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a handful of Tribes in the United States to operate its own fire and emergency services department. That’s when operations were formally handed off from the West Valley Fire District to the Grand Ronde Tribal Emergency Services Department, the culmination of two years of work and more than three years ahead of schedule. The Tribe expressed its desire to add fire to its list of sovereign nation public safety responsibilities in December 2019. The Grand Ronde Tribe built the $1 million fire station …

the following year and captured a council seat with a third-place finish. In 2001, he was the top vote recipient among a field of 15 candidates and served until September 2004. While on Tribal Council, he was the liaison to the Fish and Wildlife Committee and served on the Tribal Government and Budget, Natural Resources and Economic Development committees. He also served on the Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc. Board of Directors. “As a council member who lived off of the Reservation for many years, I know …

through September 2025. In addition, Tribal Council took former Tribal Council member Jack Giffen Jr. off the authorized list of signers on Tribal bank accounts and canceled his Tribal credit card. Giffen, who served 18 years on Tribal Council, did not seek re-election and officially became a former Tribal Council on Sept. 14. Tribal Council also set the agenda for the 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, General Council meeting that will feature an executive session briefing on the Tribal endowments from …

shooting at Tribal housing was believed to be gang related, which increased concern among Prostar Security personnel and Tribal Housing authorities. Two bullet holes were found in a stop sign on Tyee Road after unidentified men in a vehicle fired two shots and sped off. No one was injured, but the spike in criminal activity was cause for concern during a housing meeting. 2002 – Employees at Spirit Mountain Casino celebrated seven years of operations with Interim Chief Executive Officer Bill …

States. 2008 – Tribal Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy testified about the Warm Springs Tribe’s proposal to build an off-reservation casino in Cascade Locks, citing the Grand Ronde Tribe’s “historical and ancestral” ties to the area. Kennedy said the Grand Ronde people had fished there and had burial grounds there. She spoke in a packed 400-capacity Gorge Pavilion in Cascade Locks. It was the second of five meetings being held by the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding the draft environmental impact …

, the falls were discovered to be intact. The mapping showed that cliff faces where platforms were fished off are still present. Ripples in the deeper sections of the river show a current still flows and that the falls were not filled in with moving sediment. You can see the mapping and watch the full video for yourself at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2Yh89uc4Ro&t=275s or find it linked in the “ Watchlist” playlist on the Smoke Signals YouTube channel. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share …

Culture Yesteryears - May 15, 2023 05.12.2023 Danielle Harrison Yesteryears 2013 2018 – Tribal Council signed off on a loan agreement with the British Museum in London that would bring 16 items from the Summers Collection to the Tribal museum Chachalu for an exhibit called “Rise of the Collectors” that would run through May 2019. Part of the agreement stated that the Tribe would not invoke sovereign immunity and seize the items once they were in the Tribe’s possession. Tribal Historic …

– Seven gates were installed to protect forests on the Grand Ronde Reservation during high fire hazard days. “We’ve got $180 million plus worth of timber,” Natural Resources Manager Pete Wakeland said. “We’re putting a lot of our timber resources at risk if we’re not closing down during high fire danger.” 1998 – Tribal Information Day was celebrated at the State Capitol building with a proclamation presented by Oregon Secretary of State Phil Keisling to kick off the day set aside for Oregon …

Tribal Government & News Warm Springs files petition asking ODFW to repeal Grand Ronde’s MOA 05.16.2024 Danielle Harrison By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs has filed a petition with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, requesting that the agency repeal or amend the historic memorandum of agreement between it and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, which expanded the Tribe’s cultural hunting, fishing and gathering rights to off …

with coronation at 5 p.m. Where: uyxat Powwow Grounds, 9600 Hebo Road Cost: Free By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor The Marcellus Norwest Memorial Veterans Powwow will return to Grand Ronde’s uyxat Powwow Grounds July 12 and include a veterans resource fair, Veterans Royalty coronation, food and lots of dancing. The powwow will begin at uyxat Powwow Grounds off Hebo Road with a Veterans Royalty pageant at 11 a.m. Friday, July 12, and conclude with a grand entry at noon Sunday, July 14. Veterans …