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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council transfers money to help Student Rental Assistance Program 08.15.2013 Ron Karten Tribal Council Tribal Council approved moving $60,000 from contingency to help provide rental assistance to Tribal members attending higher education institutions at its Aug. 13 meeting. The transfer will help Tribal members who previously received funding from the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority's Student Rental Assistance Program, but who no longer qualify …

and Idaho community colleges. It’s a big adjustment from McKnight’s volleyball days at Willamina High School. Once she made it to the college level, her goal was to play all the way around in a game, which means to rotate through all the positions on the court. “It’s taken a lot of time, money, sweat, tears and pain,” she said. “I worked as hard as I could every single day at practice, and with weights and training. It was really hard. (Sometimes) I wanted to quit because there were days I didn’t …

(to fight this) maybe our standards are higher. "But," she says, "even though there's always the discomfort, you can't let it consume you. You've got to see it for what it is." One part of the solution, from White Bison, sponsor of the Wellbriety Training Institute, "is about learning how to grieve," said Marlin Farley, of the group. Longtime Grand Ronde Tribal Vice Chair Reyn Leno recalled that his father, former Elder Orville Leno, "was very angry. Every time we did something with Chemawa, he'd …

the Tribal government’s new banking partner. The Tribal government’s accounts with Wells Fargo are used to hold money only for short periods of time, Tribal Finance Officer Chris Leno said. The Tribal government is currently going through a transition period and the transferring of accounts should be accomplished by early 2018. The Tribal government first employed Wells Fargo for banking services from 1996 to 2005 and then rehired the bank starting in 2013. The Tribe started re-assessing its …

decided not to change banks at this time.” Tribal government officially ended its banking relationship in 2018 and switched to Columbia Bank, based in Tacoma, Wash. Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy cited three reasons for the Tribal government ending its financial relationship with the bank, including Wells Fargo’s involvement in the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project in North Dakota, creating millions of fake bank and credit card accounts for customers and forcing …

million contract with Stotts Construction Co. of Beaverton to build a 2,150-square-foot addition to the Tribal Community Center to house the Warriors of Hope Domestic & Sexual Violence Program offices; Adopted a Tribal Probate Ordinance that will allow Tribal members to transfer their Tribal assets, such as benefits, upon their deaths through Tribal Court. The new ordinance did not receive any comments when it was sent out for a first reading in June; Approved the Community Health Program …

Tribal Government & News UPDATED: Tribal Council approves Fort Yamhill transfer agreement 02.03.2025 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved the transfer of the 107.22-acre Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area from the state of Oregon to the Tribe at its Wednesday, Jan. 22, meeting. The park is located near the uyxat Powwow Grounds and achaf-hammi Tribal plankhouse off Hebo Road. The transfer process began in 2022 but was halted …

things, is very concerned that the injection wells Cowlitz is now proposing to use at the La Center site will pollute the Troutdale Aquifer,” said Grand Ronde Tribal Attorney Rob Greene. “That water source is a primary source of fresh water for Clark County and is a backup water supply for the city of Portland. As recently as last summer, the Troutdale aquifer was tapped by Portland to supplement the water supply from Bull Run” The Grand Ronde Tribe has talked with the Oregon congressional offices …

Tribal Government & News Tribe accepts 14-acre donation of land at Kilchis Point 09.02.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Culture , History BAY CITY – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is no longer land-locked. On Wednesday, Sept. 2, the Tribe accepted a donation of 14 acres from the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners at Kilchis Point on the eastern shore of Tillamook Bay. “This is a very historic day for Grand Ronde,” said Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno, who led a Tribal Council …

, Oregon and Idaho, becomes the Tribal government’s new banking partner with the approval of the banking services and depository pledge agreements. The Tribal government’s accounts with Wells Fargo were used to hold money only for short periods of time, Tribal Finance Officer Chris Leno said. The Tribal government first employed Wells Fargo for banking services from 1996 to 2005 and then rehired the bank starting in 2013. The Tribe started re-assessing its relationship with Wells Fargo in early 2017 …