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Tribal history because it was the day that President Ronald Reagan signed House Resolution 3885, restoring the Grand Ronde Tribe to federal recognition. The Tribe had been terminated 29 years before and his signature on the bill officially ended that dark time. Now, the Tribe is preparing to celebrate 40 years of Restoration and all of the accomplishments that have come with it. “I can’t help but be in awe of the growth we have made as a Tribe, a community and in our cultural landscape over the past …

threatened, endangered or unsafe for consumption. The Grand Ronde Toxics Reduction Planning and Action Project will launch a new effort to reduce toxic pollution in the Willamette River Basin and allow for development of a formalized toxics reduction plan for the first time. The project hopes to improve the health and well-being of Tribal members and improve water quality for fish and wildlife. “We are pleased to partner with the EPA to reduce toxic pollution,” Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle …

between 10 homes,” Kreutz said. “She says she was moved every time she questioned the quality of care.” The video shows images of Native people who were supposed to be receiving treatment for their addictions passed out on the ground from drug use and open alcohol containers found inside the homes. The NBC investigators found an Apache Tribal member wandering the streets in Arizona after leaving a sober home 100 miles from where he was picked up. When the centers relocate Tribal people and fail …

. It also ties back to other ceremonies like the Ghost Dance; that’s how powerful that Round Dance is.” Mercier was responsible for starting the Round Dance tradition in Grand Ronde because of the healing nature of the ceremony and what it can do for a Tribal community. “All of Friday until midnight and all of Saturday until midnight is the time that we are dancing with our ancestors, we’re dancing with those spirits and it is to bring that healing and teaching back. That’s why people get up and dance …

common among Tribes. Products such as wool, patterned fabrics, glass beads and silver were popular cradleboard materials. Cradleboards were intended to securely hold a child, entertain them with elements hanging in front of them and transport a child on their parents back. “When propped up vertically, this would allow the child to experience the world much like an adult while standing,” one of the video narrators said. The duration it took to create a cradleboard was about the same time …

The Natural Resources Department Parks and Recreation program is coordinating a Hunters Education Field Day on April 13^th at the Natural Resources Office. Registration for the class must be done online at the ODFW website. There is a $10 per student fee associated with the class. This class will be open to both Tribal and non-tribal members ages 12 to 17 by the beginning of the 2024 hunting season. This class is only the field day and all students must have attended either a conventional course or an online course prior to the field day. There will be limited spots for the field day, so if interested, please sign up as soon possible.

In Oregon all youth hunters age 17 years and younger must pass a certified hunter education class prior to hunting, unless they are participating in the Mentor Youth Hunter Program (youth age 9 to 14 eligible).

The minimum age to hunt big game is 12 (at the time of the hunt) and hunters age 13 and younger must be accompanied by an adult 21 years of age or older when hunting (unless on land owned by parent or legal guardian)

Hunter Education can be completed with a conventional classroom course or online course with a hands-on field day.

Class size is limited in all of these courses! Students must attend all sessions of the course they sign up for.

All students must register online at https://myodfw.com/articles/how-register-hunter-and-bowhunter-education-field-days-and-outdoor-skills-events

For a full list of youth hunter regulations, please follow this link: https://myodfw.com/articles/hunting-opportunities-youth

. The purpose of the day was to promote colleges and careers for students after high school graduation. 1999 – For the first time ever, Grand Ronde’s basketball team made the national Indian tournament where they made a valiant effort against some tough competition. Melvin Brisbois, Richard Brisbois, Haa-nah Mike, Issack Kentta, Lenny Logan and Duane Manyhides played some tough games in the National Indian Athletic Association’s 26 th annual basketball championship in Salem, but did not bring home any …

Bobb Sr., a Vietnam War-era Marine Corps veteran who walked on in August 2022. It features a man and woman dressed in traditional Native clothing standing side by side while reaching for the sky. This will be the 21st Memorial Day celebration at the West Valley Veterans Memorial, which was dedicated in May 2003, because the 2020 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional details about the ceremony were not available before press time. For more information, contact …

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. “Oregon Department of Forestry responded as well and took over the investigation. The fire was quickly contained and controlled, with our total on scene time of one hour and 20 minutes.” The season for backyard and agricultural burning has closed, and fire season was declared by The Oregon Department of Forestry on Monday, July 1. Warden noted that despite plentiful rainfall this year, fires can still spread in dry vegetation under new grass. “Around 2 or 3 in the afternoon the winds pick up …