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to spend two to three weeks working at the museum every summer. This marks the 24 th anniversary of that agreement, although in-person visits and the internships were suspended in 2020, 2021 and 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Museum breakfast On Thursday, June 27, museum staff held a breakfast in the Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals for the Grand Ronde delegation. Haller gave the invocation and played a flute song, and Museum Director Lisa Gugenheim welcomed those in attendance. “It’s …
/articles/2024/07/12/tribal-contingent-connects-with-tomanowos-at-museum-of-natural-history/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves home removal in Grand Meadows 07.24.2024 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison and Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff Tribal Council approved the removal of a home deemed uninhabitable and approved removal of any other homes that don’t meet livable standards in its Grand Meadows manufactured home subdivision during its Wednesday, July 24, meeting. The Tribe is in the process of purchasing back some of homes in that have been in …
/articles/2024/07/24/tribal-council-approves-home-removal-in-grand-meadows/Tribal Government & News Tribal member raises more than $37,000 to expand small business 08.01.2024 Danielle Harrison Tribal member By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Grand Ronde Tribal member Troy Douglass employed some creativity when deciding to expand his Portland-based small business, Back to the Basket, which specializes in 1990s and 2000s basketball memorabilia, and features an impressive wall of hooping shoes and new apparel. Rather than trying to obtain a conventional business …
/articles/2024/08/01/tribal-member-raises-more-than-37-000-to-expand-small-business/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 …
/articles/2024/08/01/community-fund-selects-colville-tribal-member-as-hatfield-fellow/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves lineal descent constitutional amendment election request 08.26.2024 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved sending a constitutional amendment election request to let Tribal voters decide the future of enrollment qualifications during its Wednesday, Aug. 21, meeting. The approved resolution requests the Bureau of Indian Affairs conduct a constitutional amendment election, which will be …
/articles/2024/08/26/tribal-council-approves-lineal-descent-constitutional-amendment-election-request/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves grant application for detox center 10.23.2024 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a $4 million grant application to the Oregon Health Authority to help the Tribe continue its battle against opioid addiction at its Wednesday, Oct. 23, meeting. If awarded, the grant would be used to help fund construction of a detox center and to continue supporting the Tribe’s two medication assisted …
/articles/2024/10/23/tribal-council-approves-grant-application-for-detox-center/Tribal Government & News Lineal descent constitutional amendment election is Dec. 9 10.29.2024 Nicole Montesano Tribal Constitution By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer All Grand Ronde Tribal members 18 years and older will have another opportunity to amend the Grand Ronde Tribal Constitution to change enrollment requirements by voting in the upcoming constitutional amendment election on or before Monday, Dec. 9. Tribal members must register to vote in the upcoming election on …
/articles/2024/10/29/lineal-descent-constitutional-amendment-election-is-dec-9/Culture Tribal Elder receives two NAMMY nominations 11.27.2024 Danielle Harrison Tribal member Tribal Elder and musician Jan Michael Looking Wolf (Reibach) received two nominations for this year’s 21st annual Native American Music Awards. (Photo courtesy of Jan Michael Looking Wolf) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Elder and musician Jan Michael Looking Wolf (Reibach) has received his 41 st and 42 nd Native American Music Awards nominations. Looking Wolf, 58, was nominated in …
/articles/2024/11/27/tribal-elder-receives-two-nammy-nominations/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves self-governance funding agreement 12.04.2024 Danielle Harrison, Nicole Montesano Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison and Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff The Wednesday, Dec. 4, Tribal Council meeting included a light agenda, with only four action items. This was due to a hearing that was scheduled in Portland that afternoon. Council approved a 10-year Department of Interior self-governance funding agreement, which will run through 2034. The …
/articles/2024/12/04/tribal-council-approves-self-governance-funding-agreement/Tribal Government & News UPDATED: Tribal Council approves Fort Yamhill transfer agreement 02.03.2025 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved the transfer of the 107.22-acre Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area from the state of Oregon to the Tribe at its Wednesday, Jan. 22, meeting. The park is located near the uyxat Powwow Grounds and achaf-hammi Tribal plankhouse off Hebo Road. The transfer process began in 2022 but was halted as there …
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