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Tribal Government & News Health and Human Services admiral visits Great Circle Recovery 01.31.2024 Danielle Harrison Great Circle Recovery From left, Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Rachel L. Levine, Tribal Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe and Great Circle Recovery Operations Director Jennifer Worth met during Levine’s visit to the Tribe’s Great Circle Recovery medication assisted …

Culture Tribe celebrating 10th birthday of achaf-hammi on Oct. 26 10.21.2019 Dean Rhodes Events The 10th birthday of achaf-hammi will be held on Saturday, Oct. 26. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) The Tribe’s plankhouse, achaf-hammi, will be celebrated for its 10 th birthday on Saturday, Oct. 26. Doors will open at 4 p.m. with a meal to be served at 5:30. achaf-hammi, which is adjacent to Uyxat Powwow Grounds off Hebo Road, saw a substantial amount of its building completed in 2009 …

into office on Wednesday, Sept. 13, by Tribal Court Chief Judge David Shaw after Cultural Resources Department drummers performed a warrior song called “The Challenge Song” meant to challenge the council members to “be the best, bring the best and get things done.” “I was honored,” Langley said after the swearing-in ceremony about receiving more than 700 votes. “I felt pretty good about how things were going, but I wasn’t expecting that. I think I did bring some unique characteristics. I think …

existence, the fund has given away $79.28 million to Oregon nonprofits. Dozono is a 64-year resident of Portland and has been married to wife Loen for 50 years. The couple has five children and Dozono has been active much of his life in the nonprofit sector. He jokes that giving away “other peoples’ money” is “the best job he’s ever had.” “It’s been a fantastic experience, but it’s time for me to make room for a younger person to serve as chair,” Dozono said after the Community Fund’s fourth-quarter …

opportunities for the Tribe to build its income and assets during the Sunday, May 5, meeting held at the Tribal Community Center. Thomas, a Tribal member, was hired in November 2018 as the new Economic Development director, a position that had been vacant since 2016. He previously served the Tribe as the chief executive officer of Spirit Mountain Casino from 1993 to 2000. “I came back to find business opportunities for the Tribe and to put systems into place for the Tribe to make sound decisions …

Tribal Government & News Tribes can now buy, accept surplus land from counties 07.14.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , State Government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, as well as the other eight federally recognized Tribes in Oregon, can now purchase or receive as a donation surplus lands from the state’s 36 counties thanks to a bill that was signed by Gov. Kate Brown on June 10. The bill, submitted at the request of Tillamook County, authorizes …

the non-Tribal advertising rate of $8 per column inch and not receive any discounts for the size of their ad. Tribal Council candidates will be limited to one full page of advertising total in Smoke Signals with a limit of a half-page ad being the largest ad that can run in any issue. Tribal Council candidates can only buy four quarter-page ads, two half-page ads or two quarter-page ads and a half-page ad in the four editions that are published after Tribal Council nominations and before Tribal …

housing development and then work with Tribal Council to identify a site on which to build. Leno has previously said the 86.48-acre Rink property east of Grand Meadows and the eight-acre Windsor property south of Grand Meadows and east of the Grand Ronde Fire Station as possible sites for a home development locally. “The Housing Department will interview respondents to more definitively estimate the number of ready-to-buy prospective home owners,” the survey results state. “This will inform …

Tribal Government & News Tribe ends pursuit of second Oregon City property 11.19.2019 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is no longer seeking to buy a second property at 19100 S. Highway 99E in Oregon City. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is no longer seeking to purchase a second property -- 1.5 acres along the Willamette River – in Oregon City. Tribal Council Chief of Staff …

. “During your tenure, the (committee) developed eight white papers addressing key policy issues and offering formal recommendations to HUD leadership,” he said. “These papers focused on topics including the impact of inflation on the Indian Housing Block Grant program, culturally specific housing counseling requirements, interagency challenges, the Build America, Buy America Act, Indian Community Development Block Grant rulemaking, equity in Native American housing funding, and construction …