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of that inventory. Beckham’s article also includes information about Macgruder, who provided an assessment of the value of the personal items left behind by the Natives. Macgruder routinely valued items like canoes at $2 to $3 each, tents for $5 and axes for a $1. Beckham points out that although stark and somewhat cold, the assessments and diary accounts prove that the Natives were not a warring people at the time of forced relocations. They owned farms and grew crops, and they owned canoes, horses …

Culture Yesteryears -- Nov. 1, 2016 10.31.2016 Dean Rhodes History 2011 – According to the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Siletz Agency Office, 1,463 Tribal members registered to vote in the Nov. 15 constitutional amendment election regarding enrollment requirements. The all-or-nothing proposal would have changed four enrollment requirements, including the parent on the roll at the time of birth and application requirements. 2006 – The Tribe was in the process of building a permanent fish weir …

Culture Yesteryears -- Nov. 1, 2015 10.29.2015 Dean Rhodes History 2010 – Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy met with President Barack Obama before the president’s appearance at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Obama was in Oregon to support Democrat John Kitzhaber’s campaign for governor. Kennedy was among several Native American chairpersons from western Oregon to meet with Obama. 2005 – Housing Director Carina Kistler Ginter presented Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle …

Culture Yesteryears -- Oct. 1, 2015 09.30.2015 Dean Rhodes History 2010 – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde officially opened a full-scale plankhouse near Uyxat Powwow Grounds. The plankhouse represented a new cultural landmark for the Tribe. 2005 – Tribal members Hope Lafferty, Ashley Bedortha and Alicia Selwyn spent the summer at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. They were chaperoned by Joanne Carr and Denise Harvey, who split the duty. 2000 – Linda Layden, Grand …

Culture Yesteryears -- Aug. 1, 2015 07.29.2015 Dean Rhodes History 2010 – The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., stood for five days at the old powwow grounds in front of the Governance Center. Tribal Elder Steve Bobb Sr., a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, said the 58,268 names are “the what-ifs, the what could have beens, gone in a flash, a speck of time.” 2005 – Tribal Elders Kathryn Harrison, Pat Allen, Betty Lambert and Patsy …

Planning and Grants Manager Kim Rogers, 165 Oregon cultural nonprofit organizations applied for grants and more than 50 percent of applicants received more than $1.28 million in total funding. “The grant review process was rigorous and projects selected for funding reflect significant cultural projects and activities across the state,” said trust Executive Director Brian Rogers in the letter. The Oregon Cultural Trust grant funds must be spent between Aug. 1 and July 31, 2016. The Oregon Cultural …

Culture Yesteryears -- Dec. 1, 2015 11.30.2015 Dean Rhodes History 2010 – The Health & Wellness Clinic scheduled an open house to show off its $2.25 million renovation. The clinic was larger by 4,000 square feet, which added six more work stations in the Dental Clinic. In addition, a new metal roof was installed and the Pharmacy moved and doubled in space. 2005 – The Tribe celebrated its 22 nd year of Restoration in the bingo hall at Spirit Mountain Casino. The event included Tribal member …

Culture Yesteryears -- July 1, 2015 06.30.2015 Dean Rhodes History 2010 – Grand Ronde became more of a full-service, as well as safer, community with the grand opening of the Tribally funded Grand Ronde Fire Station at the corner of McPherson and Grand Ronde roads. The new fire station will be operated and managed by the West Valley Fire District and reduce response times by at least 10 minutes for emergency medical and fire calls. 2005 – Tribal Elder Kathryn Harrison provided the invocation …

Culture Yesteryears - April 1, 2015 03.31.2015 Dean Rhodes History 2010 – Results of a per capita survey found that 58 percent of those responding favored paying per capita four times a year while 23 percent liked annual payments and 18 percent favored two payments per year. More than 860 Tribal members responded to the survey. 2005 – Community members gathered to split cedar logs. After the logs were split, planks were made to build a traditional plankhouse in Grand Ronde. Plankhouses were …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Feb. 1, 2015 01.29.2015 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : About 40 years ago, Tom Leno came to work for Zimbrick Logging. He said he could set chokers behind a cat. He was young, eager and fast. He did a great job. On Friday night, he asked what we were doing on Saturday. “I need to work and pay some bills. Anytime we work on Saturday, I want to be on board,” he said. Tom was the first of the Leno family to work for us. Next came Bob. He …