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Culture Walking On -- Darrel Leroy Mercier 10.12.2017 Dean Rhodes Walking On Darrel Leroy Mercier Sept. 23, 1929 – Sept. 22, 2017 Tribal Elder Darrel Leroy Mercier, a lifelong resident of Grand Ronde, Ore., walked on Friday, Sept. 22, within two miles of the residence where he was born. Born Sept. 23, 1929, Darrel is the eldest son of Hubert Mercier and Martha Hudson Mercier, all members of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Darrell shared 51 years of marriage with his beloved wife, Ruth …

Tribal Government & News Tribe starts LISTSERV service 08.14.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council In an effort to continue improving communication with Tribal members, the Tribe is starting a LISTSERV service that will allow for multiple e-mail distribution groups to be established for different types of information. The first distribution group will be for Tribal Council News, which will include agendas for meetings as well as other general Tribal news. Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia …

Culture Walking On -- Geneva Mae McKnight 11.14.2017 Dean Rhodes Walking On Geneva Mae McKnight Sept. 4, 1931 – Oct. 23, 2017 Tribal spouse Geneva Mae McKnight of Seaside was born on Sept. 4, 1931, to Albert and Minnie Howard in Lebanon, Ore. She married Tribal member Cleo McKnight on May 10, 1948, in Dallas, Ore. Besides being a devoted mother and homemaker, Geneva once worked as a grocery store manager and was a clerk for a seafood market. Most recently, she worked at Gearhart by the Sea. …

Culture Yesteryears -- July 1, 2017 06.29.2017 Dean Rhodes History 2012 – Tribal voters approved a primary election amendment to the Tribal Constitution, but it fell 13 votes shy of the required two-thirds approval to institute the measure that would have created a primary election whenever 10 or more Tribal members are running for Tribal Council. The approval rate of 64.7 percent was 2 percentage points below the constitutional requirement of 66.7 percent for any proposed amendment to take …

Culture Former Tribal Council member Darrel Mercier walks on 09.25.2017 Dean Rhodes Walking On Darrel Leroy Mercier, a member of the Tribe’s first post-Restoration Tribal Council, walked on Friday, Sept. 22, at the age of 87. Mercier was born on Sept. 23, 1929, in Grand Ronde and he worked on the Tribe’s Restoration efforts starting in the early 1970s. He joined Kathryn Harrison, Dean Mercier, Candy Robertson, Frank Harrison, Merle Leno, Russell Leno, Mark Mercier and Henry Petite on the first …

Culture Walking On - Debra Kay Wible 04.19.2017 Dean Rhodes Walking On Debra “Debbie” Kay Wible June 29, 1961 – April 15, 2017 Tribal Elder Debra “Debbie” Kay Wible, 55, a resident of Grand Ronde, walked on on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Portland. She was born on June 29, 1961, the daughter of Milton Roy and Hazel Lorraine Haller Sherwood. At an early age, she started caring for her siblings. She has been a mom and caregiver all of her life. She never gave up on anyone and had the biggest …

Culture Walking On -- June E. McKnight 09.19.2017 Dean Rhodes Walking On June E. McKnight June 9, 1930 – Sept. 14, 2017 Tribal Elder June Everetta McKnight, 87, a resident of Salem walked on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at her home. She was born June 9, 1930, in Grand Ronde, the daughter of Everett and Oleta Riggs Drake. She lived in Grand Ronde until moving to Salem in 1961. She married Raymond Laverne McKnight and they later divorced. She worked in various Salem-area hotels as a maid. June was …

Tribal Government & News Tribe hosts cultural exchange with young African leaders 07.29.2016 Brent Merrill Tribal Council , Culture , Events Tribal member Clifford Olson had no idea that work on his master’s project at Portland State University conducted here with the Elders on the Grand Ronde Reservation would be opening eyes and breaking stereotypes in 21 African countries. On Friday, July 15, Tribal Education Department Manager Leslie Riggs and his staff welcomed 25 young African leaders to …

Culture Yesteryears - May 1, 2016 04.29.2016 Dean Rhodes History 2011 – Camas, lamprey, salmon, deer and elk were among some of the food items to be discussed during Tribal Government Day to be held at the State Capitol in Salem on May 13. 2006 – Willamette University repatriated a 2.2-pound piece of Tomanowos, the Willamette Meteorite, to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. The piece was found in a supply closet in the school’s Olin Science Building. “The piece is home,” said Tribal …

Culture Walking On -- Clementine F. Reed 10.17.2016 Dean Rhodes Walking On Clementine F. Reed April, 29, 1925 – Oct. 13, 2016 Tribal Elder Clementine “Clem” Reed, 91, passed away peacefully on Oct. 13, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Clem was born on April 29, 1925, the only child to parents David and Bertha LaChance in Grand Ronde, Ore. The family later moved to McMinnville where Clem attended St. James Catholic School and McMinnville High School. Clem met and married the love of her …