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of the Clackamas people in the area. “It’s good to be here and see everyone gathered to talk about this place and these people,” Harrelson said. “I am not Clackamas, but have had lots of opportunity to talk with Elders and read books. The Clackamas have a deep oral history.” Harrelson told attendees about Victoria Howard, a Clackamas Chinook who provided more than 200 oral histories and stories to linguist Melville Jacobs in 1929. Harrelson also discussed the removal of the Clackamas people …

-based diabetes education program that would be managed by the foundation. 1993 – Tribal member Bruce Thomas accepted the position of Spirit Mountain Development Corp. general manager. Thomas, a lawyer, also had a master’s degree in business from Willamette University. “The first thing we’re going to focus on is getting our offices organized and ready to conduct business,” he said. “Chris Leno and Tammy Cook have done a good job working independently, so it shouldn’t take long.” Another immediate …

for the Tribe, and sees both large and small opportunities. For example, he said, one of his goals is to get a coffee shop built on the campus, so that khofi haws operator Ariel Hunt would not have to rely on the small trailer she operates out of now. “Any support that I can offer to the entrepreneurs in this community, I’m all for it,” Cully said. “(My position) is a fantastic opportunity to build some generational wealth for the Tribe and do some things that are long overdue.” Rowe said that Health …

and smoke into the pipes, to trace where they led to, and where there were breaks. In addition, chemical inventory was conducted. Fifty-five-gallon drums of chemicals were found throughout the site, along with buried railroad tanker cars. “Somebody thought it was a good idea to bury (those) under the ground and then use them as an underground storage tank,” Webb said. “Railroad tankers were never designed to be underground storage tanks.” Not surprisingly, these leaked, contaminating the soil …

" at the Grand Ronde Tribal gym. The program is hosted by the Grand Ronde Youth Prevention Program and Grand Ronde Canoe Family. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, at the Grand Ronde plankhouse Achfa-hammi. A community meal and giveaway will follow in the Elders' Activity Center. Marlene Cross (Muckleshoot/Puyallup), Bobby Mercier (Grand Ronde) and Kevin Simmons (Grand Ronde/Muckleshoot) will officiate and pallbearers will be Donnie Stevenson, Keith Stevenson, Tyson Simmons …

of Salmon River Highway. Wednesday, Sept. 26 Reported harassment in the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Reported theft in the 27000 block of Salmon River Highway. Warrant arrest in the 9700 block of Tilixam Circle. Male subject was arrested and lodged in the Polk County Jail in Dallas on a valid parole violation warrant issued out of Polk County Community Corrections on an original charge of unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Suspicious activity reported in the 27000 block of Salmon …

and Umatilla all protested the Oregon Department of State Lands’ Aug. 31 decision to allow the Grand Ronde Tribe to build a fishing platform at Willamette Falls. The three Tribes claimed the Grand Ronde platform would interfere with their treaty rights to harvest lamprey at the falls. State Lands Director Vicki Walker reaffirmed that decision on Nov. 26. Beckham said the Native Americans of the Willamette Valley continued to fish at Willamette Falls even after removal to the Grand Ronde Reservation …

of milepost 24 on Salmon River Highway. A male subject was arrested on a probation violation detention warrant and transported to the Polk County Jail in Dallas. Assist outside agency with a traffic stop in the area of milepost 22 on Salmon River Highway. Friday, July 26 Citizen contact occurred in the 9600 block of Tilixam Circle. Assist outside agency with a runaway juvenile who was taken into protective custody in the area of milepost 2 on A.P. Main Line Road and transported back to his residence …

Gaming Costume Bowling set for Oct. 25 09.19.2013 Ron Karten Entertainment , Events The annual K-12 Costume Bowling and Trick-or-Treat event will be held on Friday, Oct. 25. A bus will leave Grand Ronde at 9:30 a.m. for Walnut City Lanes in McMinnville. Bowling will last until 12:30 p.m. After returning to Grand Ronde, trick-or-treating will occur on the Tribal campus from 1:30 to 3 p.m. followed by a Halloween Party from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Families are welcome. For more information or to RSVP, …

40th Restoration Celebration Cultural Lifeways event Event 40th Restoration Celebration November 19, 2023 10:00 AM - 7:30 PM Location: Spirit Mountain Casino, 27100 S.W. Salmon River Highway. Doors open at 10 a.m. A meal will be served at 12:30 p.m., followed by a break at 2:30 p.m. The powwow begins at 5:30 p.m. Upcoming Events Events National Native American Day (1) September 22, 2023 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM General Council General Council meeting (23) October 1, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Indigenous …