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Council member Reyn Leno. “It was a wonderful turnout and really full house,” Kathleen George said at a Legislative Action Committee meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 10. “Everyone enjoyed the sharing of wonderful Grand Ronde culture and history. This is viewed as a very valuable event by many agencies throughout the Northwest.” The summit began with drumming and singing, led by Harrelson, Cultural Advisor Bobby Mercier and Cultural Education Coordinator Jordan Mercier. Jon A. George gave the invocation …

Culture Yvonne Rose Merrow, Cornelia ‘Nhia’ Albering, Rory Alan Haller, Thomas Leroy Misfeldt 10.31.2023 Walking On Yvonne Rose Merrow Sept. 12, 1953 – Aug. 4, 2023 Tribal Elder Yvonne “Vonnie” Rose Lillard Merrow, 69, of McGill, Nev., passed away on Aug. 4, 2023, in Ely, Nev. She was born Sept. 12, 1953, in McMinnville, Ore., to Jasper and Blanche Lillard. Vonnie enjoyed riding her Harley-Davidson motorcycle. She liked decorating wood boxes and loved spending time with her friends. Miss …

. Cliff is survived by his loving wife, Veta Gregg; sister, Connie Dodge; daughters, Shelli (Dennis) Baxter and Christina (Jim) Janssen; sons, Chadwick (Georgina) Gregg and Christopher (Shannon) Gregg; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Lanora M. Young Oct. 18, 1936 – Jan. 29, 2024 Tribal Elder Lanora M. Young passed away on Jan. 29, 2024, at the age of 87. Sumner Voiles Funeral Chapel in Sumner, Wash., is assisting the family. Funeral service details were not available before press time …

in this community working for Grand Ronde is so very important to me,” he said. “I grew up in Salem, but working for the Salem Police I would not have the same sense of pride as I do here.” Bobb said in his off hours, he enjoys spending time with his siblings as a family, and with his girlfriend and their dog. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

to the required 45 pounds but with a sore knee from the added weight and pain radiating through my hip and lower back at times, I wasn’t sure if my 49-year-old self could keep up with the mostly young participants. Meanwhile, Alaimo was working hard to complete the required 40 hours of online classwork and trying to schedule time to finish the field day training, which includes learning how to use engines, pumps, tools and completing a lifesaving fire shelter exercise, among other drills …

four Douglas fir trees on the Thompson property to use as wrapping for the main exhibit hall at Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center, authorizes the transfer of $60,000 to build a Brentwood Box exhibit display case, authorizes the Tribe to apply for a $65,000 grant from the Notah Begay III Foundation to focus on reducing obesity and diabetes, and authorizes the Tribe to apply for a $28,040 grant from the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs to increase veterans services to Native Americans …

.” The Minors’ Trust programs were created by Tribal Council in 1996 to collect and invest timber revenue funds for Tribal youth. In 1999, the Gaming Revenue Allocation Plan started collecting gaming per capita payments as well. The funds are held in trust and managed by a professional, independent third-party administrator until Tribal members turn 21. At 21, Tribal members can either withdraw the money or transfer it into the Adult Savings Plan, which also is managed as part of the Tribe’s overall …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves amendments to Enrollment Ordinance 01.24.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Enrollment The Tribe’s Enrollment Ordinance received an update at the Wednesday, Jan. 24, Tribal Council meeting when changes were approved, including the return of final decision-making authority regarding loss of Tribal membership to Tribal Council. In the midst of controversial disenrollment proceedings, a split Tribal Council voted in July 2014 to transfer final …

the Tribal Match Home Repair Program, adopt an Admissions and Occupancy Policy for the Housing Department, apply for a $150,000 Spirit Mountain Community Fund grant to help pay for a preschool addition to the Early Childhood Education building and authorize Finance Officer Chris Leno to transfer $2,000 into the Human Resources budget to establish an anonymous tip line, which is being established as a result of instituting a whistleblower policy. Reibach joined Culture Department employees Jordan …

a modification to the Tribe’s ceremonial hunt season that will protect pregnant blacktail deer by not allowing them to be hunted between January and June in the hopes of countering a drop in the local deer population; And sent a new proposed Probate Ordinance out for a first reading, which will allow Tribal members 30 days to comment. The new ordinance seeks to encourage Tribal members to plan for the transfer of their property upon their deaths and authorizes Tribal Court to hear and determine …