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Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log -- June 23 - July 13 07.28.2022 Tribal Police Thursday, June 23 Assist outside agency with a report of an injured dog in the area of milepost 22 on Highway 18. Officers drove through the area and could not find the dog. Trespassing reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. A male left the property without police contact. Citizen contact occurred in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Driving complaint reported in the area of milepost …

Culture Parenting from prison: Tribal member, daughter struggle with abuse, prison 05.31.2022 Danielle Harrison People , Addiction and recovery , Parenting from prison , Tribal members Tribal member Nichelle Perman wipes away tears in her Portland apartment on Thursday, May 19, while listening to her daughter, Tribal member Courtney Perman, talk about losing custody of her 8-year-old daughter because of her drug addiction. (Photo by Kamiah Koch/Smoke Signals) (Editor’s note: The U.S. criminal …

Culture Parenting from prison: ‘In your children’s eyes, it’s like you just disappear’ 04.14.2022 Danielle Harrison & Kamiah Koch People , Parenting from prison , Tribal members , Addiction and recovery Grand Ronde Tribal member and Homeownership Coordinator Michele Plummer sits next to her daughter, Tribal member and Rental Housing Coordinator Myranda Bradshaw, outside the Housing Department offices on Tuesday, March 29. Plummer spent a year and half incarcerated when Bradshaw was 14 years …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log -- April 28-May 25, 2022 06.29.2022 Tribal Police Grand Ronde police station Thursday, April 28 Assist outside agency with a warrant arrest in the area of milepost 1 on Highway 22. A male was arrested for a valid warrant by Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Assist outside agency with a fight in progress in the 700 block of Barber Avenue in Sheridan. Friday, April 29 Assist outside agency with a burglary in progress in the 200 block of Hill …

Culture Contest Powwow continues seeing increased participation 08.20.2019 Danielle Frost Culture , Events Tribal member Ty George participates in the Saturday afternoon Grand Entry on the second day of the 2019 Grand Ronde Contest Powwow held at uyxat Powwow Grounds on Saturday, Aug. 17. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer Maybe it was the increase in the drum contest prize monies, the mild weather or the Grand Ronde Tribe’s reputation for …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Nov. 1, 2011 10.28.2011 Ron Karten Elections , Letters Dear Smoke Signals : It's hard to believe that the BIA would agree to putting four separate issues into one bundle to be voted upon. I truly wish Tribal Council would put each issue separately on the ballot to be voted on separately. What is the problem in doing that? Nancy Hughey Roll #1042 Dear Tribal members: When we voted on the 1999 enrollment proposal, many of us did not know what we …