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to comment. During the Tuesday, June 1, Legislative Action Committee meeting, Tribal Council member Kathleen George said the proposal is the result of the current enrollment hearings being held by the Tribe. In October 2019, Tribal Council hired Carefree, Ariz., attorney Robert Lyttle to research Tribal enrollment issues and conduct public meetings. The first meeting was held virtually on Wednesday, May 26, and attracted approximately 130 Tribal members and lasted almost three hours. The next …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log: March 1-April 1, 2024 04.12.2024 Tribal Police Grand Ronde Police Station Friday, March 1 A hit-and-run occurred in the 9500 block of Raven Loop. A domestic disturbance occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Theft occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. A crash occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. A traffic assist occurred on Highway 18 near milepost 29. Probation detainer service occurred on Main …

Tribal Government & News Community Fund selects Colville Tribal member as Hatfield Fellow 08.01.2024 Hatfield Fellowship 2024-25 Hatfield Fellow Kwani-Fawn Marcellay (Colville) talks with Tribal Council member Brenda Tuomi during a meet-and-greet in the Tribal Council conference room on Wednesday, June 26. Marcellay is the 25th Hatfield Fellow and will be working in U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle’s office. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Spirit Mountain Community …

,” according to the designer. The collection also included a women’s pair of shorts and a tank top in the same floral fabric. Another collection with jingle dresses and ribbon skirts paired with wide leather belts included a jingle dress dance performed by the models. Many of the collections contained a reference to Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, such as a white man’s overcoat with red handprints and a calf-length, long-sleeved red sheath dress slit up the side, with blue handprints scattered …

Tribal Government & News Tribe shares vision for Blue Heron site 03.24.2021 Danielle Harrison Tribal government The Tribe purchased the 23-acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site in 2019 from a private developer. By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer After acquiring the 23-acre Blue Heron site near Willamette Falls in August of 2019, the Tribe is now sharing its ideas for future use of the culturally significant land, located in its ancestral homelands. Potential plans include environmental …

Tribal Government & News Tribe receives $800,000 EPA grant to clean up Blue Heron site 05.13.2021 Dean Rhodes Environment By Dean Rhodes and Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff members The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will receive an $800,000 Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields grant to restore the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site at Willamette Falls in Oregon City. The Tribe will use the funds to begin environmental remediation of the 23-acre site, which was purchased …

tools, best museum practices, the West Coast Ocean Partnership and Tribal language immersion programs. Chinuk Language Program Manager Ali Holsclaw discussed the weekly language lessons and after-school programs. “It’s just another way for us to get the language out there,” she said. “It is also offered at Willamina High School as an elective and for college credit.” Additionally, there are adult classes held at Lane Community College and in Grand Ronde and at the Tribe’s Portland office. “We …

at Spirit Mountain Casino, including, but not limited to, a full-service RV park, spa, pool, salon, bowling alley, cinema and shopping center. This advisory vote is presented to see if the membership would like staff to research additional amenities at Spirit Mountain Casino.” And regarding more financial assistance, the sheet stated: “Over the last several years, Tribal members have requested an expansion of programs and services that qualify for funding assistance. More specifically, educational …

Tribal Government & News Previous Tribal Council experience appears to be an advantage during elections 07.31.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Elections Being a Tribal Council incumbent or having previous Tribal Council service on your candidate resume is an advantage in running for a Grand Ronde Tribal Council seat, a Smoke Signals analysis of the last 13 Tribal Council elections reveals. Thirty-nine Tribal Council seats have been contested since September 2004 and 27 have been won …

and never got the boat in the water, but having them was close enough. He went on a train ride and rode in a helicopter down into Mt. Rainier, all the way inside to the bottom where ash and steam were coming out. Family was very important to Harold and they all got to tell him goodbye. Glen took him out in an electric wheelchair on the 26 th and Harold went “fast,” driving it himself out in the sunshine. His daughter Mary came from Missouri for six weeks to take care of him toward the end …