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Tribal Government & News Council approves grant application for two Tribal police vehicles 03.08.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal Police , Tribal Council One of the current Tribal police vehicles sits in the Tribal Police parking lot on Wednesday, March 8. The vehicles currently in use have at least 114,000 miles on them due to the amount of driving done by Tribal police officers, who patrol the entire Reservation as well as Spirit Mountain Casino. By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant …
/articles/2023/03/08/council-approves-grant-application-for-two-tribal-police-vehicles/Tribal Government & News Council appoints Julie Fahey to SMCF trustees board 03.22.2023 Danielle Harrison Spirit Mountain Community Fund Julie Fahey By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer Tribal Council appointed state Rep. Julie Fahey to the Spirit Mountain Community Fund Board of Trustees at its Wednesday, March 22, meeting. Fahey will join the eight-member board that oversees Spirit Mountain Community Fund, which is the philanthropic arm of the Confederated Tribes …
/articles/2023/03/22/council-appoints-julie-fahey-to-smcf-trustees-board/Culture Watchlist: ‘UC Berkeley has been slow to repatriate Native American remains’ 04.13.2023 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital journalist In 1990, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, which requires institutions to return stolen ancestral remains to their respective Native American communities, was approved. According to a ProPublica investigation, more than 30 years after the act was passed, 200 institutions have not repatriated any of the …
/articles/2023/04/13/watchlist-uc-berkeley-has-been-slow-to-repatriate-native-american-remains/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council establishes enterprise funds for fire department, TERO 05.03.2023 Danielle Harrison Emergency Services Department , TERO , Tribal Council Smoke Signals file photo By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer Tribal Council established enterprise funds for two Tribal departments during its Wednesday, May 3, meeting. Enterprise funds allow revenue-generating programs within the Tribe to retain those funds and reinvest them into their …
/articles/2023/05/03/tribal-council-establishes-enterprise-funds-for-fire-department-tero/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves Fish & Wildlife agreement 07.12.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a 10-year agreement with the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Service Partners Program during its Wednesday, July 12, meeting. The agreement will provide the Tribe access to more resources for restoration of the Tribe’s 463-acre Enchanted Oaks property in Marion County, according to Fish & Wildlife Program …
/articles/2023/07/12/tribal-council-approves-fish-wildlife-agreement/Tribal Government & News ODFW Commission to consider Grand Ronde MOU Aug. 4 07.31.2023 Danielle Harrison ODFW If you go ODFW Commission meeting When: 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 4. Grand Ronde’s agreement will be considered at 1:30 p.m. Where : ODFW headquarters, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive Southeast, Salem. More information: Call 503-947-6044 or visit dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/23/08_Aug/index.asp By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor After it was abruptly pulled from the agenda …
/articles/2023/07/31/odfw-commission-to-consider-grand-ronde-mou-aug-4/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves signing authority for Haller 09.27.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor It happens whenever there’s a new Tribal Council member. Tribal Council approved adding newly elected member Matthew Haller as an authorized signer on Tribal bank accounts and also approved his use of a Tribal credit card during its Wednesday, Sept. 27, meeting. Haller finished third in the 2023 election and will serve his first …
/articles/2023/09/27/tribal-council-approves-signing-authority-for-haller/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves application for Emergency Services UTV 10.25.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved an Emergency Services grant application to purchase a utility terrain vehicle to help expand medical services available on off-highway lands during its Wednesday, Oct. 25, meeting. A UTV is a larger type of all-terrain vehicle designed to haul heavier loads and additional passengers. The $70,000 …
/articles/2023/10/25/tribal-council-approves-application-for-emergency-services-utv/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves sixth supplemental budget 11.08.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a sixth supplemental budget of $1.87 million during its Wednesday, Nov. 8, meeting to cover costs for funding the construction of five houses in the home ownership development project east of Grand Ronde Road off McPherson Road. A lending misunderstanding affected five potential buyers, who were incorrectly …
/articles/2023/11/08/tribal-council-approves-sixth-supplemental-budget/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves contract to build Child Development Center 11.15.2023 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Education A 26,000-square-foot Child Development Center will be constructed where the current softball field is on the Tribal campus. The building will take approximately one year to construct and should be open in December 2024. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Publications coordinator Tribal Council approved a $16.3 million contract with …
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