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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs Enrollment Ordinance amendments 09.26.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Enrollment Tribal Council approved changes to the Tribe’s Enrollment Ordinance that will now permit the consideration of Tribal case law when making enrollment decisions during its Wednesday, Sept. 26, meeting. The proposed changes elicited record response from the membership with 243 comments submitted to the Tribal Attorney’s Office. Of those, 45 supported the changes, 197 …

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Health & Education Radon risk in Grand Ronde unknown 01.14.2015 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness A recent update of state data regarding radon risks in Oregon communities did not include any information from Grand Ronde, leaving the risk level for residents in the area unknown. However, Grand Ronde residents, as well as those in other West Valley communities, are eligible to receive a free radon test kit since they live in zip codes where there were fewer than 20 test results. Residents can send …

interim Tribal Council that served following 1983’s Restoration after being elected from a field of 27 candidates on Feb. 11, 1984. He was elected to the first official Tribal Council on March 23, 1985, receiving the third most votes among 28 candidates, and served through May 1986. “I am concerned about the needs of our people, young and old alike,” he said in a candidate statement that appeared in the February 1984 edition of Smoke Signals . “I will work for the betterment of the Tribe …

to walk the red road in the true medicine wheel way. With our Tribal jurisdiction encompassing several counties of east Texas, it must be coincidence that both of our Tribes’ reservations are situated in Polk County, Texas, and your Polk County, Oregon. In any coincidental events after reading the Feb. 15, 2015, issue where opinion was given in the debate and vote of Tribal issues, I felt a need to write and state that while I am not an official spokesman for any Tribal governments, having worked …

Culture Walking On -- Larry B. Risteen 07.15.2014 Michelle Alaimo Walking On Larry B. Risteen July 12, 1953 - May 26, 2014 Tribal Elder Larry B. Risteen of Willamina and formerly of La Grande and Elgin walked on on May 26 at his residence after an extended illness. At Larry's request, services included only immediate family. Private burial was at Grandview Cemetery in La Grande. Larry was born July 12, 1953, in Salem to Robert M. Risteen and Gloria Engelson. He moved around a lot throughout …

Culture Army says Tribal member can grow his hair and wear eagle feathers during official ceremonies 07.13.2023 Danielle Harrison Federal government , Culture Army veteran Alan George (Seneca Nation), left, gifts Tribal member and U.S. Army Maj. Patrick Sorensen with an eagle feather for supporting the second annual Eagle Feather Gifting Ceremony held at the U.S. Military Academy West Point in New York on May 26. Sorensen was the officer-in-charge of the academy’s Native American Heritage …

Termination Roll, but should have been. “Following many meetings, Tribal Council believes the appropriate criteria to establish an individual was entitled to be on the membership roll on Aug. 13, 1954, is that the individual was living on that date and born to a member of the Tribe,” states an executive summary regarding the clarification. “This action does not alter the Enrollment Ordinance requirements, but rather provides an official interpretation.” In other action, Tribal Council: Approved …

. The plan describes all eligible programs that will be operating within the department during the coming year. Tribal Council also appointed David Willard of Clair Co. of Corvallis as the Tribal building official, replacing Tribal Elder Alton Butler, who resigned to take a similar job with the city of McMinnville. Tribal Council’s final act of the meeting was to approve the enrollment of three minors into the Tribe because they meet the membership provisions outlined in the Enrollment Ordinance …

on Reservation waterways, such as Agency Creek. Approved the enrollment of three infants and 11 non-infants into the Tribe because they meet the requirements outlined in the Enrollment Ordinance and Tribal Constitution. The meeting opened with former Yamhill County Commissioner Stan Primozich thanking the Tribe for its work within the community during his term as an elected official. Tribal Council member Denise Harvey had previously presented Primozich, who also served many years …