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states that a person is eligible for membership if their name is on the Jan. 1, 1940, census roll or the person is a lineal descendant of a person listed on the roll. There is no blood quantum requirement. “Nor have we ever,” said Enrollment Specialist Debbie Bossley about blood quantum. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, which has approximately 223,000 members, has perhaps one of the most streamlined membership requirements in its constitution. “The Choctaw Nation … shall consist of all Choctaw …

an applicant link back to an ancestor on the 1904 Pratt Roll. “Your parents and grandparents do not have to be enrolled,” the Delaware Tribes’ enrollment requirements state. In Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians’ Tribal code states that a person is eligible for membership if their name is on the Jan. 1, 1940, census roll or the person is a lineal descendant of a person listed on the roll. There is no blood quantum requirement. “Nor have we ever,” said …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log: Feb. 15, 2026 02.11.2026 Tribal Police Grand Ronde Police Station Thursday, Jan. 1 A warrant arrest occurred at the 26000 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers assisted an outside agency with a multiple vehicle crash on Highway 18 near milepost 11. Officers responded to an audible alarm that went off at the 8000 block of Fort Hill Road. Friday, Jan. 2 A welfare check occurred at the 28000 block of Southwest Eagle Loop. A welfare check occurred …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log -- Oct. 1-25 10.31.2018 Dean Rhodes Public Safety Monday, Oct. 1 Reported possible theft of forest products in the 47000 block of Southwest Hebo Road. Assist outside agency with an animal complaint in the area of milepost 19 on Southwest Hebo Road. Public assist performed in the 100 block of Wind River Drive. Motorist assist performed in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Assist outside agency with a non-injury vehicle crash in the area …

River Highway. Driving complaint reported in the area of milepost 1 on Highway 18. Theft reported in the 9600 block of Hebo Road. Warrant arrest and probation violation in the area of Grand Ronde Road. A male was transported to the Polk County Jail in Dallas. Theft reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Assist outside agency with a cover request in the area of milepost 22 on Highway 18. A male was arrested on a valid warrant and a female was arrested on unlawful possession of a weapon …

Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde Police Log - June 15, 2023 06.14.2023 Tribal Police Smoke Signals file photo Monday, May 1 Officers assisted an outside agency on a disturbance in the 7900 block of Rowell Creek Road. Officers located a vehicle in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway and learned that the driver had a warrant issued for their arrest. Officers assisted an outside agency on a report of someone on the highway throwing rocks at moving vehicles. Officers were unable to locate …

for their protocol time. Protocol lasted all day, from about 9 a.m. to midnight, at nearby Chief Leschi School. Protocol is an opportunity for the canoe families to share songs and dances. The order of protocol is that the Tribe that travels the farthest to attend goes first. Grand Ronde began its protocol at 1:52 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1. “Protocol is the best part,” Krehbiel said. “I love listening to other Tribe’s songs and when we go up dancing to our songs.” At protocol, the Tribe’s Cultural …

its potential. Kennedy said that the Tribe has no plans to build a casino at the Blue Heron site. She added that Grand Ronde has invested heavily in Spirit Mountain Casino and is committed to keeping it the state’s No. 1 gaming facility. On Tuesday, June 11, a more than $17 million supplemental budget hearing announcement regarding acquisition of ceded lands in Clackamas County was posted in the front of the Governance Center. The hearing regarding the Blue Heron site, originally scheduled …

Citizen contact occurred in the 9648 block of Raven Loop. Citizen contact occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Wednesday, Feb. 26 Drug complaint in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. A female was arrested on valid warrants and possession of methamphetamines and heroin, interfering with a police officer and escape. She was transported to the Polk County Jail in Dallas. Citizen contact occurred in the 9600 block of Grand Ronde Road. Assist outside agency by providing cover during …

to office hours throughout November and December. Comparatively, the November 2022 constitutional amendment election to limit disenrollment began with a Facebook Live educational meeting on Sept. 21, two election process meetings Sept. 27 and Sept 29; and educational meetings Oct. 13 in Portland, Oct. 18 and Oct. 26 in Tribal Council Chambers/Zoom, and Oct. 20 in Salem. The Election Board is holding office hours for the upcoming constitutional amendment election from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday …