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to the most outstanding float. 1999 – The Tribe hosted a gathering at the Portland Art Museum for Spirit Mountain Community Fund grant recipients. One grant was in the amount of $15,150 to the nonprofit A Child’s Place/Un Lugar Para Ninos for a school readiness project. 1994 – Tribal Council Chairman Mark Mercier joined other Tribal officials and leaders from across Oregon in participating in the Grand Floral Parade in Portland. The parade was televised throughout most of the Western states. 1989 …

of 25 of those for our members, ranging from one- to three-bedrooms. Plus, there is a community center building that will have office space for us…Basically, it’s a housing option for Tribal members who don’t necessarily want to live in Grand Ronde or who have obligations in McMinnville. … I think it creates a new opportunity for our membership, especially our youth.” Leno added he is hoping that the new development will help alleviate the inability of Tribal members to utilize housing vouchers …

on American soil,” political science professor Dr. Terri Jett said in the video. “And you may be surprised by the ways their societies mirror our current system of government.” The video first focuses on what is considered one of the most well-known documents from Native history, which comes from the Iroquois Tribes in what is now upstate New York. “The Great Law of Peace formally brought [all six Tribes] together and has been described as the longest lasting treaty in North America,” Jett said …

was not nearly as close as in 2023, when there was a one-vote separation between candidates, the closest in an election since 1983’s Restoration. Kennedy thanked the Election Board members for their work during the past few months. “They’ve been taking calls and making sure that our Tribal members who didn’t have ballots or those who may not have been registered, (had) information on how to register,” she said. “Thank you, Election Board, for all the work that you’ve done.” The next General …

; Approved enrolling four infants into the Tribe because they meet the enrollment requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance; And denied enrolling one infant into the Tribe because they didn’t meet the enrollment requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Videos tab. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe …

for the support specialists to work in tandem with the Tribe’s Community Transitions program. There is already one specialist working in the department and if the grant is awarded, the Tribe would be able to use the funds for that position and to hire three already budgeted positions in 2025. “These are positions that are already in the budget that we are looking at using other funds for to be able to hire for and move into this grant,” Health Services Director Kelly Rowe said during a Tuesday, Nov. 5 …

Tribal Government & News Harvey reappointed to HUD Tribal advisory committee 11.27.2024 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council Denise Harvey By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Grand Ronde Tribal Council member Denise Harvey has been appointed to serve a second, two-year term on the Housing and Urban Development Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. She will join 12 other Tribal leaders throughout Indian Country to serve on the board. She is one of two delegates selected from West Coast …

business that we’re all sitting in today. Our Elders thought this was good and wanted to share the blessing with others. That blessing is to share that in potlatch with our neighbors and our friends. It became a way to empower that same spirit of perseverance that led and inspired our ancestors to see that same spirit in our neighbors…to create communities that lifted one another up, that shared the blessing and that is in the work that our nonprofit partners and our local government partners do …

Championships at the Portland Rose Garden. Tribal Elder and former Tribal Council Chairwoman Kathryn Harrison was to offer the invocation, and the Grand Ronde Veterans Honor Guard presented the flags. 2000 – The Elders Committee held a surprise recognition ceremony for Tribal Council Chairwoman Kathryn Harrison, who had been recently named one of three Oregon Women of the Year by the Oregon Commission for Women. They presented Harrison with a bouquet of red roses and a beaded necklace. 1995 - Smoke …

traditional songs with samples of contemporary sounds like eagle cries and Indigenous pop culture references. One song shown in the video uses audio from the movie, “The Addams Family.” In the scene, Wednesday Addams goes off-script from her stereotyped Thanksgiving play to tell the Natives, “Do not trust the pilgrims.” During their high energy performances, the audience is dancing to the same rhythm. “When I look out in our show and see people from all different nations, all different backgrounds …