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positive and 73 being retests. At the time, there were 17 active cases and 46 patients who had recovered from the virus in Grand Ronde. The Tribe received its first 300-dose shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 22 and the Tribe will have given out between 130 to 150 doses by Wednesday, Jan. 13. Rowe said the Tribe is still giving out doses to those in the Phase 1A class (clinic staff, Tribal first responders and adult foster care staff and residents) and hopes to soon move on to those …

any time organizations such as Clackamas Community College recognize the Indian people that once populated this country in vast numbers," Leno said. "It not only brings recognition to our ancestors, but reminds people that Indian people have always been here and allows for education about our people and our contributions to this country and this state." The Wacheno Welcome Center will house most of the college’s student services. Though the college wanted the building’s name to be easily …

on during the last year, but not surprisingly spent most of her time discussing the Tribe’s efforts to get COVID-19 vaccinations into the arms of Tribal and community members. As of Friday, Feb. 5, the Tribal health clinic had delivered 1,168 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine since late December with 824 of those going to Elders 55 and older, Rowe said during the 80-minute virtual General Council meeting held on Sunday, Feb. 7. In addition, 954 of those vaccinations were first doses …

. Willamina School District first- and second-graders returned to the Oaken Hills campus under a hybrid model on Tuesday, Feb. 9, joining kindergarteners who had been attending half-time since September. Later that week, northwestern Oregon was pummeled with an ice storm that left many without power. “Despite the crazy weather, the return of first and second grade went well, (both) teachers and kids were happy to see each other,” Superintendent Carrie Zimbrick said. Most Tribal and descendant students …

2020 to help offset the economic hardships caused by the pandemic. The Tribe is still using the 2020 funding, allocating a portion of it to pay for another full-time officer with the Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department. The deadline for Tribes to spend CARES Act funding was extended a year until the end of 2021. The 2,946-member Spokane Tribe of Indians in Washington state recently announced in a special edition of its Rawhide Press newspaper that it is assuming an allocation of between $50 …

continued to misspell the name of the Tribe as “Grande Ronde.” This isn’t the first time the Grand Ronde Tribe, which has been a member of the trust’s Board of Directors since December 2019, has had concerns. In July 2020, the Tribe shared concerns about a trust contractor perpetuating misinformation regarding the Tribe’s historical and ancestral connection to Willamette Falls. “In response, your board issued a formal apology and indicated a firm commitment to do better,” Kennedy said …

Termination, all those who should have been included could not be identified at the time or were unaware that they should have had their names on the roll. The current process, which requires Tribal members apply to Member Services for addition to the Restoration Roll, allows a Tribal member who was living on Aug. 13, 1954 – date of congressional approval of the Western Oregon Indian Termination Act -- and born to a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde to be added. In November 2018 …

application from the Department of State Lands. PGE filed an appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals, objecting to the city of West Linn’s decision not to regulate the structure. LUBA ultimately dismissed that case due to PGE not filing its appeal within the 21-day designated time period. In November 2020, the Umatilla Tribe sent Gov. Kate Brown and other officials a document titled “Traditional Use Study of Willamette Falls and the Lower Columbia River by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla …

Tribal Government & News Honoring those who sacrificed 06.01.2021 Danielle Harrison Veterans Master of ceremonies and Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. make his closing remarks during the Memorial Day celebration held at the West Valley Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 31. Bobb is also a Marine Corps veteran from the Vietnam War era. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer The Memorial Day ceremony returned to Grand Ronde for the 18 th time after …

. We had a big list and had to narrow it down to 10.” The books titles are: “Frybread: A Native American Family Story,” “When We Were Alone,” “Coyote in Love: The Story of Crater Lake,” “Indian No More,” “Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-To-Be Best Friend,” “In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse,” “Powwow: A Celebration of Song and Dance,” “Native Athletes in Action!” “Code Talkers” and “The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” Willamina Elementary School Tribal Attendance Promising Practices Program …