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Veterans Summit 2025 Events Event Veterans Summit 2025 July 11, 2025 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Location: uyxat Powwow Grounds Upcoming Events Holiday Memorial Day (2025) May 26, 2025 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Tribal campus closed. Holiday Juneteenth (2025) June 9, 2025 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Tribal campus closed. Holiday Independence Day (2025) July 4, 2025 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Tribal campus closed. View All Events Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

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Tribal Government & News Supplemental budget hearings slated for June 26 06.11.2019 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Tribal Council will hold two supplemental budget hearings during its 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, meeting regarding the acquisition of two pieces of property that would require an increase to the adopted 2019 budget. One hearing will be about increasing the budget by $542,400 to acquire part of the Noble Oaks Preserve property south of Willamina. Tribal Council agreed to assume wildlife …

Tribal Government & News Tribe starts holding enrollment meetings 05.27.2021 Dean Rhodes Enrollment By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde held the first of four scheduled informational meetings regarding membership and enrollment issues on Wednesday, May 26. Because of continuing COVID-19 pandemic concerns, it was held virtually using the Zoom teleconference application and attracted more than 130 Tribal members. Originally scheduled for two hours …

warming. "I realize that with mixed feelings you can chart your own trails. As a Native American I have always felt oneness with the land. As far back as I can remember, when the trail of life led into nature I was most happy. But there is a demon that holds me; it has been like a shadow that is always there, night and day. It is always deceitful and it will fool you; similar to a Chinook summer that then turns to a high plains blizzard which numbs your brain, forcing you off the straight trail …

in to restock stores. They interrogated and tortured people. It was really bad. All of the sudden, you had 200 tanks and vehicles and they set up shop in the First School. They even burnt down the forest. Most people I knew were able to get out. Those who stayed were just terrorized. There was a lot of torture that happened. … My host papa was a fisherman and they threw a grenade in his boat just to mess with him.” Russian troops also used the social service centers and First School to store …

said. “These factors increase chances of being infected. Also, there are structural challenges, such as crowded methadone clinics at the start of the pandemic, and conditions in jail and prison systems. … One of the biggest problems is stigma. If people (with a substance use disorder) get infected, they are far less likely to go to an emergency room because of bad treatment in the past.” Earley also discussed opportunities the pandemic had presented. For example, before COVID, most who visited …

Culture Program plants seeds of cultural knowledge in youth 02.28.2018 Danielle Frost Culture , Education , Natural Resources , Tribal Employees By Danielle Frost Most preschoolers won’t argue if you encourage them to dig in the dirt, which is exactly what students in Toni Lockwood’s Chak Chak classroom had the opportunity to do recently. The Tribe’s Natural Resources Department hosted a Native Plant Propagation workshop in partnership with the Institute for Applied Ecology for students …

Soderberg, to boarding school in Mount Angel, which is where he met his wife of 61 years, Kathy Patricia Hauth. They wed on Oct. 20, 1956. They had three sons, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Soderberg served in the Navy from 1951-54 during the Korean War era on two different ships in the Caribbean Sea. After being discharged, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 26 years and then had several businesses that involved sales. Soderberg said a discussion he had with key …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council changes authorized signers 09.27.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council It happens most every fall after Tribal elections: Tribal Council removes and appoints signers on Tribal bank accounts, credit cards and lines of credit. It was no different at the Wednesday, Sept. 27, Tribal Council meeting in the wake of former longtime Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno and Tonya Gleason-Shepek leaving office and a shakeup in Tribal Council officers occurring. As a result …