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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves general welfare assistance payments for membership 08.20.2025 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved final adoption of the General Welfare Assistance Program Ordinance to help Tribal members maintain their health and quality of life at its Wednesday, Aug. 20, meeting. Several council members said during a Tuesday, Aug. 19, Legislative Action Committee meeting that the ordinance had been …
/articles/2025/08/20/tribal-council-approves-general-welfare-assistance-payments-for-membership/Gaming Casino’s Table Games Dealer School offers unique training 08.27.2025 Danielle Harrison Spirit Mountain Casino Spirit Mountain Casino table games dealer and Tribal member Becca Simpson deals blackjack at the casino Wednesday, Aug. 13. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Since 1995, Spirit Mountain Casino has offered a unique, free training opportunity for Tribal members and others who want to explore a career in table games. The 10-week Table Games Dealer …
/articles/2025/08/27/casino-s-table-games-dealer-school-offers-unique-training/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves third agreement for Portland Harbor cleanup, contract for homeownership development construction 09.24.2025 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a third agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency for the ongoing Portland Harbor cleanup at its Wednesday, Sept. 24, meeting. Since 2004, the Tribe has had agreements with the EPA through which the agency has funded Grand Ronde’s …
/articles/2025/09/24/tribal-council-approves-third-agreement-for-portland-harbor-cleanup-contract-for-homeownership-development-construction/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves BIA funding request 10.22.2025 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved a funding request to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for $261,044 during its Wednesday, Oct. 8, meeting. If approved, the BIA Tribal Justice Support program would be able to offer trainings and technical assistance to the Tribal Court, specifically to further the development, operation and enhancement of judicial systems …
/articles/2025/10/22/tribal-council-approves-bia-funding-request/Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves multiple federal grant applications, makes emergency declaration 11.05.2025 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council Tribal Council Chambers By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council approved multiple federal grant applications during its Wednesday, Nov. 5, meeting. During a Tuesday, Nov. 4, Legislative Action Committee meeting, Tribal Grants Program Manager Wendy Sparks said that the grants team is adhering to the original grant …
/articles/2025/11/05/tribal-council-approves-multiple-federal-grant-applications-makes-emergency-declaration/Tribal Government & News Cleanup work continues for tumwata village 02.11.2026 Danielle Harrison Tumwata Village Smoke Signals file photo By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Tribal Engineering & Community Development Department Manager Ryan Webb gave an update about the cleanup process and future plans for tumwata village during a Monday, Jan. 26, Zoom meeting. The meeting was part of a requirement for an Environmental Protection Agency Brownfield Cleanup Grant application. The Tribe …
/articles/2026/02/11/cleanup-work-continues-for-tumwata-village/Culture Tribe celebrates 29 years of Restoration on Nov. 18 11.30.2012 Dean Rhodes Culture , History , Events Thanksgiving Day on Nov. 22 this year marked the official 29 th anniversary of the federal government restoring recognition of the Grand Ronde Tribe, giving the hope of renewal to 850 Tribal members recorded on the Grand Ronde Termination rolls and for their heirs going forward. This year's celebration of that day came four days early on Sunday, Nov. 18. Events started at Achfa-Hammi, …
/articles/2012/11/30/tribe-celebrates-29-years-of-restoration-on-nov-18/Culture Tribe mounts historical exhibit at Willamette Heritage Center 04.16.2013 Ron Karten Culture , History , Tribal employees , Events SALEM -- For Tribal Elder Kathryn Harrison, the importance of the Tribe's new historical exhibit at the Willamette Heritage Center at The Mill harks back to what she was told by Tribal Elders in the early 1980s when she was working to help get the Tribe restored to federal recognition. "We were told a long time ago that you're going to have to tell your …
/articles/2013/04/16/tribe-mounts-historical-exhibit-at-willamette-heritage-center/three-day visit, among other group and solo activities. “Attending the ceremony with fellow Grand Ronde Tribal members to celebrate Tomanowos was truly special event for me and my Tribal children,” Jennifer Weiss said. “My family has lived in New York City for almost 30 years and we have seen the meteorite on many occasions during our visits to the museum, but at arms’ length. We were thrilled and honored to be allowed to attend Grand Ronde’s meteorite ceremony for the first time this year …
/articles/2019/06/28/tribal-members-reconnect-with-tomanowos-during-new-york-city-event/Tribal Government & News Tribal member Anthony Hudson channels alter ego into full-length play 10.31.2019 Danielle Frost People Tribal member Anthony Hudson as Carla Rossi leads a tour of what was a center of the gay community in Portland on Saturday, Oct. 19. Rossi gave the history of the area and explained how gentrification has changed the area. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzelez/Smoke Signals) By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer PORTLAND -- Confronting complacency and the confusion of …
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