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living in the valley. In addition, Oregon Parks hopes to create ghost buildings at Fort Yamhill to give visitors a better idea of how large Fort Yamhill actually was since little above-ground physical evidence remains. There are also plans to rebuild the Blockhouse, which now stands in Dayton and is in such poor condition that it cannot be moved back to Fort Yamhill. "It is a lot bigger than I imagined," Burns said as she looked over the excavated site where the Officer's Quarters used to sit …

site outside of Junction City and the 338-acre Chahalpam site near Stayton on the North Santiam River. Both conservation properties are being acquired with Bonneville Power Administration funds under its Willamette Mitigation Program. The Tribe will manage both properties for habitat enhancement using Bonneville Power funding, Karnosh said. Ceded Lands also works on government-to-government consultations with 65 active projects, Karnosh said. It also works on agency outreach, such as training …

” following the site visit conducted by Cherry and Sears. Sears then read off this quarter’s grant recipients while Cherry and Kathleen George distributed the checks. Large grants recipients were: Clackamas Women’s Services of Oregon City, $50,000 for expanding its children’s program; Portland Homeless Family Solutions, $50,000 to help prevent homelessness for families with children; St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Inc. of Eugene, $50,000 for its transitional housing project; ChickTech …

the various First Foods. Lunch will be served at noon. Following lunch, attendees will head to the plankhouse for a brief informational talk about medicinal foods and teas. In an effort to increase involvement, the event also will include an activity at Tyee Prairie Nature Preserve, located to the south of the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority building. Restoration of the site has been an ongoing project between the Tribe's Natural Resources and Cultural Resources departments and the nonprofit …

facilities in urban areas and then-Gov. John Kitzhaber opposed building casinos off-Reservation. In 2017, the Siletz Tribe proposed building a casino at the site and splitting the proceeds with the state of Oregon and eight other federally recognized Tribes in Oregon. The Grand Ronde Tribe objected to that proposal as well. Grand Ronde Tribal lobbyist Justin Martin also said at the time that a casino off Interstate 5 near Salem would be “devastating” to the Grand Ronde Tribe’s Spirit Mountain Casino …

Culture Krehbiel painting mural in downtown Oregon City 06.14.2022 Danielle Harrison Art , Tribal member Tribal member Brian Krehbiel works on a mural he was commissioned to paint on the side of the White Rabbit Books & Black Ink Coffee building in Oregon City on Thursday, June 9. The mural is across from the Blue Heron site and is intended to be a mirror of Willamette Falls. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer OREGON CITY -- Tribal …

, the stewardship, the management that you bring forward on this landscape has a much deeper meaning than maybe you understand.” Tribal staff drove to Medford on Thursday, Oct 6, passing Table Rocks on Interstate 5. Table Rocks was the site of a temporary reservation that held Tribal members before they were force-marched north to the Grand Ronde Reservation in February 1856. In 2011, a memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Land Management and The Nature Conservancy regarding a management …

two- to four-bedroom, 1,200- to 2,000-square-feet on 10,000-square-foot lots. Each unit is solar-ready. The project is funded by federal sources and Spirit Mountain Casino revenues. Men’s transitional housing: The site work is complete on the Oregon Housing Authority grant-funded project on Ackerson and Grand Ronde roads, and includes utilities and parking for three manufactured homes. Two have been delivered and installed, and residents are starting to move in. Domestic violence shelters …

Grand Ronde Road and Spirit Mountain Casino. The study should be complete by year’s end. Tumwata Village: Located at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City, much of the work this year has been focused on environmental cleanup efforts. The project was awarded an $800,000 Brownfield grant and $2 million in congressional funding. Thus far, 24 structures have been removed so far and more demolition work will continue this year. The Tribe will soon submit a land-use application …

their eyes for the first glimpse of the canoes — finally spotting, in the far distance, brief glitters as paddles lifted from the water. At first barely visible, the canoes gradually achieved form as the paddlers found a final burst of strength to bring them to the landing site. In some canoes, the sound of paddlers singing drifted across the water to the waiting crowd. It was Landing Day of the Power Paddle to Puyallup Youth Canoe Journey 2024, and despite rain earlier in the week, the weather …