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Culture Tribe celebrates return of Kalapuyan canoe 09.29.2011 Dean Rhodes Culture , History The public gifting of the Willamette Heritage Center at Mission Mill's Kalapuya shovel-nose river canoe took place on Friday, Sept. 16. The organization wasn't giving the canoe back, Heritage Center President Ross Stout told some 30 people assembled in the Grand Ronde Governance Center Atrium, "because it really belongs to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde ancestors, who built it. It has always …

, but also on Facebook (Grand Ronde YouthEd), on the Tribal Reader Board, by e-mail and direct mail and also through fliers that staff will hand out to every child who might want to participate, and every parent whose child might want to participate. Also coming soon will be an update of Youth Ed programs on the Grand Ronde Tribal Web site. At the same time, he said in an interview in his sunny office at the Youth Education building, the programs already in place are as popular as he could hope …

(Umatilla), arena director will be Fred Ike Jr. (Yakama) and head judge will be Sidrick Baker. The Royalty pageant and coronation will take place 5 p.m. Friday.Grand entries are set for 7 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m and 7 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 p.m. on Sunday. The annual Powwow Parade starts at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fort Yamhill State Park, down the hill to the Powwow Grounds and back. Host drums will be Blacklodge from the Yakama Tribal area and The Boyz, a midwestern drum. Blacklodge has long been …

Mountain Casino. Those honored included Navy veterans Veronica Gaston, Bob Duncan, Wink Soderberg and Gene LaBonte; Marine Corps veterans Alton Butler, Les McKnight, Ken Lafferty and Frank Simmons, who also served in the Army; and Army veterans Jan Michael Reibach and Dwight Colton. Also honored were Leno and Tribal Council members Steve Bobb Sr. (Marine Corps) and June Sherer (Army). General Council attendees then went outside under threatening skies to watch Leno, Bobb and Sherer place …

Tribe, Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. "We would like to welcome everyone to the Gathering of Oregon's First Nations," said Nick Sixkiller (Siletz), master of ceremony of the event. "All the public is invited to enjoy our culture and our heritage. This is a good place to learn about American Indians in contemporary time." A single Grand Entry will occur at 1 p.m., with Oregon Tribal representatives …

Greyhound Park closed in 2004 and still has the old grandstand facilities in place. “Property cleanup and demolition of existing structures will commence in early 2016,” Reibach said. After news of the Tribe’s interest in the property broke in mid-October, Tribal Council members met with the Wood Village City Council on Nov. 2 to discuss possible uses for the property. “While we cannot rule anything out in terms of the future of gaming in Oregon, our priority at this time is to develop …

, with an emphasis on restoring the land to a more natural, indigenous condition. "Chahalpam" means "place of the Santiam Kalapuya." In other action, Tribal Council: Re-appointed Shonn Leno to the Ceremonial Hunting Board for a term ending in March 2016; Appointed Jonathan R. George to the Timber Committee for a term ending in March 2016; Appointed William Rogers to the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority Board for a term ending in September 2017; Approved applying for a $186,000 U.S. Fish …

her life in many different jobs. Her last place of employment was at her own little shop called The Little Thrift Store on West Burnside at 19th Avenue and she loved it. She had planned for many years to have her own little thrift store. It was a dream of hers. It gave her great joy as many of the residents of the area would stop in and chat. She also worked for the Perry Center Thrift Shop and for Naideen Leavens for many years as a seamstress and homemaker. Pearl loved making her Native beaded …

and Jackson streets. At the time, it was the only facility of its kind in the greater metro region, and provided a place for community activities, ceremonial and social functions, community outreach programs, storytelling and art activities. 1998 – The Tribe filed a lawsuit against the Grand Ronde Water Association in a final effort to end a yearlong disagreement over the cost of a water hook-up for the Tribe’s Grand Meadows Housing Project. The two sides were locked in a dispute over initial water …

.” 2003 – Tribal members re-elected Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy, and elected Jack Giffen Jr., while Jan D. Reibach and Mark Mercier headed back for a recount since the number of votes they received were less than 1 percent apart. A recount of all votes was required by Tribal Election rules if there was a difference of 1 percent or less for the third- and fourth–place candidates. Reibach’s finish was only 0.53 percent ahead of Mercier. 1998 – Cultural Resources Department staff, members …