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Culture Chachalu re-opening Friday, June 1, with Summers Collection items 05.14.2018 Danielle Frost Culture , History , Events , Tribal Employees If you go Chachalu Open House When: All events occur on Friday, June 1. There will be Elders’ opening at 3 p.m., general entry at 4 p.m., Chachalu re-opening presentations at 4:30 p.m., Rise of the Collectors exhibit presentation at 6 p.m. and raffle at 7 p.m. Where: Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center, 8720 Grand Ronde Road. More information …

Tribal Government & News Tribe hosts Wyden Town Hall on July 1 07.05.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Federal Government The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde hosted U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden’s Polk County Town Hall on Saturday, July 1, and the current debate over repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act was mentioned several times by the approximately 50 people who attended. Tribal Elder Monty Parazoo asked if Wyden foresees the United States joining other western industrialized nations …

of her family how blessed we are compared to most other Tribes. Each and every employee, committee member and volunteer for the Tribe makes a difference for our members. Again, we thank Tribal Council, all of our Tribal community, family and friends for their caring, help and love over the years, and during these last few weeks. Richard Hamm and all of Peachie’s family Dear Tribal members: I found the letter by Chris Mercier in the Dec. 1, 2015, issue of Smoke Signals troublesome. Chris Mercier …

Police Department to assume fire station operations. The Tribe and West Valley Fire District signed an intergovernmental agreement in July 2009 to build and operate the fire station in Grand Ronde. The $1 million fire station opened in June 2010, substantially reducing response times for fire and medical emergencies in the Grand Ronde area. The Tribe has already applied for several federal grants that would help purchase myriad firefighting equipment and an ambulance for the local fire station …

they returned to the station after a call, the horses could not easily back the equipment in, so they were disconnected from it and firefighters would push the equipment back into the bay themselves. “This means a lot to me and our crew,” Warden said. “Thank you.” The Grand Ronde Tribe built the $1 million fire station and it officially opened in June 2010, reducing response times for West Valley Fire District personnel who used to be dispatched from the station in Willamina for fire and emergency …

Culture Veterans Powwow brings participants together to celebrate 07.19.2024 By Nicole Montesano Powwows , Veterans Tribal Elder Deitrich Peters participates in the 1 p.m. grand entry of the 2024 Marcellus Norwest Memorial Veterans Powwow at uyxat Powwow Grounds on Saturday, July 13. (Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer Wearing everything varying from jeans and T-shirts to traditional regalia­, and in some cases a mixture of the two, Tribal members …

Tribal Government & News General Council briefed on Natural Resources Department 02.05.2026 Danielle Harrison General Council Natural Resources Department (Smoke Signals file photo) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Natural Resources Department Manager Colby Drake briefed the membership on his department's accomplishments and future goals during the Sunday, Feb. 1, General Council meeting, held at Hilton Garden Inn Clackamas Portland. “It’s good to be here and to see everyone …

with a reported domestic disturbance in the area of milepost 1 on Highway 18B. Reported criminal trespass in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. A male subject was arrested on a valid parole violation warrant issued out of Clackamas County Circuit Court and transported to the Polk County Jail in Dallas. Reported verbal dispute in the 48000 block of Dragonfly Drive. Driving complaint received in the area of milepost 22 on Salmon River Highway. Saturday, June 8 Reported hit-and-run in the 9600 block …

with the once poor, 600-member Tribe as it grew into a major enterprise with $1 billion in annual revenues. The Miccosukee Tribe, located just on the edge of the lucrative Miami population center, offered Martinez a front row seat among Natives who live in "hammocks," or tiny communities of thatched roof huts, way out in the Everglades. Hammocks is the Mikasuki word for these small encampments, each a family outpost. These hard-to-reach hammocks kept the Tribe alive and together during the time …

be funded through the Hallie Ford Museum in Salem. The work of recent weeks is in preparation for a grant deadline almost a year away on Jan. 1, 2012, said Mercier. The grant could "bring their carvers and some youth here, and send our carvers and some youth over there to learn how to carve in their style," said Mercier. "This is a way for us to get more youth involved in a carving culture." In addition, the grant could fund a canoe exchange, in which Maoris and Grand Ronde Tribal members would …