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Tribal Government & News Tribe hosting annual Memorial Day event on May 26 05.01.2014 Ron Karten Events The Veterans Special Event Board will be sponsoring the annual Memorial Day ceremony held at the West Valley Veterans Memorial on the Tribal campus beginning at 1 p.m. Monday, May 26. A community meal will be served in the Tribal Community Center beginning at noon. Veterans Special Event Board Chairman Steve Bobb Sr., a Vietnam-era Marine Corps veteran, will be the master of ceremonies …

Culture Walking On - Dave Brumitt 04.29.2015 Dean Rhodes Walking On Dave Edgar Brumitt Jan. 26, 1947 – April 10, 2015 Tribal Elder Dave Edgar Brumitt was born on Jan. 26, 1947, in Portland, Ore., and walked on on April 10, 2015, at the age of 68. He lived in Los Angeles, working as a costumer for the movies and as a furniture restorer, and worked as a National Parks guide in his more than 20 years in Hawaii. After a short stay in San Francisco, he moved back to Portland and made electric …

Sunday, Jan. 7 – General Council meeting, 11 a.m., in-person attendance in Tribal Council Chambers and via Zoom. 503-879-2304

. I count myself lucky that our paths crossed many times. She was a powerful symbol of determination – helping secure justice for her people and providing inspiration for Native Americans across the country.” Kathryn Harrison speaks with former Oregon U.S. Rep. Les AuCoin during the Tribe's 35th Restoration Celebration held at Spirit Mountain Casino in November 2018. AuCoin introduced the Grand Ronde Restoration Act in the House of Representatives in 1983, paving the way for eventual Restoration …

the broadcast to Tribal members only. Until further notice, meetings will be recorded and uploaded to the Tribal Web site in a timely manner. DVDs of meetings (indicating whether they have been edited or not) will be available for a cost of $5 each. These DVDs will be available to Tribal members from Tribal Council Executive Coordinator Stacia Martin. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

the former Blue Heron Paper Mill in Oregon City on Wednesday, July 17. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor OREGON CITY – The state Department of Environmental Quality plans on reaching a decision in early August on a prospective purchaser agreement with the Grand Ronde Tribe regarding the 23-acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site after holding a public meeting on Wednesday, July 17, at the Museum of the Oregon Territory. A prospective purchaser agreement would …

, Warm Springs Chairman Raymond Tsumpti and Umatilla Board of Trustees Chair Kathryn Brigham were the only Oregon Tribal leaders in attendance. Biden is the fifth president that Kennedy has met over the years. Previously, she attended events with George Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde received $2 million in federal funding for its redevelopment of the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site at Willamette Falls as a part of the 2022 …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves increase to Blue Heron demolition contract 07.13.2022 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Demolition work continues at the Blue Heron site in Oregon City. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved increasing the contract with Elder Demolition of Portland by $1.413 million to demolish nine more buildings at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City during its Wednesday, July 13 …

Kathleen George to visit Tumwata Village to see the clean-up and restoration work the Grand Ronde Tribe has been performing since buying the former Blue Heron Paper Mill property in 2019. George is also chair of the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission. “This is particularly powerful work for us since this is the site of one of our traditional villages before our people were removed to Grand Ronde,” George said in her invitation to Sixkiller. The site was home to the Charcowah village …

, April 21, at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland. Historically, Willamette Falls, located between Oregon City and West Linn, was a significant fishing and trading site for Tribes but the Willamette Falls Electric Company built a hydroelectric dam on the site in the late 1800s. It became Portland General Electric in 1891. In 2018, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde received approval from the Department of State Lands to build a removable fishing platform at the falls that it uses …