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Culture Watchlist: ‘The Forest Grove Indian Training School, 1880 – 1885’ 05.31.2022 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital journalist An article in this edition of Smoke Signals called “Indian boarding school report includes Grand Ronde location” has a companion video on our YouTube channel where we visit three federal Indian boarding school sites in Oregon listed in the Department of Interior’s report. In the video, Smoke Signals visited Chemawa Indian School, the site …

Tribal Government & News Youth learn philanthropy lessons 08.31.2023 Michelle Alaimo Spirit Mountain Community Fund Spirit Mountain Community Fund Youth Grantmaker Laney DeLoe, 17, left, and fellow Youth Grantmaker Ben Powley, 18, use aqua scopes to look for western pearlshell mussels in the Willamette River in Corvallis while on a site visit with Willamette Riverkeeper on Thursday, Aug. 10. (Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Michelle Alaimo Photojournalist Three Tribal youth spent the summer …

you want a friend who will lie to you and leave you walking out the door with a booger hanging out of your nose or toilet paper on your shoe? Or do you want a friend who will stop you and say ‘Hey, check your face!’ ” “Bad Press” has several screenings scheduled in 2023 throughout the United States. To find a screening near you, visit https://badpress.film/ . To watch the trailer of “Bad Press,” visit: https://mubi.com/en/films/bad-press/trailer . Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article …

. General welfare payments to minor children will be deposited into a new account. The payments are calculated based on casino dividends, similar to per capita payments. Future program funding sources will be discussed by council for the 2026 budget. Members will not receive a per capita payment for September. For more information, visit the Tribe’s website , scroll to the bottom of the page and view “September 2025 General Welfare Program Payment.” To watch the entire meeting, visit …

the Grand Ronde Tribe does not have a program for that service. "There's a lot of opportunity out there," Holmes said. Holmes works "from application to closing" with Tribal members purchasing a house with the 184 program, and just about any other type of loan. "I review their applications and approve their grants," she said. "Then, I'm working with all the documents, and hand-in-hand with lenders, the title company, escrow officers and realtors to get the sale to closing. "If they're not ready …

raised more than $40,000 at that point. Later that year, a Bottle and Can Drive at the Competition Powwow, a garage sale at the Depot building and a fall auction were all slated to help raise funds to build the Veterans Memorial. At the fall auction, held Oct. 20, Tribal Elder Kathryn Harrison donated $1,000 to bring the evening's take to $6,500. With those funds, the drive was close to $70,000, Smoke Signals reported. The next year was perhaps the most pivotal year in the Veterans Memorial …

and listening sessions. Spirit Mountain Stampede The Spirit Mountain Stampede also kicks off this July and will be taking place July 19-20 at the Rodeo Grounds. Tickets will be on sale soon and are $10 for adults and $5 for children (children under 4 are free). The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Annual Contest Powwow The annual Contest Powwow will take place at Uyxat Powwow Grounds on Aug. 15-17. The powwow will once again have a number of categories and specials for our dancers and will have …

be exterminated, Lewis said. A year after the Tribes and bands arrived in Grand Ronde, the reservation included 61,440 acres of former land claim allotments that the U.S. Army purchased from settlers. By the turn of the 20 th century, much of that land was declared surplus and purchased by the federal government, much of that sold at fire sale prices to timber interests that still own and harvest the trees on that land today. Lewis also talked about the high land at Fort Yamhill, where Indians who were …

the purchase and sale agreement for acquiring the property; Approved the Grand Ronde Police Department and Gaming Commission’s agreement with the Oregon State Police Criminal Justice Information Services for access to its law enforcement database; Approved the Tribe’s Health & Wellness Center contracting to purchase Plexis software that is used by many third party administrators in Oregon and Washington Tribes to process claims payments; Approved the Natural Resources Department applying …

Brenda Tuomi, Tonya Gleason-Shepek, Denise Harvey and Jon A. George, who drummed and sang a prayer song and gave the invocation to open the ceremony. The 31-acre property in the small eastern Multnomah County city of Wood Village was purchased by the Tribe on Friday, Dec. 11. The site, which was no longer being used for dog racing, was listed for sale at $11.2 million by owner Arthur McFadden. Konell Construction & Demolition Corp. of Sandy has been abating asbestos and lead and removing …