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Culture Tribe's eldest Elder, Dorothy Greene, walks on 06.08.2020 Dean Rhodes People Tribal Elder Dorothy Greene celebrated her 100th birthday in the Tribal Community Center in September 2018. She walked on at the age of 101 on June 6, 2020. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Grand Ronde Tribe’s eldest Elder, Dorothy Lillian Greene, walked on on Saturday, June 6, at the age of 101. Greene was born on Sept. 26, 1918, to Alexander Gus LaBonte …

in the recycling bins. Items not allowed include glass, plastic bags and drinking cups, broken dishes, and Styrofoam and paper take-home containers from restaurants. “The main problem is people dumping items that do not meet Recology’s recycling criteria,” Mercier said. “Once these items are mingled with the recycling, it all becomes trash.” “Recology is not considering ending recycling in the community,” Green said in a May 26 e-mail to Smoke Signals . “We have been dealing with an excessive …

, Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe announced on Tuesday, Oct. 26. To be eligible, people must be 65 or older, 18 to 64 years old with underlying medical conditions, 18 or older in a long-term care situation or 18 to 64 and older at increased risk of exposure or transmission because of their occupational setting. The center will provide boosters to Tribal members and their spouses, other Native Americans and their spouses and families, Tribal employees and their families and established …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves 2024 budget 12.27.2023 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council held its final meeting of 2023 on Wednesday, Dec. 27, by handling items brought to it during its Tuesday, Dec. 19 and Tuesday, Dec. 26, Legislative Action Committee meetings. Council members approved the 2024 final budget, which included a 3.2 percent increase in spending from the 2023 budget. The 2024 draft budget was mailed …

of Salmon River Highway. Trespassing occurred in the area of Hebo Road near milepost 24. Thursday, Jan. 11 A driving complaint was reported on Highway 18 near milepost 26. Citizen contact occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. A traffic assist occurred on Highway 18 near milepost 27. A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 9500 block of Hebo Road. An emotionally disturbed person was reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Friday, Jan. 12 Warrant service occurred …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves grant application for Chachalu phase three construction 06.27.2024 Danielle Harrison, Michelle Alaimo By Danielle Harrison and Michelle Alaimo Smoke Signals staff Tribal Council approved applying for an Indian Community Development Block Grant that would help fund completion of phase three construction at Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center at its Wednesday, June 26, meeting. The $500,000 grant would be used by the Tribe’s Cultural …

of the Interior to schedule an election. The amendments were intended to institute term limits on future Tribal Council service and remove the Bureau of Indian Affairs from Tribal constitutional elections. Neither passed. 2009 – The Tribe was planning to hold a blessing for its new traditional plankhouse near uyxat Powwow Grounds, to kick off the 26 th Restoration Celebration. 2004 – Smoke Signals told the story of Harriet Lindsay, a member of the Rogue River Tribe of Chief George’s Band, who …

of the Tribe. "It's a then-and-now kind of thing," Brown says. "It will have quite a bit of educational value. The public is, I think, going to be surprised and shocked." Brown said she is hoping that Tribal members, their relatives and community members will search for old photos, boxes of letters and official documents that originated between 1954 through the mid-1980s relating to the Grand Ronde Tribe's Termination and 29-year effort to regain federal recognition. The items could be stashed away …

, employees and Tribal Council, but will also help us meet the needs of our members," Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno said in a staff-wide e-mail on Tuesday, Nov. 4. George will oversee Human Resources, Health & Wellness, Tribal Police, Planning & Grants, the Tribal Employment Rights Office and the building official. Martin will oversee Land and Culture, Member Benefits, Education and the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority. Natural Resources, Social Services and Engineering, Public Works …

Culture Yesteryears -- June 15, 2018 06.14.2018 Danielle Frost History 2013 – Using Bonneville Power Administration funding, the Tribe acquired 338 acres on the North Santiam River southeast of Salem in Marion County. The Chahalpam property was valued at more than $3.5 million and means “place of the Santiam Kalapuya.” Chahalpam is within the traditional homelands of the Santiam Kalapuya, one of the ancestral bands that formed the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. The property had been …