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Resources Youth Crew was named the Frank Roberts Oregon Youth Conservation Corps Project of the Year, for the fourth time in seven years. 2005 – The Tribe provided a $10,000 donation to the American Red Cross Willamette Chapter’s International Relief Fund, to aid victims of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, which occurred on Dec. 26, 2004. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. More than 220,000 people died in 14 countries. 2000 – As the Tribal campus continued …

Culture Alvin LaChance Jr. sworn in as Tribal police chief 11.30.2012 Ron Karten People , History , Public safety During what Tribal Council Vice Chair Jack Giffen Jr. called "a monumental day for Tribal self-governance," Alvin LaChance Jr. was sworn in as chief of the Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department on Friday, Nov. 16. LaChance, 60, is a longtime veteran of the Redmond Police Department and he joins Jake McKnight, who also was sworn in on Friday as a sergeant, as the first two official …

themselves with dignity and poise. To a person, they are excellent representatives of the Tribes. I truly believe the partnership has had real and lasting effects. I know one of our proudest moments happened on opening day of the project when the mayor of Newberg presented the Tribes with a “key to the city.” This symbolic gesture signaled an official and profound shift in local thinking, which to me is the most powerful effect we could ask for. I hope it is an indication of where the United States …

Culture General Council debates Native mascot use 03.14.2016 Dean Rhodes Culture , General Council , State Government The Tribe’s official stand on Native American mascots being used by Oregon public schools was debated at length during the Sunday, March 6, General Council meeting held in the Community Center in Grand Ronde. On one hand, Tribal member Monty Herron made a 20-minute presentation outlining why he and other Tribal members feel that Native American mascots promote discrimination …

Steve Bobb Sr., who is also a Vietnam War-era Marine Corps veteran. “There haven’t been any big events for quite a while.” The powwow will begin at uyxat Powwow Grounds off Hebo Road with a Veterans Royalty pageant at 11 a.m. Friday, July 8, and conclude with a grand entry at noon Sunday, July 10. The last Veterans Powwow was held in 2019, and few things have changed for this year’s format, except there won’t be an official Veterans Summit that began in 2013 in an effort to connect veterans …

soon after Tribal Council elections, so we have delayed it a little bit longer,” she said. “I do believe there is only one conference scheduled to take place between now and April when that term expires anyway, and I’d be happy to follow up on the workload.” Harvey again countered that this situation was different as hers is an elected position and not a delegate role. “That’s why I’m trying to separate the difference between a board position and this position,” she said. “It is not the same …

Contest Powwow that organizers cannot replicate no matter how hard they try. A total solar eclipse. The 2017 Grand Ronde Contest Powwow was one of the better attended in years, attracting 275 dancers competing in 26 dance categories. Attendance burgeoned from 2016’s total and organizers credited several things – renowned host drum Blackstone, increased prize money and the eclipse, which occurred the day after the powwow’s conclusion. Attendees were allowed to stay overnight at Uyxat Powwow Grounds …

from Elders Committee Chairwoman Penny DeLoe and Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department Sgt. Rod McAllister. The charges stem from Little allegedly stealing a $1,000 or more on two separate occasions from the Elders Committee fund – one that occurred between March 8 and July 11 and another that occurred between July 15 and July 31. “The defendant … did unlawfully and knowingly commit theft of money, of the value of $1,000 or more, the property of Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde,” both felony …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council proposes one-year moratorium on disenrollments 06.02.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council sent a proposed amendment to the Enrollment Ordinance that would create a one-year moratorium concerning loss of membership in the Tribe out for a first reading at its Wednesday, June 2, meeting. The move will require the proposed amendment to be advertised in two editions of Smoke Signals and give Tribal members 30 days …

members out. One Tribal member expressed concern that members enrolled at the time of Restoration with a signed affidavit could be considered fraudulent enrollment with today’s enrollment criteria. Partridge confirmed the Tribe would only apply the enrollment criteria established at time they were enrolled. Mercier coaxed a few more questions from the small group of attendees and offered to hear arguments against the amendment. There were no challenges and members continued to make statements …