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of Professional Journalists, I would have kicked this to the curb a long time ago,” she said. In 2008, long before Mvskoke Media was a free press, Ellis broke a story about a Tribal official who was arrested for 15 counts of embezzlement. A photo of the official in handcuffs was published on the front page of the newspaper. “Some people didn’t think that reflected well on the Tribe,” she said. “So, I was fired for reporting the news.” Ellis worked in mainstream media for the next decade before …

for a new Spirit Mountain Community Fund program coordinator. A March 26 authorization to proceed approved by seven Tribal Council members authorized transferring $111,011.65 from general contingency to the Tribal Council budget to pay for Harvey’s legal expenses and attorney’s fees. Tribal Council considered the reimbursement at its Tuesday, April 17, Legislative Action Committee meeting and was set to approve it at the Tribal Council meeting. However, it was pulled from the agenda early …

Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy said. “They were the safeguarders of the falls.” The entire meeting can be viewed by visiting the Tribal government’s official website at www.grandronde.org and clicking on the News tab and then Video. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

New Year's Eve Party Events Event New Year's Eve Party December 31, 2022 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM Location: Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road For ages 12 to 24. This is a drug- and alcohol-free event. Put on by the Grand Ronde Youth Council. Upcoming Events Tribal Council Tribal Council meeting (58) December 14, 2022 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Holiday Christmas Day holiday (2) December 26, 2022 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tribal Council Tribal Council meeting (59) December 28, 2022 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM View All Events …

Hosted by the Native American Education Program, Lebanon Community School District. Free admission. Grand Entry @ 1 p.m. and Second Grand Entry @ 6 p.m.

Questions: Laurie Regalado @ 542-451-8524 or laurie.regalado@lebanon@k12.or.us

Safety preparedness event offering vendors, food and demonstrations. Free coffee to first 100 visitors.  

Indians by blood whose names appear on the final rolls of the Choctaw Nation approved April 26, 1906, and their lineal descendants.” The Grand Ronde Tribe held five meetings earlier this year hoping to find consensus for a potential constitutional amendment and conducted surveys on its governmental website www.grandronde.org about going with a 4/4 proposal or lineal descent. The 4/4 blood quantum proposal was rejected by a majority of voters during the Sept. 9 election. The Grand Ronde …

about her Tribal Elder aunt who often spoke about how her people always took care of the four-legged friends. “It’s been handed down in our generations,” Stwyer said. “She speaks very eloquently about how important it is that we look after the animals.” At these mobile vet clinics, Tribal community members can bring cats and dogs to receive spay/neuter procedures, vaccinations, microchips and 12 months of flea and tick medication, all for free. According to the First Nations Veterinary website …

Culture Yesteryears: Oct. 1, 2025 09.29.2025 Yesteryears 2020 Yesteryears 2020 — With COVID-19 keeping students learning from home, the Willamina School District pivoted to delivering breakfasts and lunches to distribution sites to ensure students wouldn’t go hungry. More than 95% of the students in the district, where the majority of Grand Ronde Tribal students attended classes, were eligible for free and reduced-price lunches, so the school provided free lunches to all of its students. 2015 …

.” The new definition, with new wording in italics, would read: “Grand Ronde blood is defined as all Indian blood derived from a direct ancestor whose name validly appears on the official Tribal membership roll prepared under the Grand Ronde Restoration Act; provided, that such roll may be corrected by Tribal Council with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior or the official Tribal membership roll prepared by the Tribe between Nov. 30, 1984, and Sept. 14, 1999; provided that such roll may …