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. Cultural Resources Department Manager David Harrelson gave the cultural presentation to open the meeting and discussed Tribal Chiefs’ Day, which falls on Monday, Feb. 19. Harrelson said that Tribal chiefs were leaders and signed treaties, but they were not equivalent to European kings. “They had a life about obligation and responsibilities,” Harrelson said, adding that women could be chiefs in Native American Tribes. The entire meeting can be viewed on the Tribal website www.grandronde.org by clicking …

Mercier and Bobby Mercier, Ceded Lands Manager Michael Karnosh and numerous other Tribal members in performing the cultural drumming and singing to open the meeting. The meeting, in its entirety, can be viewed on the Tribal website, www.grandronde.org , by clicking on the News tab and then Video. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

Mountain Casino after the new Tribal police station is completed. Another authorization to proceed approved construction plans for the police station. Tribal Council member Jon A. George joined Land and Culture Department employees Jordan Mercier and Travis Stewart in performing the cultural drumming and singing to open the meeting. The meeting, in its entirety, can be viewed at the Tribal website, www.grandronde.org , by clicking on “videos” under the News tab. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share …

government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

probate proceedings to simplify the process for surviving family members. Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy said during the Tuesday, May 31, Legislative Action Committee meeting that filing probate cases in Tribal Court would be voluntary on the part of surviving family members. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe …

of transfer tabs a Tribal member can carry at one time and restrict the use of drones for hunting and fishing, among other changes. Also included in the Nov. 9 Tribal Council packet was an approved authorization to proceed that allows the Emergency Services Department to apply for an Oregon Fire Service Capacity Grant that would fund two additional firefighter positions. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab …

said, but they failed to provide for fish. “They were put in in the late 50s and 60s, and some have no fish passage,” he said. “Others have passages of sorts but they don’t work well.” To get past the dams, juvenile salmon, which normally stay near the surface, must dive 50 feet or more to reach the outlets. Many die, due to what the Army Corps of Engineers calls “harsh passage conditions,” including not only the depth, but spinning turbines that batter and bruise the young fish as they try …

implemented, including the fall deep drawdowns at Lookout Point and Green Peter dams, which began in 2023,” it stated on its website. The agency put out a press release highlighting an unfortunate effect at Green Peter Resevoir, where 8,000 kokanee salmon died in October 2023. Kokanee, which are landlocked sockeye salmon, are not endangered or native to the reservoir. They are stocked there for fishing. The Corps blamed an injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Marco Hernandez in 2021. Hernandez …

Chair Shelly Lowe and many other Tribal leaders sitting in the audience. Attendees also included more than 6,000 viewers on YouTube, where the event was streamed live and remains available for viewing. The first lady spent the first part of the reception recognizing Hopi Nation member Lori Piestewa, who was the first woman to die on the front lines in Iraq and the first American Indian to die serving the armed forces in 2003. “When her community back home in Tuba City heard that she was missing …

and provides health coaching and assistance to employees who are enrolled in the health plan. The company has access to health plan participants’ information that was subject to unauthorized access beginning in March. The letter states that Kannact hired a cybersecurity firm to conduct a forensic investigation and preliminary findings suspected that the unauthorized access was through a third-party file transfer software. “Based on the investigation, the following information related to you was subject …