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Tribal Government & News Facebook Live event explains Nov. 2 constitutional amendment election timeline 09.21.2022 Dean Rhodes Tribal Constitution , Elections , Tribal government , Tribal Council Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy discusses the timeline for the Nov. 2 constitutional amendment election to limit how the Tribe can disenroll members during a Facebook Live event held on Wednesday, Sept. 21. (Smoke Signals screenshot) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal voters will …

Health & Education Willamina Tribal students’ scores fall in English and math; improve in science 09.29.2022 Danielle Harrison Education , Willamina School District Graphic made by Samuel Briggs III. By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer WILLAMINA -- Like their contemporaries around the state, local Tribal students in the Willamina School District saw declines in both their math and English scores after two years of pandemic-related disruptions. However, there were …

Tribal Government & News 858 register for Nov. 2 constitutional amendment election 10.05.2022 Dean Rhodes Elections , Tribal Constitution By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor About 20 percent of adult Tribal members registered to vote in the Nov. 2 constitutional amendment election that will determine whether to limit future disenrollment proceedings to only cases of fraud and dual enrollment. According to the voter registration list released by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on Wednesday, Oct. …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves five-year agreement to operate Willamina Fire Station 11.09.2022 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Public safety Tribal Council approved an intergovernmental agreement on Wednesday, Nov. 9, that will see the Tribe operate the fire and emergency medical services out of the Willamina Fire Station for five years beginning on Jan. 1, 2023. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Grand Ronde Tribe’s assuming of …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs school resource officer agreement with Willamina district 12.14.2022 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Public safety , Education Grand Ronde Tribal Police Officer JJ Flynn has been working at the Willamina School District as the school resource officer since early 2022. Tribal Council formally approved an intergovernmental agreement with the district during its Wednesday, Dec. 14, meeting to formalize the arrangement. By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor …

Tribal Government & News Voter list remains unchanged in Nov. 2 constitutional election 10.20.2022 Dean Rhodes Elections , Tribal Constitution , Disenrollment The list of Bureau of Indian Affairs registered voters for the Nov. 2 constitutional election hangs on the entrance doors of the Governance Center in Grand Ronde. (Photo by Kamiah Koch/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor If you’re one of the 19 Grand Ronde Tribal members who challenged the voter list for the Nov. 2 …

Tribal Government & News Kennedy discusses disenrollment vote on OPB 01.05.2023 Dean Rhodes Disenrollment , Tribal Constitution Smoke Signals file photo By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy appeared on the Oregon Public Broadcasting talk show “Think Out Loud” on Thursday, Jan. 5, to discuss the Grand Ronde Tribe’s recent constitutional election that limits disenrollment to only cases of fraud and dual enrollment. “The CTGR is one of the few Tribes to …

Health & Education Ukraine pain 01.31.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal employee , Education Anne Falla By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer Tribal employee Anne Falla developed deep ties to Ukraine while spending three years working in a social services program and in youth development at a school in the eastern European country. In Grand Ronde, she works as the Tribe’s victim assistance advocate in the Warriors of Hope program. Falla served with the Peace Corps in a …

Health & Education Tribe opens second medication-assisted opioid treatment clinic in east Portland on Monday, Feb. 6 02.06.2023 Danielle Harrison Health & Wellness , Tribal government Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy, left, cut the ribbon to open the Tribe's new medication-assisted opioid treatment center on Southeast 82nd Avenue in east Portland on Monday, Feb. 6. She was joined by Tribal Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe, center, and Multnomah County Commissioner …

Tribal Government & News General Council briefed on Tribal Employment Rights Office 02.14.2023 Danielle Harrison General Council , TERO By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer CLACKAMAS -- The Tribal Employment Rights Office’s overarching goal is to have more Tribal members hired, working and promoted, both on the Grand Ronde Reservation and on outside projects with the Oregon Department of Transportation. TERO Director Harris Reibach updated the membership during a …