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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves 2024 budget 12.27.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council held its final meeting of 2023 on Wednesday, Dec. 27, by handling items brought to it during its Tuesday, Dec. 19 and Tuesday, Dec. 26, Legislative Action Committee meetings. Council members approved the 2024 final budget, which included a 3.2 percent increase in spending from the 2023 budget. The 2024 draft budget was mailed …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves grant application for Chachalu phase three construction 06.27.2024 Danielle Harrison, Michelle Alaimo By Danielle Harrison and Michelle Alaimo Smoke Signals staff Tribal Council approved applying for an Indian Community Development Block Grant that would help fund completion of phase three construction at Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center at its Wednesday, June 26, meeting. The $500,000 grant would be used by the Tribe’s Cultural …

the agenda for the Sunday, Feb. 6, General Council meeting, which will be held virtually at 11 a.m. and feature a presentation from the Natural Resources Department. In addition, the Jan. 26 Tribal Council packet included an approved authorization to proceed naming Tribal Council member Kathleen George as the Tribe’s representative on the Oregon Consensus State Supported Regional Water Management and Planning Work Group. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website …

to die. Then, I woke up and was in the hospital.” After her suicide attempt, Schneider went to an inpatient drug treatment facility. She relapsed a month after completing treatment, met another heroin addict at a state Department of Human Services office and he became her boyfriend. Eventually, the two broke up and she met another man who became her husband. After escaping an abusive marriage, she was homeless and couch surfing when she met another man, and the two began robbing people …

worked for the Tribe at least five years were given a commemorative coin. 1988 – The Tribe was assisting 19 of its members with higher education grants and eight with vocational training. Students in four-year degree programs included Marion Henry, Cecile Kneeland, Brent Merrill, Susan Martin, Corrine Fugate, Kelly Fugate, Tracy Olson, Andrew Jenness, Christopher Leno, Jeffery P. Brickell, Jacqueline Grant, Brenda Gray, Debbie Mudgett, Kelly Nelson, Ann Ritchey, Kimberly Harrelson, Camille VanVleet …

varieties of mushrooms are edible, they are not easy to distinguish. "Some of these are edible," Exeter said, referring to a whole family of mushrooms. Distinctions he made came in the form of differences among caps and gills, stipes (or stems), colors and spores. Tribal Elder Leonette Galligher said the technical terms went right by her, but she enjoyed the overall presentation. "It was interesting," she said. "Tons of people in the U.S. eat them," said Exeter, adding that people do die from …

Tribal Government & News Tribe received more than $45 million in CARES Act funding in 2020 12.23.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal government , Federal government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde received more than $45 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding in 2020, according to the federal government website www.usaspending.gov . The Tribe received a combined $44 million from the Treasury Department in three payments and $1.56 …

Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St. S.E., and in Tribal Council Chambers in Grand Ronde at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26. For more information, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org or contact Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez at stacia.martin@grandronde.org. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

, utilities and environmental aspects, according to Tribal Engineering and Planning Manager Ryan Webb. “This is the initial phase of redevelopment work at Tumwata Village,” he said during a Legislative Action Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 27. According to its website, David Evans and Associates includes engineers, surveyors, planners, hydrographers, landscape architects and natural resources scientists who are, “working together to improve the quality of life while demonstrating stewardship …

NewsHour story published at the end of 2025, reporter Stephanie Sy said that among the thousands of brains in UW’s lab, less than five have been donated from Native Americans. Dr. C. Dirk Keene is shown holding a brain as he tells Sy that not having many Native American brains to study makes it difficult to understand what happens to them before they die. UW Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Director Dr. Thomas Grabowski says Native Americans have higher rates of risk factors that may lead …