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-term goals they are working toward. I coordinate their cultural and sobriety events that fit their individual plans and I help them get to and from their meetings.” So far, Weasel has taken a client for an overnight stay in Olympia to support the Tribe’s recent Canoe Family journey and she took a client to a one-day Native American Rehabilitation Association conference in Portland. “That was nice,” said Weasel. “I like to support them in that way because I like to show them there are a lot …

a pleasure. This is one of the best things, I would say, you can do as a council member is to be part of this,” Leno said. “There’s really no problems or issues with giving away money. … It’s always a great opportunity to have people come here. Grand Ronde is a Tribe of about 5,000 people. One of the most important things about here are these documents. They are our seven treaties that represent this Tribe up and down the whole Willamette Valley from Washington clear to California. It’s a vast area …

think it is important for people to know that nothing is going to change. It’s going to be just like chief (LaChance) was here. We’re going to carry on like before. No one will even notice a difference.” General Manager Dave Fullerton said that Tribal leadership is thankful to have had someone of LaChance’s caliber and expertise as chief to get the new police department off the ground and up to speed. “He (LaChance) did what we asked him to do,” said Fullerton. “He came in and in three years …

of the company that members own a 51-percent stake in. “That’s a lot of money in one year,” she said. Interim General Manager and Finance Officer Chris Leno said Shasta Administrative Services is currently repaying only the interest on its previous two loans and that the latest $600,000 was only being made available should the company request the funds. “I don’t know at what point Council will be willing to provide a report to the membership,” Leno said. “I know that project is moving along. I …

Alaimo) By Sherron Lumley Smoke Signals staff writer The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde celebrated 40 years of Restoration at a banquet and powwow held at Spirit Mountain Casino on Sunday, Nov. 19. “Today we rejoice and celebrate 40 years of being restored, from a one-room shack in the cemetery to what we have today,” Tribal Council member Jon A. George said. “We knew inside us we were Grand Ronde people.” Restoration Day celebrates Nov. 22, 1983, a major turning point for the Confederated …

and language. Children who did not go willingly, or whose families tried to withhold them, were often taken by force. Physical and sexual abuse were rampant, as was chronic malnutrition. In one scene, the camera focuses in on long-ago scrawled messages on the walls from students, desperately counting the days until they could return home. The stop in Grand Ronde to show the film was the 10 th on the crew’s “Rez Tour” across the U.S. and Canada. The response, NoiseCat said, has been “incredible …

of my life I didn’t like.” She continued, “I was about six, but one morning – I guess it was morning, it was dark – I found myself sitting, leaning against a wall. They were punishing me. I don’t know what I did to get punished. I was a shy, quiet, backward kid. So, I was entertaining myself. There was a window above me. I could see the sky; I watched the clouds go by. I don’t know how long it went on.” After being released from the sanitorium, Smith said, she often worked in the fields with her …

Lands Department/Self-Governance Manager Jan Reibach has presided over numerous land transactions over the years, but this one was unique. Shortly before 2020, Reibach said the state Parks and Recreation Department offered to transfer the Fort Yamhill property to the Tribe, on the condition that it maintain the property as a public park. “We are responsible for all land acquisitions of the Tribe, regardless of purpose. … we have a Tribal Realty Program with the Tribal lands that administers all …

). The age went from as young as 7 years old up to adults.” He added, “We had an amazing turnout with awesome prizes, a 3-point contest, food vendors and a DJ. It was a hybrid style tournament with four outdoor courts and two courts inside the gym. It was a one-day tournament, three game minimum with the first games starting at 8 a.m. with the final matchup starting at 9:30 p.m. Overall, everyone had a great time and (we) heard lots of positive feedback.” Tribal Council member Matthew Haller noted …

Officer Lauren Olander explained in the organization’s application that the project is designed to transform the exterior “into a healing environment where children can play freely and safely, where parents can connect with one another, and where whole families can feel a sense of dignity, comfort and togetherness during their darkest days.” In 2024, Olander wrote, “Approximately 28% of the families we supported (785) came from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund’s 11-county priority region, staying …