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seminars and webinars - and website design. Brayden programmed the Umpqua Outdoors website, www.umpquaoutdoors.com, the first of many planned apps, iCallElk, and designed the banner on the Facebook page, his first Web and app language designs. "I've wanted to program for quite a while, a year or so," says Brayden. The Umpqua Outdoors title comes in part because Bryan is partly descended from Umpqua Indians. Bryan, for his part, says he has been dreaming about the idea for as long as eight years …

and grow marijuana under state regulation. The measure will take effect July 2015. Measure 91 does not apply to the Tribe. The Tribe is a sovereign nation. The Tribe is a 'drug-free workplace.' Marijuana use and possession is still illegal under federal law, and many of the Tribe's federal grants require us to be a drug-free workplace. "This said, the Tribe has been examining its position on marijuana use. The Tribal Council has met with senior Tribal staff, the United States Attorney …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council: Tribe will remain a drug-free workplace, community 07.10.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Culture , Health & Wellness , Spirit Mountain Casino , Tribal Employees , State Government , Public Safety On July 1, 2015, Measure 91 took effect. The use and possession of recreational marijuana will be decriminalized in Oregon. Measure 91 does not apply to the Tribe. The Tribe is a sovereign nation. In 2014, the Tribe began looking closely at the question …

Tribal Government & News A letter from the Smoke Signals Editorial Board 09.03.2024 Editorial Board Dear Smoke Signals readers, At the Tribal Council meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 21, a Tribal member asked a question about a perceived lack of coverage by Smoke Signals on controversial issues being discussed on social media, including but not limited to, various Facebook accounts. The Smoke Signals Editorial Board works with the Smoke Signals editor and staff to uphold the Independent Tribal Free …

gingerbread house. Cathy Cline took the photo. 1987 - The Tribe's hunting and fishing agreement with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife was approved. On Jan. 12, a U.S. District Court judge formally signed the decree, making it official. "This is a major step in getting the Grand Ronde Reservation established," said Tribal Chairman Mark Mercier. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals . Share On Facebook Share On Twitter …

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 …

Health & Education District votes to close Grand Ronde Middle School 03.10.2011 Ron Karten Education Smoke Signals editor It's official: The Willamina School Board voted Feb. 14 to close Grand Ronde Middle School to help pare the district's budget by more than $1 million for the 2011-12 school year. The proposal to close Grand Ronde Middle School was part of a package presented by Superintendent Mark Jeffery to keep the district in the black as state funding for schools is expected not to keep …

of the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia, as official Native American representatives. The five Tribal members will travel to the games July 17-27. 1989 - Tribal Council Chairman Mark Mercier reported that Tribal Council was finalizing the Tribe's Master Plan, which was a study designed to look at the feasibility of lands available in the Grand Ronde community for community development, administration offices, housing and economic development. The next step will be to negotiate with land owners …

or recently completed projects, and the Tribe discussed many of its own. The 1855 Willamette Valley Treaty, many federal regulations and the overall federal trust responsibility to Tribes require the U.S. Forest Service to seek Tribal input through consultation on forest actions in the Tribe's ceded lands, which include Willamette, Siuslaw and Mt. Hood national forests. More recently, Memoranda of Understanding have been signed among the parties leading to a specific and official level of cooperation …

of Staff Stacia Hernandez and Smoke Signals Editor Dean Rhodes, respectively. Popular features, such as photo galleries from Tribal events and links to Smoke Signals podcasts and stories, will now be featured on the newspaper’s Facebook page. “This is part of the continuing evolution of an independent Tribal press for the Grand Ronde Tribe,” Rhodes said. “The other two Facebook pages are outlets for official Tribal government announcements and positions, while the Smoke Signals Facebook page …