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Culture Canoe Journey brings together Tribal Elders, youth in cultural celebration 08.12.2011 Michelle Alaimo Culture , People By Michelle Alaimo Smoke Signals photographer On Monday, July 18, the Grand Ronde Canoe Family paddled away from Squaxin Island, Wash., and began the annual Tribal Canoe Journey. Six days and 160 miles later they arrived at the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in La Conner, Wash. About 90 people from the Tribe, from Tribal youth to Tribal Elders, participated in this …

Culture Dickie opens Arkansas clinic to fight substance abuse 08.14.2018 Danielle Frost People , Health & Wellness By Danielle Frost Grand Ronde Tribal member Christopher Dickie moved from Oregon to Arkansas to escape troubles caused by alcohol addiction and to restore his life. Today, the 36-year-old is 11 years sober and opened Natural State Recovery Centers in Little Rock, Ark., in June. It includes a three-step system – unique to the area – to treat substance abuse ranging from opioids to …

Culture Ikanum exhibit displays Tribal artisans' work 08.13.2015 Brent Merrill Culture , Events , Tribal Employees If you go What: Tribal Artisan Day Where: Chehalem Cultural Center, 415 E. Sheridan St., Newberg When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 More info: 503-487-6883 or visit www.chehalemculturalcenter.org on the Internet. By Brent Merrill NEWBERG -- Grand Ronde Tribal artisans have joined other artists from throughout Oregon who are being featured as part of the Ikanum art exhibit at …

Culture Community Fund surpasses $62 million in giving 07.01.2014 Dean Rhodes Spirit Mountain Community Fund Spirit Mountain Community Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, awarded 25 grants worth $548,650 at its quarterly check presentation held on Wednesday, June 18, in the Tribal Governance Center. The Community Fund has now donated $62,127,046 through 2,063 grants since its inception in 1997. The Community Fund receives 6 percent of Spirit Mountain Casino …

Culture Second annual History Conference draws a crowd of scholars 12.01.2014 Dean Rhodes Culture , History , Events The second annual Tribal History Conference started with an audience of less than 100, but before the first session ended the audience had grown to more than 200 in the great hall at Chachalu Museum and Cultural Center. Tribal Historian David Lewis served as master of ceremonies and principal organizer of the conference. In the morning on Friday, Nov. 14, introductions from …

Tribal Government & News Bear cubs saved from starvation by loggers, and Tribal and state employees 02.21.2014 Ron Karten State government , Natural resources Three black bear cubs soon will be on their way to a Texas zoo after being saved from almost certain starvation by loggers and state and Grand Ronde Tribal employees. Grand Ronde Fish and Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen said he was contacted by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife wildlife biologist Don Vandebergh, who is based …

Tribal Government & News Blumenauer invites Tribal input on marijuana policy issues 06.12.2014 Ron Karten Tribal Council , Federal government Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer told the Grand Ronde Tribal Council on Tuesday, June 3, that he thinks Oregon and Alaska will be the next states to legalize the use of marijuana, joining Washington and Colorado. "It is a movement that is taking place across the United States," Blumenauer said during a two-hour visit to the Grand Ronde Tribal campus. As the …

Culture Chachalu opens as Tribe continues its rebirth 06.12.2014 Dean Rhodes Culture , History , Events Drum and song greeted approximately 200 visitors to the Phase 1 opening of Chachalu, the Grand Ronde Tribal Museum and Cultural Center, on Thursday, June 5. Chachalu's opening has been a long time coming and a central dream of the Grand Ronde people since at least Restoration, but for many, long years before that. Guests included members and staff of the Grand Ronde Tribe, many friends and …

heritage collections throughout western Oregon. Other trips in search of new historical acquisitions or further information about documents already in the Chachalu collection will include visits to repositories at the University of Washington, the University of California at Berkeley, University of Chicago and Yale University in New Haven, Conn. At the Oregon Historical Society in Portland a few years ago, Lewis uncovered a passbook naming long deceased Tribal members. The passbook noted and dated …

Tribal Government & News Tresa Mercier recalls 30 years of service to the Tribe 10.30.2014 Dean Rhodes Tribal employees Tresa Mercier was hired by the Tribe as an intern in April 1984, not too long after Restoration occurred on Nov. 22, 1983. That was more than 30 years ago when she was 19. Today, at 49, she is the Tribe's longest-serving employee ever and the Health and Wellness Clinic's Business Office manager. She recently celebrated and was honored for her three decades of continual …