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on enrollment will be under way. I hope we can finally put to bed this divisive issue that has been fracturing our Tribe since 1999. Every current Council member paid lip service to enrollment in his or her campaign, and from what I can tell, not all of them were sincere. There has been little movement on this issue for the past three years. Even now some Council members are passive-aggressively sabotaging the matter by attempting to distract the membership and delay the election even further. On Sept. 14 …

old; Approved an application to the Oregon Emergency Management Department for a $62,500 grant that would help fund two positions in the Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department. The Tribe would be required to match the grant dollar for dollar; Approved the enrollment of three infants and three non-infants into the Tribe because they meet the requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance; Approved Tribal credit cards for Natural Resources Department employees Waylon Rich …

loan, Douglass decided to try an investment campaign using web-based Honeycomb Credit instead, with the goal of raising at least $25,000. By the time the campaign ended on July 14, he had raised $37,537. Douglass, who founded the business in 2020, plans to use the money to purchase more items that tend to sell faster. “For example, because it’s summer time, people are buying slides, jerseys and T-shirts more than any other time of the year,” he said. “The added capital from the Honeycomb …

– The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians’ Winter Convention continues to be a well-attended event and the Grand Ronde Tribe was prominently represented in several different areas. The annual event, held Sunday, Jan. 26, through Thursday, Jan. 30, at the DoubleTree Hilton is an opportunity for meetings, discussion, presentations and committee work that affects policy, legislation and the future of Indian Country in the Pacific Northwest. ATNI represents 57 Tribal governments from Oregon …

trip to Chankal, a culturally important site south of Salem. Lectures by Ceded Lands Program Manager Michael Karnosh and Thorsgard provided an engaged audience with information differentiating reservation lands from ceded lands from "usual and accustomed" places. Through a brief Tribal history, Karnosh reminded the audience, "All Tribes are different culturally and organizationally." Karnosh also described the many different treaties Tribal forebears signed. Some were recognized by Congress …

from which bows are traditionally made. There is a year or more of drying that goes into the wood staves before they are ready to become a bow, but local hazel (nut) wood is plentiful in the area. Bows also are made of a bamboo species called rattan and service berry wood, neither of which are local, said Krehbiel. Vine maple, however, is local and makes some of the best bows, said Mercier. Cultural Protection Coordinator Eirik Thorsgard gave a presentation on flint knapping to show how early …

," said Tribal Council member Jon A. George. "This spot," he added, "was the old BIA school that I went to until sixth grade." Of two emotional times in his life, McClary said the first was the opening of the plankhouse and the second is "the opening of this Museum and Cultural Center." "Reclaiming this place as a site of cultural teaching and sharing and affirmation is extraordinarily inspiring," said Dobkins. Though so many people have worked so hard for so long to bring this facility to life, she …

Culture Education key to first Tribal lawyer hired by Legal Department 12.31.2014 Ron Karten People , Education , Tribal Employees Holly Partridge, 34, has been headed for college and law school for as long as she can remember. “I always knew that I would go to college,” she says, but after her marriage to Kelsey Partridge in 1999, “life decided I would have to put it off for a while.” Later in 1999, Kelsey went from service in the Oregon Army National Guard to active duty at Fort Lewis …

nostalgia, but was waiting for the right opportunity. Oddly enough, the COVID-19 pandemic helped provide that. “The mall was closed for three months and that was really tough. I really had to hustle to sell merchandise and thought how it would be better if I had a store located in an area with a lot of foot traffic,” Douglass said. The owners of a Native American tattoo shop down the street from the site Douglass had been eyeing contacted him with information that the current tenant was closing …

Lane. A domestic disturbance was reported in the 9500 block of Raven Loop. A stolen vehicle was reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Warrant Service occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Friday, April 5 Theft occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 9600 block of Hebo Road. Citizen contact occurred in the area of Grand Ronde Road and Highway 18. A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 9300 block of Hebo Road …