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in the Enrollment Ordinance and Tribal Constitution; Approved an amendment to Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc.’s seven-year private note with the Tribe that allows Finance Officer Chris Leno to pay off recent construction loans using the Tribe’s line of credit and allocate the increased permanent loan amount within the Tribe’s investment portfolio; And approved the agenda for the Feb. 4 General Council meeting to be held at the Monarch Hotel & Conference Center in Clackamas. The Tribe’s Education Department …

, Tribal Council Administrate Assistant Shannon Simi and Administrative Assistant Meghan Zimbrick. After the awards, Fullerton, Hernandez and Mercier raffled off door prizes that included $50 gas cards, gift cards to Kofi Haws, a garden took kit, an insulated hydration pack, memory foam bleacher seat, wind spinner, barbecue tool set, propane grills, waterproof tent, trail camera, $50 Amazon cards and administrative leave days. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe …

Technician Robert Wiggs, Historic Preservation Manager Briece Edwards and Accounts Payable Supervisor Tammy Chavez. Employees were served a breakfast consisting of scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, sausage, yogurt, fruit and juices and coffee by members of the Human Resources Department. After the awards, General Manager David Fullerton and Human Resources Director Patrick Dempsey raffled off door prizes that included an iPod Nano, emergency roadside skit and Vizio 43-inch TV, as well as six …

Health & Education Tribal exercise will help prepare for subduction zone earthquake 05.13.2016 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness , Events , Public Safety The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will join the state, surrounding counties and fire districts, and Oregon’s eight other federally recognized Tribes in a four-day exercise from Tuesday, June 7, through Friday, June 10, to prepare for a potentially catastrophic earthquake occurring off the Pacific Ocean coast. Dubbed “Cascadia Rising …

and Repatriation Act of 1990. In 2000, the Tribe and museum reached an agreement that keeps Tomanowos in New York City and allows annual ceremonial access to Grand Ronde Tribal members. In 2012, a slice of Tomanowos was auctioned off for $2,000 in New York City by meteorite collector Darryl Pitt. He obtained his pieces of the meteorite in 1998 when he traded the American Museum of Natural History for a half-ounce piece of a meteorite from Mars. The trade occurred before the Tribe staked a claim to Tomanowos …

.’ The resolution states that a person was entitled to be on the membership roll of the Tribe on Aug. 13, 1954, if that person was alive on that date and born to a Tribal member. Tonight, we wish to provide additional thoughts on what it means to be born to a Tribal member. We believe being ‘born to a Tribal member’ means being born to a person who could have been a Tribal member at the time of the applicant’s birth. “When this Tribe was Terminated, a number of families were wrongfully left off …

salary was reduced to $30,000 or less, what activities they would provide for Tribal members in the 18- to 54-year-old age group, concerns about transportation to events at the plankhouse off Hebo Road and for Tribal members who don’t have a way to get to work, plans to take better care of Tribal members with drug and alcohol issues, capping Restoration Roll additions, problems they felt were being ignored by the Tribe, an advisory vote question candidates would like to see, knowledge of Native …

additional thoughts on what it means to be born to a Tribal member. We believe being ‘born to a Tribal member’ means being born to a person who could have been a Tribal member at the time of the applicant’s birth. “When this Tribe was Terminated, a number of families were wrongfully left off the membership roll. The correction of the Restoration Roll is important to Tribal families because having an ancestor on the Restoration Roll is a requirement for membership under the current Tribal Constitution …

. Wednesday, March 9 Drug complaint reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Traffic stop occurred in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. A male driver was arrested for a valid felony warrant. Driving complaint received in the area of Grand Ronde Road and Highway 18. Two youths on quads were contacted and advised to stay off of the highway. A vehicle was towed in the area of milepost 23 on Highway 18. Assist outside agency with a report of shots fired in the area of highways 18 and 22 …

, and purchasing equipment and supporting the mobile medication unit. Also included in the June 15 Tribal Council packet was an approved authorization to proceed adopting the CCRs for the new home ownership development off McPherson Road. After being advertised twice in Smoke Signals , the Tribe did not receive any comments on them. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government icon and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share …