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brothers and sisters, too. She appreciated the friendship, love and loyalty so many showed and wished that, in her passing, they might check in on her children as they did her. Rose loved to go to powwows, seeing, visiting and dancing with her extended powwow family. She was proud of her boys’ drumming and singing and her grandchildren’s dancing. She enjoyed making regalia for many and also beading. A special time each year would be to travel back home in June to Wyoming for the Eastern Shoshone …

performed the cultural drumming and singing to open the blessing and Tribal Council Vice Chair Cheryle A. Kennedy gave the invocation. Bobby Mercier, Krehbiel, Stewart and Jordan Mercier then smudged the building before tours were offered to attendees. Travis Mercier also created the artwork that decorates the station’s front eave. Other Tribal Council members who attended the blessing included Chairman Reyn Leno, Chris Mercier, Brenda Tuomi, Jack Giffen Jr. and Kathleen George. “A long time ago …

. Fullerton said that no questions deemed to be personal attacks would be allowed and that questions submitted had to be something that could be answered by all candidates; there were no questions directed specifically at an individual candidate. Candidates were allowed two minutes to respond to each question and could address other issues if they had time left over at the end of their answers. After a sandwich bar dinner, each candidate took turns answering three rounds of questions provided …

the constitutional requirements of our Tribe. That is not true. They did. And they were enrolled by my great-grandmother, Martha Mercier, and many other respected Tribal Elders unanimously and consistent with the Constitution at the time. It is right there in black and white. The Constitution in the 1980s and 1990s read, “For purposes of this section, descent from a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon shall include lineal descent from any person who was named on any roll …

was invited to join the Chemawa School Board. Providing mentorship and opportunities to students were among her most heartfelt accomplishments. Ellen unselfishly gave her time and energy to her Tribe (Grand Ronde Roll No. 13). Early on before the Grand Ronde Restoration Act was signed into law in 1983, Ellen served on the first Tribal Health Board and, with the help of many other key figures, assisted in securing federal contract health benefits for members and descendants. Her service continued when …

ancestors in 1986.” In September 2015, Shaw ruled that the Tribe’s actions were reasonable in correcting an error of the petitioners’ common ancestors being ineligible at the time of enrollment in the Grand Ronde Tribe, “and as such the actions of the relevant Tribal parties are authorized by the Constitution and Tribal ordinance.” The Tribal members claimed lineal descent from Chief Tumulth, who signed the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 but never moved to the Grand Ronde Reservation because he …

our office came forward with a need to have a place to keep ancestral remains that we get back before they go back into the ground,” said Harrelson. “We need a place to keep them that isn’t someone’s office, some place that isn’t a storage facility and not a museum. It needs to be a place that isn’t regularly occupied by people.” Harrelson said the need comes from traditional beliefs of not being around the dead or spending time around their objects. “A lot of traditional beliefs …

months of its run, going back to October 1993. A group that became the staff had started the restaurant in summer of that year. Ray and his wife, Kathy, have been volunteers at Coyote Joe’s Christmas dinner almost from the start. “The whole thing is run by the community,” Richard says. “The community donates turkeys and time, presents and money.” This year, Kathy was hostess and Richard did “pretty much anything that needed to be done.” Coyote Joe’s employees volunteer on Christmas for the job …

Tribal Government & News General Council briefed on history curriculum 09.12.2013 Ron Karten General Council , Education Willamina Elementary School fourth-graders will receive instruction in Grand Ronde Tribal history this school year when a curriculum created by the Tribe is taught for the first time. The pilot project includes 15 40-minute lessons that will teach Willamina youth about Grand Ronde Tribal history from time immemorial through Termination in the 1950s, Restoration in the 1980s …

Ronde has been forced to come to the U.S. Congress three times in the last 20 years to amend its Reservation Act to secure reservation status for its trust lands. This process is unduly time-consuming, expensive, bureaucratic and often takes years to complete." Leno said the legislation would save the Tribe and federal government time and money by streamlining the process. "Based on the universal support of H.R. 841 and the importance of the legislation to the Tribe, I request the legislation …