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and lounge, banquet and meetings rooms, children’s play area, video arcade, RV park and expansion of its gaming space. The development would add approximately 36,000 square feet to the existing building and the RV development was expected to feature up to 150 spaces. 1991 – The Grand Ronde senior meal site was completed, giving Tribal Elders a place to gather and enjoy a hot lunch together Tuesday through Thursday. The meal site was built by maintenance crew member Greg Leno, Tribal Elder Russ Leno …

of $1,222,600 will fund site work at the Tribe’s home ownership development off McPherson Road. Tribal Council approved a contract with Scholten Construction of Willamina on July 27 to build the site improvements, which will include laying the foundations and other improvements for the first 20 homes in the Tribal subdivision. Tribal Council also approved $265,000 to buy the nearby 12.36-acre Freeman property at 28075 McPherson Road. Finally, Tribal Council approved the allocation …

to the Chinook Tribe along the banks of the Columbia River. Stepfan Milosavljevich, an archaeologist and YouTuber with 270,000 subscribers, sat in front of the Chinook’s Cathlapotle plankhouse in a YouTube video published in 2019. He describes the fascinating history of Native American life at the Cathlapotle village site based on the artifacts found there and the stories still told by Indigenous people. Before he describes the history of the plankhouse, he provides a bit of modern context …

and Greg Leno. 1989 – Tribal Chairman Mark Mercier stated in his chairman’s report that the Tribe was seeking a site for the Forestry Program. The site needed to have adequate office space and storage facilities for vehicles and related forest machinery. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper …

, the Keizer City Council unanimously approved a plan for Georgia-based fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A to build its seventh Oregon eatery at the site. The Federal Highway Administration transferred ownership of the 15.7-acre Chemawa Station property to the Grand Ronde and Siletz Tribes under the Indian Self-Determination Act in 2002. Ground was officially broken on the site in December 2019. Includes information from the Keizertimes newspaper Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article …

includes quick service restaurants with drive-thrus and sit-down, medical (and) personal care services such as hair and nails.” In January 2020, the Grand Ronde Tribal Council approved a lease with 7-Eleven Inc. to build a convenience store at Chemawa Station. In February 2021, the Keizer City Council unanimously approved a plan for Georgia-based fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A to build its seventh Oregon eatery at the site. The Federal Highway Administration transferred ownership …

Culture Yesteryears: Jan. 1, 2026 12.29.2025 Yesteryears 2021 2021 — After enduring a year of the deadly COVID-19 virus, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde received its first shipment of 200 doses of the highly-anticipated vaccine just before Christmas. The first doses to arrive were reserved for health care workers, first responders, adult foster care workers and vulnerable Elders. 2016 — The Tribe purchased the 31-acre Multnomah Greyhound Park Site in Wood Village, intending to use …

Culture Tribal interests being ignored as groups try to influence Portland Harbor cleanup decision 03.14.2012 Dean Rhodes Culture , Federal government , Natural resources As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moves closer to assigning responsibility for cleaning up the Portland Harbor Superfund site in the Grand Ronde Tribe's ceded lands, companies responsible for the pollution have been busy - without Tribal input - mounting a public information campaign that appears aimed at reducing …

Gaming Tribe reassessing Wood Village property as site for new gaming facility 10.04.2020 Dean Rhodes Gaming , Federal government , State government , Spirit Mountain Casino The site of the former Multnomah Greyhound Park in Wood Village on Thursday, Oct. 1. After sitting idle for several years, the property owned by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde has been identified as the site of a possible new Tribal casino. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals …

watch." Hatfield, along with then-U.S. House of Representative Les AuCoin, introduced the legislation that would restore the Grand Ronde Tribe to federal recognition in 1983, ending 29 years of Termination. Five years later, AuCoin and Hatfield would once again team up to ensure that the federal government's promise of new reservation land would be kept. "He was a consistent, unflagging friend of Native Americans," AuCoin said Monday, Aug. 8, from Bend, where he was visiting relatives. "He …