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of $1,222,600 will fund site work at the Tribe’s home ownership development off McPherson Road. Tribal Council approved a contract with Scholten Construction of Willamina on July 27 to build the site improvements, which will include laying the foundations and other improvements for the first 20 homes in the Tribal subdivision. Tribal Council also approved $265,000 to buy the nearby 12.36-acre Freeman property at 28075 McPherson Road. Finally, Tribal Council approved the allocation …

to the Chinook Tribe along the banks of the Columbia River. Stepfan Milosavljevich, an archaeologist and YouTuber with 270,000 subscribers, sat in front of the Chinook’s Cathlapotle plankhouse in a YouTube video published in 2019. He describes the fascinating history of Native American life at the Cathlapotle village site based on the artifacts found there and the stories still told by Indigenous people. Before he describes the history of the plankhouse, he provides a bit of modern context …

and Greg Leno. 1989 – Tribal Chairman Mark Mercier stated in his chairman’s report that the Tribe was seeking a site for the Forestry Program. The site needed to have adequate office space and storage facilities for vehicles and related forest machinery. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper …

Culture Tribal interests being ignored as groups try to influence Portland Harbor cleanup decision 03.14.2012 Dean Rhodes Culture , Federal government , Natural resources As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moves closer to assigning responsibility for cleaning up the Portland Harbor Superfund site in the Grand Ronde Tribe's ceded lands, companies responsible for the pollution have been busy - without Tribal input - mounting a public information campaign that appears aimed at reducing …

Gaming Tribe reassessing Wood Village property as site for new gaming facility 10.04.2020 Dean Rhodes Gaming , Federal government , State government , Spirit Mountain Casino The site of the former Multnomah Greyhound Park in Wood Village on Thursday, Oct. 1. After sitting idle for several years, the property owned by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde has been identified as the site of a possible new Tribal casino. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals …

Tribal Government & News Nine vying for Tribal Council 06.30.2016 Brent Merrill Tribal Council , Elections Nine Tribal members were nominated to run for three open Tribal Council seats and all accepted during a General Council meeting held at the Tribal Community Center on Sunday, June 26. Tribal Council elections will be determined on Saturday, Sept. 10. Eligible voters must be registered to vote and can register up to and including on Election Day. Each eligible voter is entitled to vote …

. The Grand Ronde Tribe urged the Army Corps of Engineers to re-examine its consultation process to ensure that treaty rights and natural resources are protected and that the Standing Rock Sioux are not “deprived of their Tribal sovereignty.” State of emergency On Friday, Aug. 26, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council declared a state of emergency due to the threat and potential harmful effects that could occur from the construction of the pipeline project through its ancestral land. The Dakota Access …

domestic disturbance in the Willamina area. Tuesday, Nov. 26 Assist outside agency with a reported assault in the Grand Ronde area. A male was arrested by Polk County deputies. Check welfare in the 24700 block of Grand Ronde Road. A male was found in his home in need of medical attention. He was transported to hospital. Wednesday, Nov. 27 Assist outside agency with an information request in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Reported telephonic harassment in the Grand Ronde area. Assist …

is insufficiently equipped. The farmer has had no farm, the shoe shop is too small, and so is the carpentry shop. There are only two schoolrooms for 200 children, the dining room and the dormitories are crowded." The water supply was unreliable, drainage was inadequate and in other ways the Forest Grove site was unsuitable. Later that year, the heart of the school burned to the ground. It moved to its current site north of Salem the next year, when it became known as the Salem School and, soon, also …

tools, best museum practices, the West Coast Ocean Partnership and Tribal language immersion programs. Chinuk Language Program Manager Ali Holsclaw discussed the weekly language lessons and after-school programs. “It’s just another way for us to get the language out there,” she said. “It is also offered at Willamina High School as an elective and for college credit.” Additionally, there are adult classes held at Lane Community College and in Grand Ronde and at the Tribe’s Portland office. “We …