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Tribal Government & News State reaffirms Grand Ronde fishing platform decision 11.28.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Culture , Natural Resources , State Government SALEM – Oregon Department of State Lands Director Vicki Walker reaffirmed her decision to allow the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde to erect and use a fishing platform at Willamette Falls on Monday, Nov. 26. Walker originally granted permission to the Grand Ronde Tribe on Aug. 31, but the Umatilla, Yakama and Warm Springs …

ranging from preschool through fifth grade on Friday, Feb. 23,and Monday, Feb. 26. The program was started to give local students and community members an opportunity to learn more about culturally significant plants such as camas, onion, milkweed and tarweed. Children also had an opportunity to inspect dogwood and ninebark cuttings, which were traditionally used to make tools and basketry. “Part of what Grand Ronde is doing as a part of the Plants for People program is to show the kids Native plants …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log -- Feb. 26-March 4 03.14.2018 Dean Rhodes Public Safety Monday, Feb. 26 No calls for service. Tuesday, Feb. 27 Assist outside agency on Southwest Hill Drive in Willamina. Assist outside agency on Southwest Hill Drive in Willamina. Assist outside agency with a reported armed robbery in the 25000 block of Yamhill River Road. Wednesday, Feb. 28 Suspicious activity reported in the 28000 block of Salmon River Highway. Assist outside agency in the 9700 …

Soderberg, to boarding school in Mount Angel, which is where he met his wife of 61 years, Kathy Patricia Hauth. They wed on Oct. 20, 1956. They had three sons, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Soderberg served in the Navy from 1951-54 during the Korean War era on two different ships in the Caribbean Sea. After being discharged, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 26 years and then had several businesses that involved sales. Soderberg said a discussion he had with key …

. Was a false alarm due to a prescription issue. Wednesday, Jan. 25 Disturbance call at Spirit Mountain Casino. Officers responded and assisted. 911 hang-up on Grand Ronde Road due to a technical issue. Residents were OK and did not dial 911. Thursday, Jan. 26 Citizen contact: A man contacted police because he was lost. Police assisted with getting him to his location. Wildlife complaint received from Natural Resources. Police investigating. Friday, Jan. 27 Child abuse complaint investigated by police …

a Native Club at its schools. Leo said that approximately 3 percent of Banks’ 1,100 students identify as Native American. Banks, which is northwest of Portland off of Highway 26, is within the traditional homelands of the Tualatin Kalapuya, one of the myriad Tribes and bands that were forced to move to the Grand Ronde Reservation in the 1850s and confederate after signing three treaties with the federal government. Public school districts that do not enter into an approved agreement with an Oregon …

at the Tuesday, Sept. 26, Legislative Action Committee meeting that the harvest license program has earned more than $160,000 in revenue for the Tribe since its inception while saving resources in maintaining vacant lands. In 2017, the Tribe received $59,148 in revenue from hay and crop licenses. The estimate for 2018 is slightly less at $58,967. The decrease is a result of better calculations of acreage farmed due to aerial imagery, a staff report stated. The staff report also said …

Tribal Government & News Six candidates attend Tribally-sponsored forum 07.27.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Elections , Events Tribal General Manager David Fullerton started the Wednesday, July 26, Candidates Forum held in the Community Center by announcing that six candidates for Tribal Council were in attendance. Fullerton said that candidate Angela Schlappie had informed him that she was dropping out of the race and would not attend. However, because of printing deadlines, she …

Tribal Government & News Casino hosting ATNI Mid-Year Convention 05.12.2016 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Events , Spirit Mountain Casino , Tribal Employees Tribal representatives from Native governments in Oregon, Idaho, Washington state, southeastern Alaska, northern California and western Montana will converge on Spirit Mountain Casino Monday, May 23, through Thursday, May 26, for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians’ Mid-Year Convention. The conventions are where Indian Country …

Tribal Government & News Nine vying for Tribal Council 06.30.2016 Brent Merrill Tribal Council , Elections Nine Tribal members were nominated to run for three open Tribal Council seats and all accepted during a General Council meeting held at the Tribal Community Center on Sunday, June 26. Tribal Council elections will be determined on Saturday, Sept. 10. Eligible voters must be registered to vote and can register up to and including on Election Day. Each eligible voter is entitled to vote …