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Bank, which Ambrose runs as an employee of Marion-Polk Food Share. In addition, nominations were held for three openings on the Elders Committee. Julie Little, Penny DeLoe, Dan Ham and Duane Wheeler were nominated and votes will be cast during the Wednesday, Dec. 19, meal site luncheon and at the Jan. 6 General Council meeting. Education Committee Chair Tammy Cook also announced a “School Is Cool” logo design contest for Tribal youth with a grand prize of a $250 Amazon gift card. Cultural …

for continuing to select Portland as its Winter Convention site. “I really appreciate all the work you do to protect the environment,” Wheeler said. “Creating relationships with Tribal governments is very important to me personally and my colleagues on the City Council. … We have to acknowledge our history to move forward. There is so much dark history to reckon with.” Wheeler highlighted the city’s Tribal liaison Laura John (Blackfeet/Seneca), who began her job more than a year ago to help …

speaks volumes. “It’s a sign of what parity and recognition can look like,” Edwards said. “Both institutions recognized and respected each other. It meant a lot. The British Museum is one of the most recognized museum names in the world.” The seed was planted in the 1980s for an eventual Tribal museum, which first opened at the site of the former Willamina Middle School in 2014 after phase one remodeling was complete. Phase two included an extensive remodel of the library area, which was turned …

. It became a sacred site for western Oregon Indian Tribes, particularly the Chinooks, who believed it was sent to Earth by the Sky People. In 1902, Tomanowos was “found” by part-time miner Ellis Hughes, who removed it from ceded Tribal land that then belonged to Oregon Iron and Steel Co. In 1905, by judicial order, Tomanowos was returned to Oregon Iron and Steel and was subsequently purchased by New York philanthropist Mrs. William Dodge for $20,600 after she saw it at the 1905 Lewis and Clark …

Conservancy regarding a management plan for the Tables Rocks area north of Medford. Table Rocks was the site of a temporary reservation that held Tribal members before they were force-marched north to the Grand Ronde Reservation in February 1856. Tribal Council member Jack Giffen Jr., who has been a proponent of the Tribe continuing and increasing its outreach in the southern part of the state, said that he was happy with this year’s attendance, which totaled 11 not counting Tribal Council members …

members.” Those who have not yet registered for a gift can do so by visiting www.grandronde.org , click on the “Celebrating 37 Years of Restoration” link and below there is an online form to fill out. Additionally, the video presentation and the raffle event can be viewed on the site. Kennedy has said moving the Restoration Celebration online allowed the Tribe to honor the day while keeping Tribal and community members safe. “We’re saddened that we won’t be able to gather in person for this year …

nostalgia, but was waiting for the right opportunity. Oddly enough, the COVID-19 pandemic helped provide that. “The mall was closed for three months and that was really tough. I really had to hustle to sell merchandise and thought how it would be better if I had a store located in an area with a lot of foot traffic,” Douglass said. The owners of a Native American tattoo shop down the street from the site Douglass had been eyeing contacted him with information that the current tenant was closing …

to an already approved $100,000 that funds the Tribe’s work as a technical consultant regarding Portland Harbor superfund site cleanup; Approved a Tribal application to the State Fire Marshal’s Office that would award a wildland urban interface grant that would cover supplies, training, equipment and communications equipment. Planning & Grants Manager Kim Rogers said the grant is worth $25,500 per fire engine for a maximum of three engines; Approved a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Indian …

construction can begin this year at the 80-acre Rink Two property east of the Grand Meadows manufactured home subdivision. Home lots will be roughly 10,000 square feet with approximately 20 homes in the first phase of construction. “Hopefully, we’ll have more site work done later this year and possibly a home constructed,” Leno said. It’s been 23 years since Grand Meadows, located on Tribal property at McPherson and Grand Ronde roads, opened to Tribal families. Housing Department officials say …

will continue to focus on these topics and others that come her way. So far, the biggest challenge of the fellowship year has been the inability to work in person. “Everything has been altered and this has really been a challenge,” she said. “It’s really hard because when you think of a normal fellowship, you are in the office, working together on site. You get a lot more networking and spontaneous conversations that happen.” She offered the example of various congressional committee meetings being …