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Tribal Government & News Longtime Tribal employee seeking elected office on Conservation District board 10.06.2022 Dean Rhodes Tribal employees , Elections Tribal employee Lindsay McClary is a candidate on the Nov. 8 ballot for the Zone 2 position on the Board of Directors of the Polk Soil & Water Conservation District. She currently works for the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department as the restoration ecologist and fish and wildlife policy analyst. By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Longtime …
/articles/2022/10/06/longtime-tribal-employee-seeking-elected-office-on-conservation-district-board/Health & Education Tribal Council issues statement regarding Shasta billing issues 09.29.2022 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness , Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council issued a statement on Thursday, Sept. 29, regarding billing issues at Redmond-based Shasta Administrative Services, a third-party administrator for health care services that the Tribe co-owns. The topic of billing issues at Shasta was brought up by Tribal member Peter Grout during the Other Business …
/articles/2022/09/29/tribal-council-issues-statement-regarding-shasta-billing-issues/Tribal Government & News 39th Restoration Day returns to an in-person event 11.01.2022 Danielle Harrison Restoration , Events Tribal Council member Jon A. George dances during the last in-person Restoration Celebration held in 2019 in the Tribal gym. This year’s event marking the 39th anniversary of Restoration will be hybrid, but also include in-person attendance at Spirit Mountain Casino for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. (Smoke Signals file photo) By …
/articles/2022/11/01/39th-restoration-day-returns-to-an-in-person-event/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves five-year agreement to operate Willamina Fire Station 11.09.2022 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Public safety Tribal Council approved an intergovernmental agreement on Wednesday, Nov. 9, that will see the Tribe operate the fire and emergency medical services out of the Willamina Fire Station for five years beginning on Jan. 1, 2023. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Grand Ronde Tribe’s assuming of …
/articles/2022/11/09/tribal-council-approves-five-year-agreement-to-operate-willamina-fire-station/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs school resource officer agreement with Willamina district 12.14.2022 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Public safety , Education Grand Ronde Tribal Police Officer JJ Flynn has been working at the Willamina School District as the school resource officer since early 2022. Tribal Council formally approved an intergovernmental agreement with the district during its Wednesday, Dec. 14, meeting to formalize the arrangement. By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor …
/articles/2022/12/14/tribal-council-oks-school-resource-officer-agreement-with-willamina-district/Culture Yesteryears -- Feb. 1, 2024 01.31.2024 Sherron Lumley Yesteryears 2019 2019 – Three Tribal members – Jackie Many Hides, Duke Kimsey and Jim Holmes – served as stand-ins for their parents, who were going to be memorialized in bronze for their contributions to the Grand Ronde Tribe’s Restoration. The three traveled to Portland’s 3-D Foundry to pose for 3D body scanning and digital remodeling for the bronze memorial “Visionaries.” It would pay tribute to the efforts of Tribal leaders …
/articles/2024/01/31/yesteryears-feb-1-2024/Health & Education Tribe changing health benefits administrator 02.21.2024 Danielle Harrison Shasta Administrative Services , Health & Wellness , Tribal employees On Wednesday, Feb. 21, an announcement was made that the Tribe is transitioning away from Redmond-based Shasta Administrative Services as the third-party administrator for its employee and Tribal member health plans. The Tribe will instead utilize the services of Wisconsin-based Forest County Potawatomi Insurance Department for its …
/articles/2024/02/21/tribe-changing-health-benefits-administrator/Health & Education Native Innovation exhibit makes first stop in Grand Ronde 04.12.2024 Kamiah Koch Tribal Library , Education , History University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History Education Manager Mia Jackson sets up a hands-on fishing station that is part of the Native Innovation Museum Adventures traveling exhibit at the Tribal Library on Thursday, April 4. The exhibit will be at the library through April 30. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital …
/articles/2024/04/12/native-innovation-exhibit-makes-first-stop-in-grand-ronde/Tribal Government & News UPDATED: Federal judge issues restraining order over funding freeze 01.28.2025 Nicole Montesano and Katherine Warren Federal government , Grants By Nicole Montesano and Katherine Warren Smoke Signals staff members Confusion spread Tuesday, Jan. 28, after President Donald Trump announced a freeze on federal grant funding Monday, Jan. 27, in defiance of the Constitution and laws that place spending under the authority of Congress. The funding freeze was to go into effect …
/articles/2025/01/28/updated-federal-judge-issues-restraining-order-over-funding-freeze/Gaming Tribal members speak at international gaming conference 02.13.2025 Nicole Montesano Gaming , Tribal Council , Spirit Mountain Casino Spirit Mountain Casino CEO Camille Mercier, right, participates in the “How AI Technology and Real-World Casinos are Shaping the Future Together” panel during the International Casino Exhibition World Gaming Forum in Barcelona, Spain Monday, Jan. 20. (Contributed photos) Listen to "Grand Ronde Tribal members speak at international gaming conference" on …
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