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of an accurate census count are so valuable that both Census Bureau workers and Tribal leaders are pushing for responses from everybody in the Tribal community. The recent visit by the Census Bureau workers to Tribal Council on March 1 came to redouble that effort. American Community surveyors have seen that when Tribal Councils support the survey effort there is better cooperation in Tribal members completing the surveys. Also as part of that effort, Census Bureau workers do everything they can …

that "Perry and family" got a 10-day (10d) pass on June 20, 1864, to visit the "Millers" in "Polk"? We know that on April 7, 1890, that "Umpqua Charles and wife" and "Cultis Joe and wife" got "7d" passes to visit "Mill Creek"? And that on April 9, that same year, "Muddy Jim and wife" got a "1w" (one week) pass to go to "Marys River"? "This is an amazing archive," said Lewis, particularly for genealogists. "It has information that people don't have. It tells (partial) stories about lineage …

Culture Tribal members visit Tomanowos 06.30.2016 Michelle Alaimo Culture , People , History , Events , Tribal Employees By Michelle Alaimo Smoke Signals photographer NEW YORK CITY -- Tribal Cultural Youth Activity Specialist/Tribal Artisan Travis Stewart asked a Tribal group gathered in the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Hall of the Universe at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City how many were there for the first time on Wednesday, June 22. Almost everyone raised their hand …

Bobby Mercier shared that he had prayed the items would carry the Tribe’s songs and words back to the other artifacts. “I hope it will remind them that they are in our hearts and our minds,” he said.

to live and I liked it that way.” Kathy says having her father live so close provides much more opportunity to visit with family, and comfort in knowing he is safe. “I like that he is close by now and not four hours away in a rural area without cell service,” Kathy says. “I can come by and visit every day now.” She also reads to the residents on a weekly basis. Since the pandemic hit last year, these sessions have taken place outdoors on the covered porch area. “It gets a little cold sometimes …

Culture Tribal contingent connects with Tomanowos at Museum of Natural History 07.12.2024 Danielle Harrison Culture , Tomanowos Tomanowos, also known as the Willamette Meteorite, sits on display in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. A delegation of Grand Ronde Tribal members traveled to visit the meteorite and held a private ceremony with Tomanowos on Thursday, June 27. The meteorite holds cultural and spiritual significance to the Grand Ronde Tribe and a historic …

. "This is the best job I've ever had," said longtime board member and current Board President Sho Dozono. "We invest in you," he said of the recipients, "and you do the work. There must be tens of thousands out there that do the actual work." Kitzhaber thanked the Community Fund for "a decade and a half of critical funding" for the state. "Grand Ronde has shown creativity and leadership in providing valuable resources. As Governor, I am grateful for these gifts." Eight from the Community Fund …

was completed mid-February and the second set of interviews for the commission took place on March 5. Once Tribal Council has completed the interview process, we will appoint five individuals to serve on the Tribe's first TERO Commission. Once the commission is established, it will play a crucial role in enforcing the TERO Ordinance. Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO) website As some of you may know, the TERO page on the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde's website is up and running …

and has subsequently flourished, albeit with its share of struggles and growing pains. The first three-day Gathering of Grand Ronde Tilixam, held Wednesday through Friday, April 11-13, in the Tribal gym sought to give Tribal members an opportunity to connect, remember the past and learn how to best take care of the community into the future. “Tilixam” means “people, family or gathering” in Chinuk Wawa. Evidence of that could be found in historical photos and sketches that lined the walls …

-making era in the 1850s, the government approached us and entered into seven treaties. We have seven ratified treaties. We are a strong people. We occupied the area of western Oregon, a vast land area. … I wanted you to know that through that treaty-making era, in exchange for our lands we pre-paid for certain things through those treaty obligations. And those were to have a homeland; they were to have health, education. We were to have a place where we could live and raise our families …