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congressional action for the land to be considered part of the Reservation. “S. 818 would not only save Grand Ronde time and money which could be better utilized serving its membership, but would also streamline the Interior Department’s land-into-trust responsibilities to Grand Ronde, thus saving taxpayer money,” said Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno in written testimony submitted to the committee. “At a time when federal financial support for Indian Country is dramatically decreasing, Grand …

-September. Holly also works full-time as a staff attorney for the Tribe. Her father, Wes Shaw, is a Grand Ronde Tribal Elder. “I have been wanting to purchase a business since moving to Dallas three years ago,” Holly says. “My mom has owned three successful restaurants and I grew up with this, and waited tables at the last one she owned.” To say Holly will be busy is likely an understatement, but she has family helping every step of the way. Her mother has trained Kelsey to be the head cook …

. It was the day that President Ronald Reagan signed House Resolution 3885 restoring the Tribe, which had been terminated 29 years earlier, to federal recognition. His signature on the bill officially ended a dark time. The Tribe is preparing to celebrate 35 years of Restoration and all of the accomplishments that have come with it. Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George grew up in Grand Ronde during the 1960s and ’70s, when all the Tribe had left to its name was a 2.5-acre cemetery. Most people who …

Culture SOU professor Brook Colley writes book about Tribal casino conflict 06.14.2018 Dean Rhodes People , Gaming , Federal Government Ten years ago, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the Warm Springs Tribe were on opposite sides of a proposal that would have allowed the eastern Oregon Tribe to build a new casino in Cascade Locks in the Columbia River Gorge. Grand Ronde Tribal Council members at the time, including Cheryle A. Kennedy and Reyn Leno, testified at five public hearings …

a deep impression to hear the hours of heartfelt testimony by Tribal leaders and other Tribal members who talked about the importance of their ancestors, these sacred items and culturally significant places,” she said. The following session, Quigley served as counsel to the Senate Water and Land Use Committee and interacted with Tribal leaders and other representatives as they tried to educate legislators and the public about the importance the lands and waters have had for Tribes since time …

resources that it can loan Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc. the necessary funds for remodeling both the casino and lodge and then Spirit Mountain Gaming pays the loan back to the Tribe with interest. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved applying for a $312,500 Victims of Crime Act grant from the Oregon Department of Justice. The 30-month grant would fund a full-time victim’s advocate and purchase of a minivan if received, as well as provide some funding for the Court Appointed Special Advocates …

Tribal support was creating market-rate housing for Elders, which was supported 792-408. Since then, Tribal Housing staff have worked on making market-rate housing for Elders a reality. Tribal voters voted “no” last year on all three parts of an enrollment requirements question. Removing the requirement that an applicant be born to a parent who was a Tribal member at the time of the applicant’s birth was opposed 683-541; removing the requirement that the applicant be born to a parent who …

is pushing for stricter air quality standards in Oregon. George said her work in the environmental arena involved reducing toxic substances “broadly” to decrase risk to people and resources. “Certainly, one primary method of that exposure is through water or through fish, but another is certainly through air or even dermal exposure. So there are numerous pathways even though I spent most of my time on the more policy side of water,” she said. Boquist, from Dallas, cautioned the three nominees …

of the department’s new pieces of equipment – its DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter drone. “One of our problems is how do we actually see the problem because our vantage point is limited from above,” Edwards said. “We can only do so much by looking at the aerial photography and looking at how much erosion has happened over time. We’re in hopes that by using the drone we may be able to confirm that it actually is stable or have enough advance warning that we need to do something. We’re using it as a tool …

or underrepresented. Youth Education Program Manager Tim Barry said exposure to programs like this is important for Tribal students to form a connection with the sciences. “By the time they hit their senior year, they’re going, ‘You know what, I’ve had all these experiences and I love doing this’,” Barry said. Tribal Curriculum Specialist Mercedes Reeves and Barry said news of the program came to them gradually through word of mouth and e-mails from sources involved with the project, and they knew they wanted …