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mostly being shuttered since March 2020, Chachalu has re-opened to the public. Call 503-879-2226 before visiting. There are also plans to reboot the popular AV Club programming, which aims to share the Tribe’s history with community members and employees by showing videos and photos from the archives on a regular basis. Cultural Resources will be launching the chachalu.org site this year, dedicated to digital exhibits and cataloged materials of what the Tribe has in its cultural collections so …

Tribal Government & News Interior report on Indian boarding schools includes Grand Ronde site 05.12.2022 Dean Rhodes Culture , Federal government According to a list of Indian boarding schools compiled by the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Grand Ronde Boarding School opened in 1862 and closed in 1908. For much of its existence, it was run in conjunction with the Catholic Church. It was still in operation when this photo of the Grand Ronde Agency was taken around 1890. (Smoke Signals file …

the Willamette River from the Oregon City side. The platform was completed on Oct. 23, 2018. PGE then filed an appeal with the state Land Use Board regarding the Tribe’s fishing platform site because the city of West Linn did not regulate the structure, but the Land Use Board dismissed the appeal in April 2019. On July 28, 2021, PGE’s Board of Directors approved a resolution that the company would pursue acquiring all of the state’s rights, title and interest in the contested property. According …

and features a man and a woman dressed in traditional Native clothing standing side by side reaching to the sky. Surrounding them are four black granite pillars, which feature the names of Tribal and community veterans from Grand Ronde, Willamina and Sheridan. An event has been held every Memorial Day at the site except for in 2020 when the burgeoning COVID-19 pandemic forced it to be canceled. Grand Ronde Honor Guard members, from left, Alton Butler, Rich VanAtta and Ramona Quenelle wait to post …

are in the process of developing an assessment as to how the curriculum is being shared and how it’s being implemented, and will be conducting site visits. After a lunch that featured a roasted pork loin buffet, attendees chose from breakout sessions ranging from how to visit Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center, to ways to infuse Native American culture in the classroom, to how to use cultural artifacts in the classroom in an appropriate manner. Scheduled presenters included Cultural …

loans made to Native borrowers, assuring lenders that their investment will be repaid in full in the event of foreclosure. Loans are limited to single-family housing and fixed-rate loans of 30 years or less. According to the HUD website, there are 256 Native American Tribes approved for lending on trust land, including the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. In addition, the HUD site lists 172 financial institutions that are approved as Section 184 lenders with 81 of them approved to provide loans …

was brought to the attention of the police after numerous people had commented on the matter on a social media page that is run anonymously. The site includes posts which criticize and mock certain Tribal Council members, including Cherry. She told Smoke Signals that she has recently filed a police report because due to the actions of this individual, she no longer feels safe in the community. “I have no idea what this person is capable of and I want it to come to light and on the record that I …

. “Around 10.4 (acres) are around the original site (and) includes the recent detection in Yamhill County,” Ramthun said. “Oregon Forestry Department has released three biological controls; a little wasp that feeds on the larvae which could slow the spread, not present in other states when it was introduced there,” Ramthun said. Four wasp species have been approved for use in the United States, to try to control the borers. “In wetter parts of the Willamette Valley, ash is the predominant tree species …

Land Use Board regarding the Tribe’s fishing platform site because the city of West Linn did not regulate the structure, but the Land Use Board dismissed the appeal in April 2019. On July 28, 2021, PGE’s Board of Directors approved a resolution that the company would pursue acquiring all of the state’s rights, title and interest in the contested property. PGE then filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in April 2022 to condemn the 5-acre strip of property in and around its Federal Energy …

that; thought I came from a small family. … It was also healing just having a job like this. A job that sees the value in Indigenous voices and uplifting that and sees the value in healing art and connecting communities.” Both the art show and book launch will take place in Portland, at munk-ye?lan saxali, 4636 NE 42 Ave., Portland. From 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, the site will host an art show, featuring the abstract paintings that Connelly worked through in her own healing process. From 11 a.m. to 5 …