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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs grant application to convert Procurement building for veterans services 11.10.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council The Tribe’s current building housing the Procurement Department off Grand Ronde Road is slated to be converted into the new home of the Tribal Veterans Service Office in 2022. Tribal Council approved applying for a $51,888 state grant to help with that conversion during its Wednesday, Nov. 10, meeting. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke …

equipment; Approved the draft language for residential leases at Tipsu-ili’l, the Tribe’s first homeownership development currently being constructed at the east end of McPherson Drive off Grand Ronde Road; Approved a utility easement agreement with Portland General Electric for Chemawa Station in Keizer, which is co-owned by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Confederated Tribes of Siletz; And approved increasing a Willamette Anchor Habitat Investment Opportunity Grant application from $300,000 …

Culture Community Fund seeks Ye? lan Lima award nominations 10.31.2011 Ron Karten Spirit Mountain Community Fund Spirit Mountain Community Fund (SMCF) frequently celebrates the success and remarkable achievements of nonprofits located within our 11 county service area. However, not often enough do individuals within these inspiring organizations receive the recognition they deserve. So, in 2010 SMCF introduced our first Ye? lan Lima Award initiative and announced the first two award winners …

of Vancouver Island due to bad weather conditions that made it unsafe for them to cross to Campbell Island in the canoe. After a few days of not knowing if they were even going to be able to make it to Bella Bella for Landing Day on July 13, the Canoe Family secured a fishing vessel that took the Canoe Family; Stankiya, the family's canoe; and support boat the last 130 or so miles from Port Hardy to Bella Bella in time to participate in Landing Day. The doubt forced some Tribal members and employees …

Ronde, the local community and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz have started a business. Some four from the Grand Ronde Tribe and a couple more from the community and Siletz are still operating the businesses they started. However, says Edwards, "Sometimes individuals get the information and don't act on it for a couple years. It's hard to know how many get started unless they contact us again." One of those to start a business, inspired by the session this year, was Larsen, who "unofficially …

Tribal Government & News Walden makes first visit to Grand Ronde 11.30.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Federal Government Congressman Greg Walden, who represents the largest area of any Oregon member of the House of Representatives and is the state’s lone Republican in Congress, made his first visit to Grand Ronde on Friday, Nov. 20. “It’s good to get a check mark next to getting out here,” Walden said to seven Tribal Council members in attendance – Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno, Vice …

was proud that the copy of the Chinuk dictionary gifted to his class is already showing signs of wear after just a few weeks. “The kids are in it all the time,” said Hart. “There is a major interest. The more we incorporate this into our classrooms the more people realize and appreciate what really the history of this valley is. Mercedes has been phenomenal to work with.” Hart said one of the best experiences he and his students have had during the school year so far occurred very naturally while …

Matter leaders and continue this conversation. Right now we’re coordinating a group of 10 or so people to reach out in different ways and see how we can best help. We’re hoping to continue to have a weekly talking circle and figure out our next steps.” So far, four key ideas include uplifting the voice of Black Lives Matter and Black leaders, continuing to highlight their message, create talking points for discussing this support with others, and checking in frequently with BLM leaders to help …

to the landscape.” Norton agreed. “It was very special to explore Marys Peak,” he said. “Within the Grand Ronde Tribe, the Tribes that make up our confederation span such a vast landscape.” Harrelson said he appreciated the noncontroversial nature of the process. “With this project, we were naming unnamed creeks, so we didn’t have to convince people to change a name. Also, this was built on relationships. Our homelands are 14 million acres. When it comes to naming things, we can spend the time and effort …

Culture Watchlist: ‘Indigenous In Plain Sight’ 08.12.2021 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Smoke Signals social media/digital journalist Gregg Deal introduced himself as a husband, father, artist and activist during a TEDx event he spoke at in Boulder, Colo. A video of the event was published to YouTube on June 26, 2018, and has since amassed more than 135,000 views. In his talk, called “Indigenous In Plain Sight,” Deal uses the TEDx platform to talk about the Native American topics his …