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Tribal Government & News Tribal government extends paused re-opening through Friday, Oct. 1 09.27.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Due to a continuing increase of COVID-19 cases in the West Valley and among its workforce, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde government will continue its re-opening pause that started in early August through at least Friday, Oct. 1. According to the Tribal government website www.grandronde.org , there are 61 active cases …

of Trustees for two-year terms. The Sept. 15 Tribal Council meeting marked the first for newly elected member Michael Cherry. Tribal Council also re-elected Cheryle A. Kennedy as chairwoman and elected Michael Langley as secretary. He succeeds Jon A. George, who nominated him for the position. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe …

to document and track Tribal assets that should be returned by each employee upon their separation from Tribal employment and an approved authorization to proceed to pay indirect costs on a $4,000 mini-grant from the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs to help prevent veteran suicide. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe …

Council packet was an approved authorization to proceed to distribute $730 timber revenue payments to Tribal members. The payment is being sent out early to accommodate Tribal members who might have to shop earlier for Christmas because of national supply chain difficulties, Tribal Council Secretary Michael Langley said during the Tuesday, Nov. 9, Legislative Action Committee meeting. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Grand Ronde Tribal government website at www.grandronde.org and click …

of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is one of Oregon's important Tribal leaders,” said a TriMet website post about the bus wrap. “She is known especially for her work as a member of the Tribal Council of the Grand Ronde and for her contributions during the Termination era, a time when the Eisenhower administration deprived Tribes of formal recognition.” Other Tribal leaders to be featured on the bus wrap are John “Buzz” Nelson (Oglala Lakota), Se-ah-dom Edmo (Shoshone-Bannock/Nez Perce/Yakama), Ed Edmo …

Former Grand Ronde Education Department Manager Leslie Riggs is the newest member of the Editorial Board. Tribal Council appointed Riggs, 54, to the board that oversees the editor of Smoke Signals during its Wednesday, Jan. 12, meeting. He will serve the remainder of the three-year term that belonged to former Public Affairs Director Siobhan Taylor, who walked on in August 2021, through March 2023.

. The names will now move forward to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for approval. To watch the meeting in its entirety, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government icon and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

elements we prioritize in our community,” the website says. “Opportunities, such as buying artwork and donating to causes that uplift local art communities, and excitement, such as our international Respect the Artists awards. … We support artists to authentically create and confidently share freedom of expression through motivation and community.” The head chief carving, which is more than six feet tall, took approximately four months to complete, with Mercier often burning the midnight oil to finish …

The Bank School District became the first school district in Oregon with a Native-themed mascot to sign an agreement with one of the state’s nine federally recognized Tribes in August 2016. The agreement, which expired in October 2021, phased out the school district’s previous Native American warrior profile mascot from school buildings and athletic uniforms and prompted the district to start offering a Tribally created history curriculum and sponsor a Native Club for its students.

to $20,000 and increases the amount a Tribal member can receive from the Property Improvement Matching Grant program from $4,000 to $5,000. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government icon and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …