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that it will be effective on Jan. 1, 2022. The ordinance will allow the Tribe to impose its own fuel tax at the same rate as the state of Oregon – 36 cents per gallon -- and use the revenue for transportation purposes, such as road repairs. The emergency adoption of the ordinance, which makes it effective immediately, allows the Tribe to meet Oregon Department of Transportation deadlines. The Tribe sells gasoline at Grand Ronde Station on Salmon River Highway adjacent to Spirit Mountain Casino. General Manager …

success: Less than a year after it opened, more than 200 clients have accessed the services of Great Circle Recovery Center in Salem, an outpatient medication-assisted treatment clinic and the first Tribally operated facility of its kind in Oregon. During a Legislative Action Committee meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 1, Tribal Council member Kathleen George spoke about how Great Circle Recovery is meeting a crucial need in the area. “There are more than 200 regular, participating clients on paths …

also employs 30 additional people as seasonal firefighters. There has been implementation of prescribed burns on and off the Reservation. The program has generated approximately $300,000 in engine revenue and more than $1 million in reimbursable receipts. Timber Resources: The Yoda logging unit generated more than $3 million in revenue using Tribal member-owned contract logging, young Douglas fir trees were salvaged from the February 2021 ice storm and the timber was thinned to optimize growth …

hunting and fishing rights. Ostensibly, Kennedy testified in support of Senate Bill 3126 introduced by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley on Nov. 1, 2021, as well as expressed support for a companion bill that would do the same for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. “These agreements have provisions in them that prohibit any amendments or modifications,” Kennedy said. “These two bills simply authorize a process to permit Grand Ronde and Siletz to amend these older agreements and negotiate updated …

documents on the case, Mejia waived his right to a jury trial and instead opted for a bench trial. The trial was delayed due to a mental health evaluation for Mejia and judicial complications due to the Covid-19 pandemic. After undergoing a mental health evaluation, Mejia was found fit to proceed early in 2021 by Clackamas County Judge Heather Karabeika and had another trial date set for June 1, but that was rescheduled to November after new statements by a witness during a pretrial meeting …

Culture Yesteryears - April 1, 2022 03.31.2022 Danielle Harrison Yesteryears File photo from 2012 2017 – Tribal Elder Ed Larsen Jr. was profiled in Smoke Signals . Larsen served on Tribal Council from 1992 through 2004 and owned the Spirit Mountain Store at the corner of Hebo Road before starting his 12-year tenure on Tribal Council. During the time he owned the store and served as an elected official, Larsen gained a reputation for giving and looking out for his friends, family and customers …

– AmerisourceBergen of Pennsylvania, Cardinal Health of Ohio and McKesson of Texas. On Feb. 1, the companies reached a $590 million settlement with Native American Tribes. All federally recognized Tribes can participate in the settlement even if they did not file lawsuits over opioids; And approved the enrollment of two infants into the Tribe because they meet the enrollment requirements outlined in the Tribal Enrollment Ordinance and Constitution. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal …

of the building’s interior that has been vacated by tenants to expand the clinic and offer more services to opioid-addicted clients. Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez said the more than $573,000 contract will require a supplemental budget process. Tribal Council also approved the agenda for the Sunday, May 1, hybrid General Council meeting that will be held in Tribal Council Chambers for better acoustics and on Zoom. The meeting will start at 11 a.m. and feature presentations from the Health …

to see if a fire has started during its Wednesday, June 1, meeting. In lieu of payment from Pano, the Tribe will receive 20 licenses that will give 20 staff members viewing access to the two cameras. “While this system could be a powerful tool to keep an eye on our lands, they’re similar to a smoke detector in the sense they can alert us to danger,” a Tribal Lands Department staff report states. “It’s still dependent on staff and fire dispatch to follow up on and extinguish the fire as needed.” Pano …

’15 230 381 37.6 Remove BIA July ’16 382 670 36.3 Initiatives, etc. July ’16 412 639 39.2 Enrollment March ’19 601 345 63.5 Split siblings (Bold signifies successful amendment election) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal voters will be asked on Tuesday, Nov. 1, to amend the Tribal Constitution to restrict how a Tribal member can be disenrolled to only cases of proven fraud or dual enrollment. Tribal Council approved sending the proposal out to voters during its Wednesday, Aug. 10 …