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teacher to be a natural. The event would be the first festival Larkin performed in, and to overcome any nervousness, she said she would “play and walk away, and take a bow.” 2002 – Tribal employees assisted Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Department employees with placing 200 Coho salmon carcasses in three miles of Agency and West Fork Agency creeks to add nutrients that enhanced stream value to fish and wildlife. Similar stream enrichments had recently been conducted in the upper Clackamas …

Cultural Resources staff members to strip European willow branches for a planned hamper making class. 2012 – A celebration of western Oregon Native women opened with an invitation-only sneak peek at the exhibit for Grand Ronde Tribal members at Willamette Heritage Center at The Mill in Salem. Along with the exhibit, “Grand Ronde Women – Our Story,” approximately 200 Tribal members, museum members and guests enjoyed a meal prepared by Spirit Mountain Casino staff. The exhibit was organized by the Tribe …

was fast and he never stuttered or slipped. … He mentioned Tribes will have portions of the infrastructure appropriation.” Kennedy said she was also impressed to see so many tradespeople there, including a young woman who had recently completed an electrical apprenticeship program and was selected to introduce Biden. “She stayed near me the whole time and we had a good time talking and making the best of our time together,” she said. Approximately 150 to 200 people were invited to the event. Kennedy …

Culture Yesteryears - June 1, 2022 05.31.2022 Danielle Harrison Yesteryears Smoke Signals file photo, 2017 2017 – Tribal children took center stage at the State Capitol during the Legislative Commission on Indian Services/Nine Tribes Spring Celebration. Tribal children in the K-3 and Lilu programs in Grand Ronde performed two dances and a song, and five members of the Grand Ronde Youth Council accompanied Tribal Council Vice Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy when she spoke to approximately 200 …

. 2002 – Spirit Mountain Stampede brought more than 200 riders competing for more than $14,000 in prize money to the Tribe’s rodeo grounds on the Tribal campus. Tribal members Shonn Leno and Duke Kimsey competed in the bareback riding event. Kimsey, a former ring toss winner, won the event. 1997 – The Grand Ronde Tribe and Spirit Mountain Casino announced a $100,000 grant from the casino would be given to the Portland Art Museum to underwrite a landmark exhibition of Native American art, the first …

States after several years of working with African Tribes and said she looked forward to the challenge of broadening the base of Tribal enterprises in Grand Ronde to help provide employment and economic diversity. 1987 – More than 200 people listened to testimony from supporters and opponents of a Grand Ronde Reservation at a field hearing spearheaded by Oregon Rep. Les AuCoin at Grand Ronde Elementary School. In August, he and Sen. Mark O. Hatfield had submitted two Reservation bills to Congress …

Council for members living outside of the Grand Ronde area also were important to those in attendance. Other priorities included legal services for members, more Tribal member employment and a recreation center in Grand Ronde. 1999 – The Tribal Education Honor and Recognition Dinner was a big success. Thirty-five Tribal member graduates were in attendance, and more than 200 friends and family attended the event celebrating the student’s achievements. 1994 – An open house was held at the Pioneer …

and be a descendant of a Grand Ronde parent or grandparent, provided that the ancestor was not enrolled in error. Additionally, the 1999 enrollment amendment requirements will be removed, including the requirements to be born to a Tribal member and have a parent enrolled at the time of application. Additionally, an annual limit of 150 people will be accepted per year. This can be raised to 200 if Tribal Council adopts a resolution to do so. The limit will not apply to minors under 6 months old …

supported changing to a lineal descent system. If approved, the amendment will change the Tribe’s enrollment criteria from 1/16 Grand Ronde blood quantum to descent from a biological parent or grandparent who were enrolled members of the Tribe, and not enrolled by error. The amendment will cap new enrollments of 150 per year, which may be increased up to 200 by approval of Tribal Council. The limit will not apply to infants younger than 6 months or to children who are the subject of child welfare court …

membership and the enrollment ordinance would be the process by which enrollment is conducted. The 22-page drafted ordinance is available on the Tribe's website and details the proposed changes to the existing ordinance if the membership votes to amend the constitution. The proposed ordinance changes the membership requirements from blood quantum to lineal descent; an annual limitation of no more than 200 accepted membership applications (except children younger than 6 months or who are the subject …