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Tribal Government & News Grand Ronde transit gap a ‘top priority’ 01.12.2024 Sherron Lumley Transporation By Sherron Lumley Smoke Signals staff writer Salem Cherriots and the Tillamook County Transportation District may end up joining forces to provide bus service to the Grand Ronde community after a crucial route was discontinued last month. According to Tribal Public Works Coordinator John Mercier, the number of routes is yet to be determined. Grand Ronde’s current gap in bus service is not …

Health & Education Shasta to close, plan participants asked to consider delaying non-essential medical care 04.30.2024 Danielle Harrison Shasta Administrative Services By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde provided an employee update on the status of its health insurance plan on Wednesday, April 24. “Over the last few months, the Tribe has been working to transition the administration of its health care plans for both Tribal members and employees away …

. He said, 'Every powwow time, I have a gathering here. Come over and have a few drinks with us.' " Selwyn doesn't drink, but she said, "I remember his big, huge smile. He was a kind man, a very kind man." "When my son, Ryan, passed away," said Tribal member Denise Harvey, "I wanted his burial place to be under the apple tree (in the Tribal cemetery). It is an old apple tree with many roots and nobody wanted to disturb the roots to dig a grave. Ryan's body was never recovered. He was lost at sea …

included local vegetables, fruits and desserts. These included marionberry, huckleberry, blueberry, pecan, apple and pumpkin pie. Many artisans filled the corridors of the events center, displaying their work for sale. One vendor was Tribal member Melanie Monson. “I just learned in the last year how to weave bear grass. I am going to start harvesting up on Mary’s Peak or Mount Hood,” she said. The pine nuts in her jewelry come from a harvest in California, and the dentalium are mollusk shells …

Culture Yesteryears - June 1 05.31.2011 Ron Karten History 2006 - Tribal Information Day held in Salem focused on Tribal culture and natural resources. Tribal Tourism Coordinator Elaine LaBonte said the important message the Tribe delivered at the event was, "We do still practice what we did before." The event also marked the 10 th anniversary of government-to-government relations between Oregon's nine Tribes and the state. 2001 - The Tribal campus was continuing to grow. A groundbreaking …

Culture Yesteryears -- March 1, 2015 02.26.2015 Dean Rhodes History 2010 – The Tribe received a $325,000 grant to help expand the Tribal Library from its current size of 1,390 square feet. The Indian Community Development Block Grant will help pay for the addition of 1,500 square feet, addressing one of the more pressing needs on the Tribal campus. 2005 – A satellite office in Eugene opened at 711 Country Club Road. Tribal member Brenda Tuomi led the local effort to find and lease the …

Tribal Government & News Friends of Nixwa raise $4,200 for bulletproof vest 05.29.2014 Michelle Alaimo General Council , People , Public safety Tribal member Veronica Gaston announced at the May 18 General Council meeting that Friends of Nixwa raised $4,200 to purchase a bulletproof vest for Tribal K-9 officer Nixwa, which is Chinuk Wawa for "show me." Gaston said that one anonymous donor from Salem pledged $1,400, which almost covered the entire cost of a vest for the Belgian Malinois. Tribal …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs loan amendments 10.30.2014 Ron Karten Tribal Council Tribal Council approved two resolutions on Wednesday, Oct. 22, that allow Tribally owned Ilihi LLC to defer principal payments on two Tribal loans and only pay monthly interest through October 2015. The resolutions affect an $8.1 million loan from the Tribe to Ilihi in December 2013 and another loan that was not to exceed $5.5 million approved in June 2014. Ilihi, in turn, loaned the funds to …

Culture Yesteryears -- Jan. 1, 2015 12.31.2014 Michelle Alaimo History 2010 – The Tribe started doing something that had been suspended most of the previous two years – selling timber from the Reservation. Natural Resources Department Manager Michael Wilson said the timber market was slowly showing improvement, which makes it worthwhile again for the Tribe to once again sell timber. 2005 – The first annual Native Youth Leadership Powwow was held at Willamina High School gym. The powwow was …

Culture Yesteryears -- Feb. 1, 2017 01.31.2017 Dean Rhodes History 2012 – Tribal Council voted to send a proposed constitutional amendment to voters that would create a primary during the Tribal election process if more than 10 candidates were nominated in any given year. 2007 – Tribal General Manager Chris Leno was honored with a Pendleton blanket for his years of service as the chair of the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority Board. 2002 – The Tribal Cemetery started closing at dusk to …