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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council creates Cultural Resource Reserve Fund 02.28.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Culture By Bethany Bea Smoke Signals Intern The Grand Ronde Tribe now has a Cultural Resource Reserve Fund to ensure the Tribe’s ability to preserve, manage and protect cultural resources into the future. Tribal Council unanimously approved creation of the fund on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The initial contribution to the fund is $3.28 million from the Tribal Government Operations …

Health & Education Oregon Dental Association head, OHSU dean visit Grand Ronde 06.14.2017 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness , State Government The dean of Oregon Health & Science University’s Dentistry School and the executive director of the Oregon Dental Association visited the Grand Ronde Tribe on Wednesday, June 7, starting their tour of the state’s nine federally recognized Tribes to discuss improving access to high-quality dental health care in Oregon Indian Country. Dr. Phillip Marucha, …

Tribal Government & News Community Input meeting held on June 8 06.14.2016 Brent Merrill Tribal Council , General Council , Tribal Employees The Tribe’s annual Community Input meeting was held Wednesday, June 8, in the Tribal gym and provided the membership an opportunity to help shape Tribal programs. Sixty-one people signed in with General Manager Executive Assistant Barbara Branson and Tribal Council Administrative Assistant Shannon Simi, who supervised the sign-in table. The total included …

Health & Education SMART program seeking volunteer readers 09.29.2016 Brent Merrill Education The Tribal Education Department is teaming with the SMART reading program in Grand Ronde during the school year and is seeking volunteers to help. The SMART (Start Making Readers Today) program is Oregon’s largest volunteer reading program reaching as many as 10,000 students in 260 schools in 2015. SMART has worked with more than 180,000 students and 118,000 volunteers throughout Oregon since its …

Tribal Government & News General Council briefed on Natural Resources programs 02.08.2016 Dean Rhodes General Council , Natural Resources PORTLAND -- General Council returned to the Monarch Hotel near Clackamas Town Center for the first time since March 2013 and a good turnout of Tribal members heard Natural Resources Department Manager Michael Wilson present an overview of his department’s numerous activities and accomplishments. Wilson’s presentation was originally scheduled for the January …

Health & Education Elders Activity Center opens because of heat, haze 08.22.2015 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness , Public Safety In response to the smoke and heat that is occurring today, the Tribe has opened the Elders Activity Center to all ages. It will be open between 1 and 9 p.m. If smoke continues to create issues, the center will consider extending the hours. There is water, coffee and chili is being prepared by Elder Activity Center staff. Please bring your own snacks. Children must have …

Culture Christa Hosley joins Health and Wellness Center staff 05.15.2015 Dean Rhodes People , Health & Wellness , Tribal Employees By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center Clinical Nurse Supervisor Christa Hosley does not remember an epiphany when she realized that a health care career would be her lifeway. It was a series of things, she says. Baby-sitting. A love of science. Satisfaction from helping people. A desire to cure diseases. “I just knew early on that …

Culture Willamette Falls receives first state heritage designation 04.29.2015 Dean Rhodes Culture , History , State Government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Oregon Heritage Commission officially approved state heritage area status for the Willamette Falls Heritage Area, which includes historical and culturally significant areas near the falls, during a Thursday, April 23, meeting held in Coos Bay as part of the Oregon Heritage Conference. The vote was not surprising since the …

Tribal Government & News Tribe continues effort to amend Reservation Act 05.21.2013 Ron Karten Tribal Council , Federal government Tribal Chairman Reyn Leno made his second appearance in less than a year before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs on Thursday, May 16, seeking passage of an amendment to 1988's Grand Ronde Reservation Act that would streamline how the Tribe takes land into trust. Leno also testified before the subcommittee during the previous Congress in …

Tribal Government & News Tribe receives prestigious Stewardship Award 10.31.2013 Dean Rhodes Natural resources The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde was honored last month with a prestigious conservation award by one of the state's premier conservation groups. The Portland-based Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership addresses environmental challenges in the lower 146 miles of the Columbia River, according to the group's executive director, Debrah Marriott. The partnership was created by …