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and beverage, guest services, human resources and management information systems. 1990 — Tribal Council met with the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Department to discuss law enforcement on the Tribe’s reservation. After learning about the Yamhill County Timberland Owners Association, the Tribe authorized a $2,000 payment to join the association, which helped pay the cost of a full-time deputy to patrol timberlands on the lookout for fire, as well as other problems. 1985 — Tribal Chairman Henry Petite …

, culture, law and Tribal resource management with plenty of time for questions, field trips and introductory classes on flint knapping and basketry. Tribal Public Affairs Director Siobhan Taylor described the fate of the many Tribes and bands under the Western Oregon Indian Termination Act. Thrown together to form a single Grand Ronde Tribe, the Tribal experience serves as an example of what it would be like for Bonneville Power staff members, for example, to have their own ethnic, religious or racial …

Marcella. "I'm so proud. I never thought that anything would be named for anyone in the family. I'm proud of Sharon, too. I just wish Marce was here to see this, but I know that he does. I just knew when we were out there dancing, he was there dancing with us." "We're thankful for what he stood for and for the time and effort he put into making this powwow what it is today," said Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy in her invocation. "Marce set the example of how to treat our veterans …

. Anderson, now 31, first received services through the Vocational Rehabilitation Program in 2008 and was successful in becoming employed. At that time, he worked with the 477 Program with caseworker Tribal Elder Patsy Pullin, Employment and Training Specialist and department manager. He later spiraled down with drug and alcohol problems and spent 15 months in two state prisons. Prison time got his attention. "I've seen where my life could take me," Anderson said. "I did a few sweats (the first he …

of Environmental Quality, federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and federal and state fish and wildlife agencies. "At the same time, the Grand Ronde Tribe continues to work as a Natural Resources Trustee to advance projects that will help restore the species and ecological services affected by the toxic releases," Sudbury said. Oregon's congressional delegation took a tour of Portland Harbor last year and wrote to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson afterward. The letter, signed …

parcels in order for the land to be deemed reservation land." Leno said the Grand Ronde Tribe has approached Congress twice in the last 20 years to amend its Reservation Act to include trust lands. The Tribe currently owns slightly more than 10,312 acres that are designated reservation status. "This process is unduly time-consuming, expensive, bureaucratic and often takes years to complete," Leno said. Leno said the amendment would establish that real property located within the boundaries …

beginner," and says he prefers chess to checkers because he appreciates the added complexity of chess. Later on, across the board from Ross, Tribal member Kaleb Reid, 11, was thinking about the two- and four-move checkmates he had learned. "All I need is a rook to win," he adds. Suddenly, it seemed, everybody got up from their boards because it was time to go to Tribal member Halona Butler's dance class down the hall. "I think it's great," says Tiffany Tonso, 18, a Tribal member and high school …

powwows. She also works for the Education Department at the Tribe. Another involved with the children's intertribal powwows was Elizabeth Watson-Croy, who wore traditional-style regalia for the Contest Powwow. On Saturday afternoon, she had danced once and was happily getting ready to dance a second time. She finished fifth in the Junior Girls Traditional contest. Others from the children's intertribal powwows who also participated in the 2012 Contest Powwow included Dakota and Madison Ross, Kaleb …

growing sites. This year, for the first time, the operation for the four northwestern counties started and ended on Tribal property in Grand Ronde. "We're a certified law enforcement agency," says Director of Development and Public Safety Pete Wakeland, "so it makes sense that we cooperate with other law enforcement agencies. It's a combined effort to keep the Reservation and local community safe." Making Tribal property available to the team started with a request from Oregon State Police Senior …

the reservation to the coast that only the Indians knew about. We've looked for the Old Coast Trail many times," said Schultz, "but we've never found it." Although the Tribe does not yet know what rules were in place for Indians to get these passes, Julie Brown guesses that a lot depended on the agent in charge at the time, or whether the Indian was in trouble at the time. Likewise, she said, punishments for taking off without a pass varied from being whipped to a family losing rations to nothing …