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services, education and employment needs in the Grand Ronde community and will help planners understand the needs of Tribal members. A salmon dinner will be served. The Tribe launched the 16-month community development planning process in May to help guide the decision making and priority setting and build on the progress the Tribe has made since Restoration. For more information on the meeting or the community development planning process, visit the Tribal government’s website …

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cards. The Tribe has been demanding that the Army Corps follow congressional directives to study removing hydropower from its dams, and court and federal orders to implement more deep drawdowns to enable juvenile spring Chinook and winter steelhead to pass through the dams so they can migrate to the ocean. The measures are considered critical for the survival of both species. To read more about this topic, visit www.smokesignals.org and type “The salmon situation,” into the search bar. Send …

Culture Peace & Dignity Journey to make July 18 stop in Grand Ronde 07.12.2012 Ron Karten Culture , Events The 2012 Peace and Dignity Journey will visit Grand Ronde on Wednesday, July 18, as participants enjoy Tribal hospitality and stay overnight at the Tribal gym. Youth Prevention Program employee Shannon Stanton said the runners will be arriving in Grand Ronde at about 4 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. in the Community Center and the runners will leave Grand Ronde the next morning …

Ronde Tribal Cemetery. Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center cared for the family. To leave a message or memory for the family, visit www.dallastribute.com . Donna Rae Johnson Nov. 6, 1949 – Oct. 27, 2018 Tribal Elder Donna Rae Johnson passed away on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, in McMinnville, Ore., at the age of 68. She was born to Roy and Mary Johnson on Nov. 6, 1949. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Clarice Ohmacht, Roy Johnson Jr. and Regina Winder. She is survived by her siblings, Diane …

hockey game. They were married in Portland on April 23, 1970. They had two daughters, Kathleen and Bernadette. While Jim loved his adopted home in the United States, he also prioritized maintaining a connection with his Irish family, traveling to Ireland regularly. After retiring, Jim and Barbara traveled throughout the West, also taking many trips to visit Bernadette in Hawaii. His first grandson, Noah, was born in 2003 to be followed by a second, Sean, three years later. As he had throughout his …

Culture Watchlist: ‘This is Indian Country 111: Oregon’ 05.28.2025 Kamiah Koch Watchlist By Kamiah Koch Social media/digital journalist Ruth-Ann Thorn hosts a series on the Native-based channel, First Nations Experience (FNX) called, “This Is Indian Country.” It shares modern Native American culture and in her latest episode of the show, she visits Grand Ronde and other Oregon Tribes. Her visit includes a segment with Grand Ronde Tribal member and carver Bobby Mercier. Mercier, an artist …

session directly on their device. The app allows Tribal members to select what topics they are interested in and allows them to enable push notifications to make sure they’re receiving timely updates about important events, news, announcements, and reminders.” Mercier added that staff is working with developer Sembit to expand the app’s capabilities and is looking forward to launching future phases. For more information on the app, visit www.grandronde.org/alta/ . In other action, Tribal Council …

Culture Rose Festival Court makes annual visit to Grand Ronde 06.14.2016 Brent Merrill Culture , Events , Spirit Mountain Casino The 15 high school students who make up the 2016 Rose Festival Court came to Grand Ronde again on Tuesday, May 31, for their now annual visit to the Tribe. The Rose Festival Court and chaperones toured Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center and then visited the Tribal plankhouse – achaf-hammi. Spirit Mountain Casino Sponsorship Administrator Jocelyn Huffman worked …

Health & Education Reibach composes song to commemorate Oregon State's 150th anniversary 02.07.2018 Dean Rhodes Education , Events , Tribal Employees , State Government Tribal Lands Manager and multiple Native American Music Awards recipient Jan Looking Wolf Reibach wrote “A Special Place” to commemorate the 150 th anniversary of Oregon State University. Reibach performed the song, joined by the Oregon State Choraliers, at Oregon State President Edward Ray’s “State of the University” address …