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Culture Tribe takes possession of former Grand Ronde Middle School site 08.31.2011 Ron Karten History The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde became official owners of the eight-acre Grand Ronde Middle School property on Monday, Aug. 15, Tribal member and Tribal Lands Manager Jan Reibach announced in a Tribal-wide e-mail. The Tribe agreed to buy the land and 27,443-foot facility for $675,000 from the cash-strapped Willamina School District in May. The district has since consolidated its …

the wildlife and wild places in the American Southwest.” The documentary by Fin & Fur Films, a film group working to amplify conservation efforts, posted an official trailer in August to YouTube. The trailer highlights the natural landscape along the Colorado River. “Fueled by snowmelt from the Rockies, the river and its tributaries grow with each confluence and pump life into the harsh Mojave and Sonoran deserts,” ChasingHorse said. “Along it’s nearly 15,000 mile journey the Colorado connects …

Tribal Government & News Tribal contingent visits Table Rocks near Medford 04.28.2011 Michelle Alaimo Tribal Council , Culture , History By Michelle Alaimo Smoke Signals photographer "If they hadn't of moved us, we'd probably still be here," was a thought Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. had after a tour of Table Rocks near Medford in southern Oregon on Tuesday, April 26. Tribal Vice Chair Reyn Leno and Bobb agreed that the history of the Tribe could have been different if the Rogue River …

. He said minor's accounts have been restructured, giving parents or guardians the ability to control how the money is invested. In addition, as a Tribal minor gets older, funds placed in the default option are moved to increasingly conservative investments to prevent a sudden drop in value as the youth comes of age. Barnum said most minor's accounts went to the default investment option. And, Barnum said, a new tactical asset allocation manager has been added to ensure that Tribal investments …

of them. They're probably the sweetest, funniest, most genuine people I know." Meanwhile, as if the high school marching band was not enough, Olivia also plays in two middle school bands. "It's a lot of work," she says, "but it's really worth it. I'm doing what I love, so I'm perfectly OK with that. It's not a miserable thing for me to be busy. I couldn't ask for a better thing to do." "I see her doing homework during breakfast," says Kevin. "She puts in 12- to 14-hour days. It's just remarkable …

Tribal Government & News George discusses the power of Tribal philanthropy 09.27.2018 Danielle Frost Tribal Council , Events , Spirit Mountain Community Fund By Danielle Frost Tribal philanthropy and the new relationships it has created among Oregon and Washington Tribes, as well as their surrounding communities, was one of the topics discussed during the Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington Conference: Grantmakers as Changemakers held at Spirit Mountain Casino on Wednesday, Sept. 26 …

continue to be suggested at each of the community meetings. The most common concern raised at the community meetings is repairing split families where some siblings are enrolled while other siblings are not due to the 1999 amendment. “One of the reasons for this split is based on whether children were born before or after the 1999 amendment. Children born and enrolled before the amendment qualified under the original requirements, but their brothers and sisters born after the 1999 amendment do …

and colleges at the university. Classes were rarely larger than 26 students, which meant help was always available and expectations were very high, Bea said. The university has between 12,000 and 15,000students, with a quarter attending from out of state. Montana’s mountains and plains attract people from all over, which is how Bea met Grand Ronde Tribal member Torey Wakeland. He moved to Montana in 2011, looking for cowboy culture and a wildlife biology degree. The two met in September 2012 …

the departments of the Treasury and Interior in CARES Act funding, including $11 million to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, almost $26 million to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and about $39 million to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. The $2.2 trillion CARES Act was passed by Congress in March and Oregon Tribes initially received a combined $152.7 million in funding, according to a Harvard study that used Treasury’s publicly …

. 18; in Salem at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in a location yet to be determined; and in Tribal Council Chambers in Grand Ronde at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26. “I would say this is one of those decisions that will have repercussions for generations to come,” said Tribal Council Vice Chair Chris Mercier. “I happen to be one of the council members who was here for most of the disenrollment proceedings … It was just a very negative experience in watching the way Tribal members turned on each other …