotunda starting at 9 a.m. will include cultural program presentations and speakers. The Grand …

Culture Yesteryears -- Jan. 1, 2019 12.28.2018 Danielle Frost, Staff Writer History 2014 – Jan Looking Wolf Reibach released his new album, “Tamanawas,” with High Spirit Records based in Arizona. The multiple Native American Music Award recipient recorded melodies that he had stockpiled during his more than 10-year career, as well as a few new songs. This move allowed Reibach to return to the subdued, organic flute playing that launched his career in the early 2000s. “Because this was the last …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Legislative Information Day set for Feb. 21 02.14.2019 Danielle Frost State government , Events Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Curt Melcher and Tribal Council member Lisa Leno talk during Tribal Legislative Information Day held at the State Capitol building in Salem last February. If you go Tribal Legislative Information Day Where: State Capitol, 900 Court St. N.E., Salem When : 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 More info: 503-986-1067 …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves March 15 per capita date 02.20.2019 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The first per capita payment date of 2019 will occur on Friday, March 15. During its Wednesday, Feb. 20 meeting, Tribal Council adopted the recommendation of Finance Officer Chris Leno to set the payment date as the third Friday in March. Leno said that since the first Friday in March falls on March 1, there will not enough time for Spirit Mountain …

they meet the requirements outlined in the Enrollment Ordinance and Tribal Constitution. Also included in the May 1 Tribal Council packet were two approved authorizations to proceed that would transfer $25 million from the Gaming Dividend Fund to start a Business Interruption Fund to safeguard against potential catastrophic events and to send a support letter to the Metro regional government regarding a potential bond measure for natural areas. According to the authorization, the Finance Department …

Commission, Spirit Mountain Casino was the No. 1 tourist attraction in Oregon with more than 2.5 million visitors in the past year. “The success of Spirit Mountain is a result of a combination of several factors which include family entertainment areas like Superplay and the video arcade area, super dining, closer proximity to other tourism designations such as the Oregon coast, and now, the recent opening of the Spirit Mountain Lodge,” a Smoke Signals article stated. 1994 – Gaming took one more …