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began. “I received a call at 4 this morning from our security staff onsite, letting me know about the fire,” Webb said in an email. “When I arrived on site, Clackamas Fire District had already done a tremendous job setting up and trying to contain the fire. They are still actively working on suppressing the fire and have told me they will likely be doing that for the remainder of the day, and maybe into the next few days. After that, the Tribe will help support the fire district in any way we can …

for oceans and large rivers such as the Columbia. 2006 — The Tribe participated in a ceremony to celebrate the planting of more than 10,000 native trees and shrubs as part of the ongoing cleanup of the McCormick and Baxter Superfund site in Portland Harbor. “We want to let you know that this site is in the homeland of the Grand Ronde people,” Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy said. 2001 — The Tribe was putting together plans for a new 25,000-square-foot educational complex. Included …

our organization from a line worker as a forester, to a management position to a director level position in the executive office to other experiences he has had with other Tribes to he’s now the head guy in D.C. for the BIA forestry. It’s a credit to him. It’s a credit to this organization and it’s a credit to this Tribe.” Fullerton said Wakeland’s ability to put on his boots and cruise a stand of trees and then don a suit and be in high-level meetings makes him different. “Pete’s knowledge …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves 2024 budget 12.27.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council held its final meeting of 2023 on Wednesday, Dec. 27, by handling items brought to it during its Tuesday, Dec. 19 and Tuesday, Dec. 26, Legislative Action Committee meetings. Council members approved the 2024 final budget, which included a 3.2 percent increase in spending from the 2023 budget. The 2024 draft budget was mailed …

before the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee about restoring the Grand Ronde Tribe to federal recognition. Sponsored by U.S. Rep. Les AuCoin, the Grand Ronde Restoration Bill had 57 letters of support and no opposition. It passed the House on Nov. 7, 1983, and was introduced in the Senate by Hatfield four days later. The bill passed the Senate on a voice vote. Less than two weeks later, Reagan signed the Restoration Bill into law. “Basically we had a name and a cemetery. Nothing more than …

at www.thecommunityfund.com/hatfield-fellowship . Videos providing an overview of the Hatfield Fellowship program and interviews with previous fellows can be viewed at Spirit Mountain Community Fund's Web site. Deadline for applications is 5 p.m. Friday, April 29. Applicants will be notified in May if they qualify for interviews. Late applications will not be accepted. For more information, contact Programs Officer Louis King at Spirit Mountain Community Fund at 503-879-1462, e-mail …

Culture Tribe takes possession of former Grand Ronde Middle School site 08.31.2011 Ron Karten History The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde became official owners of the eight-acre Grand Ronde Middle School property on Monday, Aug. 15, Tribal member and Tribal Lands Manager Jan Reibach announced in a Tribal-wide e-mail. The Tribe agreed to buy the land and 27,443-foot facility for $675,000 from the cash-strapped Willamina School District in May. The district has since consolidated its …

of Native students enrolled. Portland State is one of eight colleges and universities nationwide awarded the funding. To apply or receive a program application, students should contact Marilyn Quintero at quintem@pdx.edu or 503-725-9943. The link to the Graduate School of Education Web site is www.pdx.edu/education and the link for the program is www.pdx.edu/aiutp. Students interested in enrolling for the 2012 teacher education program should contact the program office to receive an application …

providing an overview of the Hatfield Fellowship program and interviews with previous fellows can be viewed at Spirit Mountain Community Fund's Web site. Deadline for applications is 5 p.m. Friday, April 29. Applicants will be notified in May if they qualify for interviews. Late applications will not be accepted. For more information, contact Programs Officer Louis King at Spirit Mountain Community Fund at 503-879-1462, e-mail at louis.king@thecommunityfund.com or by mail at 9615 Grand Ronde Road …

the American Museum of Natural History in New York City to discuss the Tribe's upcoming visit to Tomanowos. The museum agreed to close the site to all other visitors while Tribal members visit and conduct a blessing. 1996 - Architect Frank Whalen reported that groundbreaking on the new Tribal health facility should begin in August with construction taking about a year to complete. "We are still within the budget of around $3.5 million," he said. "It is running $122 a square foot." 1991 - Tribal …