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Tribal Government & News Harvey, Pearsall and Giffen elected to Tribal Council 09.09.2013 Ron Karten Tribal Council , Elections The sixth time was a charm for Denise Harvey, former Tribal Mentorship and Workforce Development coordinator, as she received the most votes during the 2013 Tribal Council election. Harvey, who also has served as chair of the Grand Ronde Gaming Commission for nine years, received 444 votes (13.89 percent of votes cast). Tribal voters also returned former Tribal …

. "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 …

cause further injury to Grand Ronde." The Indian Claims Commission, the Tribe's lawsuit states, determined the southernmost area of the Cowlitz's aboriginal land is at least 14 miles north of the parcel. "In the relevant historical time periods, such distances would have been difficult to travel and would have been traveled only rarely," the lawsuit says, which does not support Salazar's finding that the Cowlitz had a significant historical connection to the land. The lawsuit filed by Clark County …

, Giffen, Harvey and Kathleen George serve on the Community Fund Board of Trustees. Attendees then watched a video that surveyed the Tribe’s history and featured organizations that have been helped by Community Fund grants. Dozono, festively attired in a Santa hat, quizzed grant recipients with questions about the Tribe that were answered correctly. Dozono joked that giving away other peoples’ money is “the best job I’ve ever had.” “It’s been a privilege to serve as a trustee all of this time …

was a hard time during which to grow up, but they always had food on their table and helped their father in the woods by logging. Having a large extended family with aunts and uncles, they learned to horseback ride, dance and have fun. Eloise stayed with many of her aunts, uncles and grandparents and had many fond memories of this. In her later years, she took care of some of her cousins and enjoyed those times. Eloise married Ray Walter Kisor in Stevenson, Wash., on Feb. 7, 1948, and they had five …

the membership. They change the regular meeting time for bimonthly Tribal Council meetings from 5 p.m. to 4 p.m. Currently, Tribal Council meetings are traditionally held at 5 p.m. every other Wednesday March through October, and moved to 4 p.m. November through February when the shorter daylight hours would have Tribal employees driving home in the dark after later meetings. “There have been several informal discussions about permanently changing the time to 4 p.m. since Tribal Council adopted …

all claims established by the Executive Order of June 30, 1857,” one BLM memo stated in 1994. “This bill should only apply to the Thompson Strip because there may be other similar problems that we are not aware of at this time.” In her testimony, Kennedy was critical of the Department of the Interior for not adhering to its trust responsibilities and looking out for the best interests of the Grand Ronde Tribe in 1994. Under questioning from Gallego, she also said that Tribal Council members …

. “The biggest part of combating this virus is prevention,” Rowe said. “Keep washing your hands, using hand sanitizer and stay home if you are sick. Also, please call your health care provider before coming to the clinic. This is to protect staff so we can provide services.” Fullerton said that during the COVID-19 outbreak, Tribal Housing will be implementing a rent relief policy so that families that have had their employment affected will not be evicted for failure to pay rent on time. Additionally …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council establishing COVID-19 Relief Payment Program to aid Tribal members 04.01.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Tribal Council voted unanimously to establish a COVID-19 Relief Payment Program for Tribal members during its Wednesday, April 1, meeting. “We have examined membership’s needs during this unprecedented time and the availability of Tribal resources and believe …

continued to receive their salaries and were granted 320 hours – eight weeks – of extra paid time off to ensure they all continued to receive paychecks. Employees underwent a temperature check when they arrived for work and social distancing and mask wearing are encouraged when interacting with other employees. Spirit Mountain Casino employees also were idled in mid-March and have been receiving their usual paychecks plus consideration for lost tips during the closure. Casino employees were …