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Tribal Elder Sammy Bruised Head, who walked on Oct. 26. “Sammy had a wealth of experience working with the Grand Ronde TERO program dating back to 2018,” Reibach said. “Since then, Sammy had been a great asset to our workforce, contributing and helping meet Tribal hiring goals in various capacities. We are sincerely grateful we had those opportunities to work with Sammy as she progressed along her journey within the construction trades. It is with deep sadness and a spirit of mourning that we send …

Tribal Elder Sammy Bruised Head, who walked on Oct. 26. “Sammy had a wealth of experience working with the Grand Ronde TERO program dating back to 2018,” Reibach said. “Since then, Sammy had been a great asset to our workforce, contributing and helping meet Tribal hiring goals in various capacities. We are sincerely grateful we had those opportunities to work with Sammy as she progressed along her journey within the construction trades. It is with deep sadness and a spirit of mourning that we send …

the American Museum of Natural History in New York City to discuss the Tribe's upcoming visit to Tomanowos. The museum agreed to close the site to all other visitors while Tribal members visit and conduct a blessing. 1996 - Architect Frank Whalen reported that groundbreaking on the new Tribal health facility should begin in August with construction taking about a year to complete. "We are still within the budget of around $3.5 million," he said. "It is running $122 a square foot." 1991 - Tribal …

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a year," said Multnomah County spokesman Mike Pullen. "When the Sellwood Bridge project began, we thought about how we could work together." The connection came through Kevin Kilduff from the Portland office of Healthy Working Rivers, who put the county in touch with Tribal member and Tribal consultant Greg Archuleta, who works out of the Tribe's Portland office on Barbur Boulevard. Initial concerns centered on whether Native artifacts or burial sites would be found, said Pullen, but when …

." Thorsgard lives with his wife, Misty, and their children in Grand Ronde. Misty works for the Tribe's Early Childhood Education program as a home-based visitor. Thorsgard earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology with a certificate in Native American studies from Southern Oregon University. His master's degree is in applied anthropology (archaeology), anthropology and ethnic studies from Oregon State. His Ph.D work in archaeology, focused on sacred sites in western Oregon, is ongoing from …

cleanup job, it was opened for a celebration. From the peak, a group of more than 50 people could see some of the area’s important cultural sites, including Marys Peak west of Corvallis and Spirit Mountain above Grand Ronde. 2003 – A sunrise ceremony was held at Portland State University’s new Native American Student and Community Center. The student center, built with the help of a $250,000 grant from Spirit Mountain Community Fund, is located on the PSU campus on the corner of Southwest Broadway …

not beginning until Sunday afternoon. Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Martin sent out a message at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, alerting everyone that the General Council meeting had been rescheduled and the Tribe’s Reader Board on Grand Ronde Road and social media and Internet sites were updated to reflect the new meeting date. Tribal Facilities Manager Tyson Mercier said the Tribal campus experienced the same weather conditions as the rest of the region – snow, freezing rain and then rain. Snow …

and do jumps in his younger years. At the age of 20, he entered the U.S. Navy and served on the USS Chipola, an oiler, based in Hawaii, and the icebreakers USS Staten Island and USS Burton Island based out of Seattle. He was a mechanic on all of the ships, serving from 1960 to 1966. Following the service, he continued to log. For a time, Frank studied automotive repair at Linn-Benton Community College. He spent time in Alaska, fishing and cleaning new construction project sites. He spent some time …

Culture Tribe receives funding for Tribal Historical Preservation Officer 02.11.2011 Ron Karten Culture , Tribal employees Smoke Signals editor Tribal member and Tribal Cultural Protection Coordinator Eirik Thorsgard is now wearing a new hat as Tribal Historic Preservation Officer. Thanks to a more than $27,000 grant from the National Park Service, the Grand Ronde Tribe now has increased sovereignty in controlling its architectural and historic sites on Reservation and trust lands. Previously …