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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council adds another 25 names to Restoration Roll 10.28.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Grand Ronde Tribe’s effort to ensure that all Tribal members who should have been on the Restoration Roll are eventually placed on the historically important list continued as Tribal Council approved adding 25 more names to it during the Wednesday, Oct. 28, meeting. The addition of 25 more names brings the total for this year to 103 …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council retains law firm to investigate potential claims against e-cigarette manufacturer 11.04.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Health & Wellness The Grand Ronde Tribe has retained the services of an Alaskan law firm to investigate and potentially file legal claims against Juul Labs Inc., the largest manufacturer of e-cigarettes in the United States. The company allegedly marketed its products to entice Native American and Alaskan Native youths. (Photo by …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs budget to purchase property adjacent to Blue Heron site 12.02.2020 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council The Grand Ronde Tribe is in the final stages of closing on the property at 450 Main St. in Oregon City. The almost half-acre lot is adjacent to the former Blue Heron property the Tribe purchased in August 2019. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a fifth supplemental budget for 2020 during …

Health & Education Tribe doubles COVID-19 testing capacity 01.06.2021 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness Health & Wellness Lab Assistant Kateri Marrufo prepares a test sample to be run through the second COVID-19 virus test analyzer received by the Tribe on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The unit allows the clinic to double its COVID testing capacity. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe said the Confederated Tribes of …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs grant application to fund firefighting equipment purchase 02.10.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Public safety , Federal government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a $213,095 grant application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during its Wednesday, Feb. 10, meeting to purchase 25 self-contained breathing apparatus for the eventual Tribal takeover of the fire station on Grand Ronde Road. The Confederated Tribes …

Natural Resources raising awareness about non-native plants 02.11.2021 Danielle Harrison Invasive plants often found on the Grand Ronde Reservation include, clockwise from top left, scotch broom, bull thistle, tansy ragwort and Canada thistle. (Illustration by Samuel Briggs III/Smoke Signals) Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer Invasive plants come in several forms and many have innocent-enough sounding names: Fox glove, velvet grass and water primrose. However, when not monitored …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council adds 20 more names to Restoration Roll 05.19.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council Tribal Council approved a purchase and sale agreement for the Tribe to buy the 25.62-acre Risseeuw 3 property that is immediately south of the Tribe’s Risseeuw 2 property at the end of McPherson Road in Grand Ronde during its May 19 meeting. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council continued adding Tribal members to the Restoration Roll …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council adds 25 more names to Restoration Roll 08.11.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council continued adding members to the Restoration Roll by approving 25 new names during its Wednesday, Aug. 11, meeting, which marked the first time it has met at 4 p.m. since March 2020. The 25 names brings the number of Tribal members who have been added to the historically important roll since 2019 to 446. Tribal Council added 204 …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves two-year moratorium on disenrollment actions 08.25.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a two-year moratorium on disenrolling Tribal members during its Wednesday, Aug. 25, meeting. Tribal Council sent a proposed amendment to the Enrollment Ordinance that would have created a one-year moratorium concerning loss of membership in the Tribe out for a first reading during its June 2 meeting. …

Tribal Government & News Tribal police seeking authority to license dogs, issue parking tickets 12.01.2021 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Public safety A street sweeper navigates between two cars parked along Raven Loop in Tribal Housing on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Proposed amendments to the Public Safety Ordinance would allow Tribal police officers to issue parking citations to cars parked in no-parking designated areas in Tribal Housing that could potentially hinder emergency vehicles, such as fire …