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rural areas where the state’s nine Tribally owned casinos are located. 2005 — Tribal Council members traveled to Washington D.C. to take their case against an off-reservation casino in the Columbia River Gorge, proposed by the Warm Springs Tribe, to federal lawmakers. They argued that the opposition “is not about Warm Springs and Grand Ronde,” but rather about fairness of policy and fear of proliferation of casinos in Oregon, to the detriment of all Tribes. 2000 — Smoke Signals urged Tribal …

Health & Education Tribe prepares for possible Ebola cases 10.30.2014 Ron Karten Health & Wellness , Public safety Although the Ebola virus has been sweeping through West Africa and cases have been reported in Texas and New York City, brought back to the United States by those who have traveled to the infected area, some might think that Grand Ronde is immune from preparing to handle a case of the dangerous disease. Not so. Tribal Emergency Operations Coordinator Jamie Baxter has held two …

water can knock over an adult and only 12 inches can carry away a small vehicle. Move to higher ground, evacuate if told to do so Avoid walking and/or driving through flood waters Just 6 inches of swift flowing water can sweep a person off their feet Floodwaters may be contaminated with oil, gas, or raw sewage Waters may also be hiding hazards and debris If you are trapped in a building Go to the highest level of the building. Avoid basements and lower floors, but do not climb into a closed attic …

developments closely for any shifts that would threaten the stability of Tribal programs or Tribal funding. As always, we are committed to providing services and programming to the Tribal membership and Grand Ronde community.” Some 750,000 federal employees have been furloughed since the shutdown began Wednesday, Oct. 1, and President Donald Trump has threatened to lay off thousands of federal workers, shut down programs Democrats favor and pause or cancel billions of dollars in funding to blue …

family. Plus, in the earlier days, she drummed and sang with the dancing Again Singers, traveling to different events for cultural presentations and dances. She worked at Spirit Mountain Casino for 21 years, which brought her to Grand Ronde and she married Deitz Peters. She was thankful for the happiness he brought to her life and the many, many things, including sewing that he did for her and so many others. She was proud of his generosity and friendship to others, and representation of his Tribe …

it again.” LaPensée, 35, who is Anishinaabe, Métis and Irish, has been designing indigenous video games for several years. The assistant professor at Michigan State University made national headlines in 2017 when oil industry representatives, as well as state legislators in Minnesota, claimed her video game, “Thunderbird Strike,” was encouraging eco-terrorism. LaPensée said she was only passing on stories from her indigenous community, and that anyone who had actually played the game could see …

during the continued economic doldrums. "Fourteen million Americans are still unemployed and Oregon is near the top," he said. Ferguson cited figures showing that since 2007 the Oregon Lottery was down 6.1 percent in revenue, Las Vegas was down 14 percent and Mississippi was off 25 percent. Meanwhile, Spirit Mountain is down only 7.9 percent. "We've fared very well compared with the rest of the gaming industry," Ferguson said. Ferguson said the national economy, as well as Oregon's continued high …

of Environmental Quality regulated water protection requirements," White said. "The good thing about these plants is they treat raw sewage for irrigation re-use, creating a drought-proof supply." Facilities Maintenance is charged with maintenance of Tribal buildings, keeping the buildings clean and safe and maintaining the Tribal grounds and property, White said. Employees have been instrumental in the recent remodel of the Tribal Council conference room, the Tribal Court remodeling project, installing …

. At least five Tribal Council members thought it was a good idea and that seems to be enough. Hopefully more explanation will be coming forth because my initial thoughts are it removes a safeguard to changing our Constitution and makes it easier for council to propose changes, but not for us the general membership. Unless better arguments are put before me, at this point I will have to be a “no” vote. The second amendment is a little confusing. I see people calling it “term limits,” but when you …

attended. “I truly appreciate everything that you all do,” Harvey said. “We could not be where we are today without you, and I want you to know that I really do recognize that.” “I think our job (as Tribal Council members) would be basically impossible if we did not have a lot of good employees like you guys who work hard and basically do most of our work for us,” Mercier said. “You guys provide invaluable support and you guys are like the engine of the Tribal organization.” “I’m probably …