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Manager David Fullerton was held Wednesday, Nov. 30, in Tribal Council Chambers, with 41 additional participants joining via Zoom. Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe began the meeting with a short presentation describing the village and its Chinook Wawa name, which translates to “together we grow.” A mock-up of the site showed a privacy fence will enclose 10 shelter units, a hygiene facility, a kitchen and an office. Each 64-square-foot shelter unit will be prefabricated for quick assembly …

the electrical equipment and systems at the site; Approved the Tribal prevailing wage rates for 2022-23. Prevailing wage rates are based off wage rates for the region and are in alignment with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries rates. The rates will be used when the Tribe is not required to pay federal Davis-Bacon wage rates; And sent amendments to the Tribal Building Code, which has not been updated since 2010, out for a first reading that will give the membership 30 days to comment …

filled up quickly and there is currently a waiting list. A second tiny shelter site will be located near the old community garden in Grand Ronde. To qualify for the tiny shelters, a person must be a Grand Ronde Tribal member, spouse or parent of a Tribal member. “We’ve had a lot of feedback from the guests who are very thankful for being able to find this shelter and not be living in their vehicles or in tents,” Rowe said. The three representatives fielded about seven questions from the Facebook …

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to leapfrog over Spirit Mountain Casino and build a second casino closer to Salem. In 2017, the Siletz Tribe proposed building a second casino at the 20-acre site off Interstate 5 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. The Salem market has become more important to Grand Ronde’s Spirit Mountain Casino following the Cowlitz Tribe opening Ilani Casino approximately 17 miles north …

by staff at Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center, Historic Preservation, Youth Enrichment, Youth Education and Youth Prevention. Youths spent the week excavating a site in what once was downtown Grand Ronde, now home to Chachalu. Cultural Protection Specialist Chris Bailey said the camp was designed to spark an interest in young Tribal members to become more engaged with their culture and perhaps consider archaeology as a future career. “There aren’t enough Indigenous people involved in this career …

historical connections to Willamette Falls. Beckham called it “intellectually dishonest,” and in a 205-page analysis, said the Umatilla had not previously identified any traditional Tribal fishing sites west of Celilo Falls, some 100 miles to the east. A historically vital fishing site for the Tribes of the Columbia Plateau, which include the Warm Springs, Umatilla and Yakima peoples, Celilo Falls was submerged by the Dalles Dam in 1957. Brown is now the Executive Director of the Willamette Falls …

dart over the dragon’s head. A roar went up nearby, as one of the boys struck the dragon’s head with his dart. The girls said they were especially looking forward to the next day, when the group planned a hike from South Lake to Hebo. Further up the road, a second group was touring Fort Yamhill and learning about the Tribe’s work to map the site using ground penetrating radar, before later switching places with the atlatl group. They took turns pushing the radar carriage and observed how …

future investments at Willamette Falls.” “However, we urge the governor to veto the $45 million allocation to the Willamette Falls Trust,” she said. “This private nonprofit has operated without transparency, declined public input and has not accounted for how past funding has been spent. The Trust has not completed a feasibility study, has failed to demonstrate meaningful progress and has excluded the public and Grand Ronde from its visioning efforts. Any investment at this sacred site must …

crimes. The Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant and Substance Use Site-Based Program grant will be for up to $1 million and be used for employee and contractual costs with the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office to administer the program. “This grant will be used to support proactive investigations in partnership with Yamhill County focusing on illicit opioids, stimulants, overdoes cases and violent crime,” Tribal Grants Program Manager Wendy Sparks said during a Tuesday, April 21, Legislative Action …