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. “Everything to me was kind of serious,” he said, “because I was playing with the big guys.” Tom’s athleticism received interest from Oregon State University, the University of Washington and several California colleges, as well as from the National Football League’s New York Giants, but he instead focused on his new family. Chips married Marianne Kent and in 1948 they had their first child, Victoria. He then went to work in the timber industry. Over the course of the next five years, he and Marianne …

Tribal Government & News Leno testimonies before Oregon Legislature on Thursday, Feb. 9 02.10.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Education , State Government To: House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee From: Reyn Leno, Chair, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Date: February 9, 2017 Subject: Please Support House Bill 2405 Chair Clem, Vice-Chair McLain, Vice-Chair Sprenger, and Members of the Committee: My name is Reyn Leno, I am Chairman of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde …

consideration. Tribal Council member Kathleen George said she was originally opposed to applying for the grant for the same reasons, but supported it after finding out that the Tribe can decline the grant if it is awarded and the Tribe has determined that it cannot afford to assume the added yearly expenses. Tribal Council member Brenda Tuomi also supported the application based on the opportunity to have another discussion later. “I don’t think there is anybody on this Tribal Council who doesn’t …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Oct. 1, 2016 09.29.2016 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : “Uphold the Constitution” is the simple phrase that I’ve read many times in the past few months and weeks. Many state it’s “black and white.” It’s simple. Well, I feel compelled to respond to the false interpretation that is floating around our Tribal community. Many present as fact that the Chief Tumulth clan members were enrolled in error and that they did not meet …

was not about hate or greed; rather, Tribal officials are simply trying to protect the integrity of Grand Ronde’s membership. 5. Each member will have to consider if the Grand Ronde Tribe is a victim of ethnic fraud. I am hoping members will decide to stand up for our Tribal rights, our Tribal sovereignty and our Tribal Constitution and laws in our next Tribal Council election. At the Oct 2, 2016, General Council meeting, Tonya, Jack and Reyn called for letting the people decide in an advisory vote …

on the Editorial Board, but a majority of the board must be non-employees. “Freedom of the press was guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution when this country was founded,” said Tribal Council member Chris Mercier during the Dec. 20 LAC meeting. “If you go way back, it has always been a fundamental right of American citizens, and I think protection against undue political influence on our Tribal newsletter … I think that when people approved our Tribal Constitution in 1984 they included language …

are that if that happens you can catch sickness from these things,” said Harrelson. “That has been a challenge that Elders have expressed to us. We don’t want bones in our museum and I can say right now that we do not have bones in our museum.” Harrelson said remains currently in possession of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office are stored in an undisclosed location away from the museum complex. “It’s not really a place of respect or honor like we would like it to be,” said Harrelson. “That is why we …

shapes the water course that our lives are moved in. I think there are some things we can do in light of that history. We can remember, we can repair and we can respect.” Hales said that Portland has the ninth largest urban Native American population in the United States and those residents are descended from more than 200 Tribes. “The history of our indigenous community is woven into the fabric of the city,” Hales said. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno was accompanied by Tribal Council members …

in the Tribe’s continuing pursuit in regaining sovereignty over its own lands. “This stems from a lot of hard work for over 10 years to regain management of our Tribal lands,” Giffen said. “I just say it is a historic day because we’ve been restored more than 31 years and this is the first time in more than 31 years that we’ve been able to issue tags on our own land. I want to thank all of the people that were involved in this, from the Fish and Wildlife Committee, the Timber Committee and the NRD …

. "I relapsed pretty hard" within a week after the court allowed unification with his children, who returned home for the first time in 1999, Martin said. "I totally blew it," he said. "Now, relapse is a common part of recovery," said Kristi Petite, the Tribe's Child and Family Services lead case worker, who participated in Martin's case from the beginning. She watched his successes and failures, and when he was back on track, she brought him on board as a Tribal caseworker. "I never gave up …