Search

. Thursday, March 2 Citizen contact occurred in the 28000 block of McPherson Road. Friday, March 3 Officers assisted an outside agency with a menace call in the 200 block of Hill Drive. Officers arrived at the location and assisted taking the subjects into custody. Officers responded to a fraud call in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers arrived and determined fraudulent bills were used. Officers went out with a suspicious vehicle in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers …

of Yamhill River Road. Assist outside agency regarding suspicious activity and reckless burning in the 200 block of Washington Street in Willamina. Citizen contact occurred in the 8700 block of Grand Ronde Road. Assist outside agency with a reported domestic disturbance in the 27000 block of Andy Riggs Road. Assist outside agency with a report of an in-progress burglary of a residence located in the 600 block of Northwest Fifth Street in Willamina. Assist outside agency with a reported possible …

in Dallas. Friday, July 13 Assist outside agency with a reported domestic disturbance in the 200 block of Third Street in Willamina. Assist outside agency with a reported domestic disturbance in the area of milepost 15 on Highway 22. Vehicle was located in the area of milepost 24 on Southwest Hebo Road. Female subject was arrested for assault and a male subject was arrested for a valid parole violation detention warrant issued out of Deschutes County. Both subjects were transported to the Polk …

instructor Stephen Dow Beckham. He has also served as an expert witness in many Tribal land-use cases. His presentation gave an overview of those who collected more than 200 years’ worth of language, culture and history of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and its antecedent Tribes. “Some of us, like me and many of you, are new arrivals in this land,” he said. “But some of those new arrivals (in the 18th and early 19th centuries) had great curiosity and collected information on the Elders, which …

minutes for them all to enter the Arbor and form three concentric circles. In all, 275 dancers registered to compete in the Contest Powwow’s 26 dance categories. Less than 200 dancers registered in 2016. Grand Ronde dancers won three prizes, led by Leah Villa taking first place in the Junior Adult Womens Traditional category. “It was an amazing weekend,” Ainam said. “We were prepared for the eclipse impact, but luckily didn’t have to put plans into action. My gratitude goes to the hard work …

talking to Harrelson and others that the original idea of focusing on all Oregon Tribes and their treaty relationships with the federal government would be an incredible task. “My show has sort of transformed into a general introduction of the Tribes of Oregon for our viewers and I try to convey as much overall information about the treaties and what the relationship with the government has been over the last 200 years,” Cain said. “It’s a huge story. There are so many stories contained …

, Tribal staff practiced working with Tribal emergency communications, such as satellite phones and ham radios, so Grand Ronde can communicate with outside areas in such a situation. Tribal Chairman Reyn Leno welcomed more than 200 people to the Tribal Community Center in Grand Ronde on Thursday, June 9, for the mock disaster scenario. “I’ve been asked to welcome everybody and acknowledge everybody that prepared for this,” said Leno to an audience of Tribal members, Tribal Elders, staff, first …

moderated on Sunday, only reaching the mid-80s. Powwow Special Event Board Chair Dana Ainam said there were 171 dancers registered to compete this year, down from the usually more than 200 who attend. Of those dancers, 30 were Grand Ronde Tribal members and 10 Tribal members were winners this year. Tribal Elder Wink Soderberg said it seemed like there were more vendors than ever before. “There is a real assortment of stuff. It’s really good,” said Soderberg. “That’s probably the best I’ve seen …

. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe had been challenging the Army Corps of Engineers’ granting of permits to Energy Transfer Partners of Dallas, Texas, to allow for as many as 200 water crossings in the construction of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline project. Boasberg denied the Tribe’s request for a temporary injunction to halt the pipeline’s construction and ordered both sides of the conflict to appear at a status conference on Friday, Sept. 16. Within an hour of Boasberg’s ruling, the Department …

, cultural education, archaeology, sacred sites and spaces, repatriation, Columbia River art, storytelling, educational curriculum, environmental resources, land conservation and the eternal question of what determines one’s culture. The first day began with Tribal Council member Jon A. George welcoming more than 200 audience members – including Tribal members, Tribal Elders, Tribal staff members, visiting Tribal members, scholars, educators, nonprofit representatives and a multitude of government …