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Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- July 1, 2014 07.01.2014 Ron Karten Letters Dear Smoke Signals : In 2003, Focus Circle VIP opened its doors and quietly began work. We met every Tuesday to do anger management and domestic violence education. Now Focus Circle is on hiatus for awhile. The class moved from the old module (now gone) at Social Services to a fish bowl meeting room (now a nice office) in the Culture Department, then to the Education Department, then to Behavioral …

in this Tribe, from the rights of Tribal members to how our diverse nation should be governed," Mercier wrote. Gleason-Shepek, who has served on the Tribe's Social Services Committee, said in her candidate statement that the Tribe could do better in the areas of health services, budgeting and per capita, enrollment and communication. "As your Tribal Council representative, your Tribal interests and business affairs will be my No. 1 priority and will receive my full attention," she said in her …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- June 1, 2014 05.29.2014 Ron Karten Letters Tribal Council, fellow Tribal members and friends: My father, Charles Gordon "Two Feathers" Haller, was on this Earth for 69 years, was part of my life for 41 years and was in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit for 21 days. I won't even pretend to know the impact he made on so many people during all of this time, but I know it was powerful, I know it was enduring and I know it was valued. Generous, happy …

for her as there was always someone in the house. Family was No. 1 to Pearl. She had one child, Thomas Roy Beebe, who died of cancer at the age of 27. She was the oldest of four children and sibling to William Roy Tanner, Frederick Roy Tanner and Beatrice Tanner, who all preceded her in death. Pearl was also auntie to many nieces and nephews who preceded her in death. She is survived by her nieces Pearl Boswell and Christina Morgan and nephews William Boyd and Billy Tanner. Pearl worked throughout …

Tribal Government & News 78 employees honored for years of service 06.13.2014 Ron Karten Tribal employees Seventy-eight Tribal employees were recognized for a combined 875 years of service to the Grand Ronde Tribe during an employee recognition event held Thursday, June 12, in the Community Center. Most notably, Health and Wellness Business Office Manager Tresa Mercier reached her 29th anniversary of working for the Tribe. She started working for the Tribe on Oct. 1, 1984. The years of service …

Culture Yesteryears -- Oct. 1, 2018 09.27.2018 Danielle Frost History 2013 – Madison Ross, 11, made her first appearance to the community during her Coming of Age ceremony held at the Tribal plankhouse on Sunday, Sept. 29. Leading up the event, she spent four days with her mother, Sarah Ross, and grandmother, Tribal Elder Kelly Nelson, praying, learning family and Tribal histories, making giveaway items, and on a search for the spirit that will guide her through life. It was the first public …

Ronde. The president’s signature on the bill ended an almost five-year effort by the Tribe to establish a land base and opened the way for the Tribe to build for its future. The bill immediately put the land, located in Yamhill County, into trust for the Tribe with the Department of the Interior. Income from the Reservation, estimated at $800,000 to $1 million per year, would be used to supplement existing Tribal education, housing and health programs, and for economic development. “This caps …

Culture Yesteryears April 1, 2018 03.27.2018 Danielle Frost History 2013 – A proposed Cowlitz Tribal casino within 15 miles of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area received a legal setback when U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein ordered the Department of the Interior to issue a new Record of Decision concerning its granting of a Cowlitz Reservation near La Center, Wash. In her 12-page decision, Rothstein said that the Department of the Interior violated the Administrative …

Culture Yesteryears -- May 1, 2018 04.30.2018 Danielle Frost History 2013 – The Tribe mounted a new exhibit at the Willamette Heritage Center at the The Mill in Salem. “We Were Here First … and We Are Here to Stay: Assimilation, Termination and Restoration of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon” took visitors through the 1850s Treaty Era to the Termination Era of the 1950s to the Tribe’s preparation for its 30 th anniversary of being restored. The exhibit was curated …

at 503-879-3054 by Friday, June 1. Last year’s float, “Persistence of Culture,” won the Governor’s Award for the best depiction of life in Oregon. Will the casino sign up for another three-year sponsorship? “We’ll probably start those discussions soon after this year because there is still 1.5 years left on the contract,” Huffman says. “But it’s something we’re very happy with. You really couldn’t buy this much publicity for what we pay.” Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link …