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concerns members have shared with us around other types of processes…We will be providing additional updates as we move forward.” Tribal members will have until Thursday, May 1, to comment on the proposed changes. Those can be sent to the Tribal Attorney’s Office, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, or by email to legal@grandronde.org . The proposed changes will run in Smoke Signals in the Tuesday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 15 editions. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved …

. Those who did know him will miss him wholeheartedly. He touched every person he met in a memorable way. Walk on peacefully, Willie, you are deeply missed. Linda Langley McCullar June 27, 1954 – March 1, 2026 Tribal Elder Linda Langley McCullar, 71, passed away peacefully March 1, 2026. Born on June 27, 1954, Linda was the beloved daughter of the late William and Ellen Langley. Linda was a devoted wife to her husband, Luther "Gene" McCullar. As the matriarch of a large and loving family, she …

97347 or by email. Comments must be received by Friday, May 1. Additionally, proposed changes to the ordinances will be published in the April 1 and April 15 editions of Smoke Signals. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved the sale of the ina Thin logging unit to Round Valley LLC for $93,401; Approved three software sovereign immunity waivers for Sundancer Solutions LLC, Google LLC/YouTube.com and Etsy Inc.; Approved one enrollment relinquishment request; Approved an agreement with ACTenviro …

from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. on "Sovereignty and Resources" and Tribal government information tables will be set up in the State Capitol Galleria between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Starting at 11:30 a.m., there will be a ceremony marking the 15 th anniversary of the executive order that directed state agencies to operate on a government-to-government basis with the nine federally recognized Tribal governments in Oregon. The ceremony also will fete the 10 th anniversary of the passage of Oregon's state-Tribal …

Culture Yesteryears - Jan. 1, 2012 12.29.2011 Ron Karten History 2007 - The Tribe traded 665 acres it purchased in 1998 in Columbia County for 230 acres -- two parcels of Stimson land -- bordering the Tribal Reservation. The trade will make harvesting and thinning processes easier than dealing with the timber in Scappoose, said Tribal Natural Resources Director Michael Wilson. The new Tribal property includes 70 acres adjacent to the Tribal Rodeo Grounds and 160 acres adjacent …

Culture Yesteryears -- Sept. 1, 2011 08.31.2011 Ron Karten History 2006 - Nysayka Ikanum -- Our Story, an ongoing virtual experience of the Tribe's Cultural Resources Department debuted online on the Tribe's Web site. Created by Portland-based ISITE Design, sections cover the Tribe's past, present and future with hundreds of Web pages. "Nothing will ever be taken down," said then-Cultural Collections Coordinator Lindy Trolan. "It will only be added to." 2001 - Tribal members Cristina Lara …

as early as possible. The deadline of Dec. 1, 2011, requires an online application be submitted to both Portland State and the Graduate Teacher Education Program, as well as the submission of three letters of recommendation and copies of transcripts. While graduate students are not required to take the Graduate Record Exam, teachers applying for a state license are required by the Teachers Standards and Practices Commission to take either the CBEST or the Praxis. Each academic department also may …

Culture Yesteryears - July 1, 2011 06.29.2011 Ron Karten History 2006 - Tribal Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy attended the longhouse groundbreaking at Lane Community College in Eugene. The projected construction cost of 1.1 million was mostly paid for with only $300,000 remaining in the fundraising campaign. 2001 - Spirit Mountain Casino was undergoing more expansion. This time around, a 5,200-square-foot non-smoking section was being added. The new space will provide room for an additional 200 …

Culture Yesteryears - Aug. 1, 2011 07.29.2011 Ron Karten History 2006 - Northwest Tribal canoe families joined in Grand Ronde to welcome the Tribe's handmade canoe "Stankiya," which means "change" in Chinuk Wawa. The handmade canoe measures 33 feet long and 5 feet wide and it was christened in the Tribe's gymnasium. 2001 - Tribal member Bryan Langley became the Short Term Training and Continuing Distance Education Specialist. He had worked 10 years previously with the Tribe's Social Services …

working at the Tribal Health Department in Grand Ronde on Oct. 1, bringing oral health care locally to Tribal members between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. 1986 - Tribal youth Travis Stewart donated two Indian pencil sketches to the Tribe while Tribal member Chuck Quenelle donated two works of art on deer and elk skin. The works by the two artists were displayed in the Tribal office. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke …