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language for the naming of Tilikum Crossing. That day of escorting the train across the bridge for the first time was historic for us.” Leno said the Grand Ronde Tribe signed the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 that ceded all of the land that is now Portland to the federal government. “Our relation with Portland is not just with the city, but to the ground,” Leno said. “Our connection to Portland is with the land. You can pour a lot of concrete, pour a lot of blacktop and lay down a lot …

government. “Our relation with Portland is not just with the city, but to the ground,” he said. “Our connection to Portland is with the land. You can pour a lot of concrete, pour a lot of blacktop and lay down a lot of gravel, but it does not change for us that when we come here we are walking in the footsteps of our ancestors. That is really important to us, so to have you acknowledge that by naming this day is very great. … This is a very historic and moving day. This is a first step forward …

earned to either direct member payments and benefits or transfers to reserves. The remaining 25 cents is allocated to operation of Tribal governmental programs. The 2018 budget was sent out to the Tribal membership in the November Tilixam Wawa and was the topic of the November General Council meeting held in executive session. During the Tuesday, Dec. 26, Legislative Action Committee meeting, Finance Officer Chris Leno said the Tribe received four written comments about the proposed spending …

. An 8-inch line extends from Grand Ronde and Hebo roads north to the Lighthouse Community Center building. The Water Association’s service area stretches from as far west as the Tillamook County line to as far east as Willamina Creek. It also surrounds the city of Willamina, but does not serve the municipality. Willamina takes its water out of Willamina Creek. Ekstrom has been working for the Water Association for 26 years after moving to Oregon from the San Francisco Bay area. After a year working …

someone what their history is and listening to what their history is and working with them to further contribute to it. These students are really the future in creating that change.” Edwards says the field school will focus on recovering information about one of the largest unseen elements in history – Native children. “We are working at the old grade school location,” says Edwards of the dig site just north of the intersection of Highway 22/Hebo Road and Grand Ronde Road. “Grand Ronde has a long …

– The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians’ Winter Convention continues to be a well-attended event and the Grand Ronde Tribe was prominently represented in several different areas. The annual event, held Sunday, Jan. 26, through Thursday, Jan. 30, at the DoubleTree Hilton is an opportunity for meetings, discussion, presentations and committee work that affects policy, legislation and the future of Indian Country in the Pacific Northwest. ATNI represents 57 Tribal governments from Oregon …

Gaming Spirit Mountain Casino sticking with Wells Fargo for banking services 04.03.2019 Danielle Frost Spirit Mountain Casino , Gaming Spirit Mountain Casino By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer Unlike the Grand Ronde Tribal government, Spirit Mountain Casino will continue its multi-million dollar business relationship with Wells Fargo Bank. The decision was announced at the Legislative Action Committee meeting held on Tuesday, March 26. Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr., who serves …

after the cash-strapped district closed the middle school building in Grand Ronde and consolidated its high school, middle school and elementary school operations at the Oaken Hills site. District Superintendent Gus Forster and Elementary School Principal Carrie Zimbrick picked up the check for the district. And the Oregon Native American Business & Entrepreneurship Network received $20,750 to revise and update its Indianpreneurship curriculum, which is designed to help Native Americans start …

of the purchase is now being used by the Tribe to license hay production while the western portion, which included a house, is being considered as the possible location of a women's transition house. In August, the Tribe added another eight acres when it purchased the Grand Ronde Middle School site from the Willamina School District. The purchase also brought the Tribe a 27,000-square-foot building. And the Tribe added another 3.5 acres when it purchased two separate properties immediately …

improvement at that level." Dugger said the casino is remaining abreast of developments on the Internet gaming front. Casino staff members are investigating establishment of a free play Internet site that would set the stage for Internet gaming should it ever be approved by Congress. "We are at the forefront of Tribal gaming in where we are in trying to understand the potential for this," Dugger said. Dugger said a survey found that Internet gaming has the potential to increase the number …