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general manager. 2011 – Spirit Mountain Casino was named the new official sponsor of the Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade. The casino and Portland Rose Festival Foundation signed a three-year deal, according to casino spokesman Greg Fritz. “The Tribe has ancestral ties to Portland,” Fritz said. “The Tribal board felt this was an important event that deserved support.” 2006 – The Grand Ronde Tribal Library was expanding and would soon be at capacity. Tribal Librarian Marion Mercier said …

proposed changes included: Clarifying the process for applicants six months and older; involving the Enrollment Committee if an increase to the annual enrollment limit is being requested; adding middle initials to the official Tribal membership roll; issuing certificates of descendancy to completed Tribal member applications with DNA; removing all sections referencing blood quantum and adding an “enrolled in error” section to reflect the Tribal Constitution. The main topic of discussion during …

Tribal Government & News Total eclipse of the Lodge: Grand Ronde prepares for totality in August 03.13.2017 Brent Merrill Events , Spirit Mountain Casino This summer, when day turns to night around 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 21, in Grand Ronde, employees at Spirit Mountain Casino plan to be ready to witness celestial history. When the moon passes between the Earth and sun, a total solar eclipse will provide a momentary sliver of daytime darkness from one corner of the United States to another while …

to, but who will listen to one such as I? I will teach when I come home, and I am coming home to Grand Ronde. The help I've needed? So simple! All I have asked for is an official statement from the Tribe, in any official capacity, about the kinds of benefits and resources I, as a Tribal citizen, have (will have) available to me as a resident of our Tribal community. Very simple, as I said. I don't want money or handouts - just a letter. I have even typed up example letters of what I need doing …

adjacent to Spirit Mountain Casino on Salmon River Highway after contact tracing uncovered positive COVID-19 connections to the facility. The closure, which took effect at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, was announced on the Tribal government’s official Facebook page. “We will take this opportunity to conduct a deep clean of the store while the fuel pumps will remain open for credit card use,” the post said. “The Tribe’s highest priority is the safety of our staff and community.” The store will remain closed …

to support its domestic violence shelter, other program operations and staff; Approved a grant agreement with the Oregon Department of Education’s Early Learning Division for $133,440 to support the Tribe’s involvement with the Tribal Early Learning Alliance; And enrolled 26 non-infants into the Tribe because they meet the enrollment requirements stated in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. During other business, several items were included in the June 28 Tribal Council packet …

Culture Corvallis district may rename school after Kathryn Harrison 06.03.2021 Dean Rhodes People , Education , Elder Profile Kathryn Harrison (Smoke Signals file photo) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Students in the Corvallis School District may soon be attending a school named after Kathryn Harrison, a key figure in the Grand Ronde Tribe’s Restoration effort and a longtime Tribal Council chairwoman. Corvallis School District Superintendent Ryan Noss said that Harrison is one of three …

of the Tribe. "It's a then-and-now kind of thing," Brown says. "It will have quite a bit of educational value. The public is, I think, going to be surprised and shocked." Brown said she is hoping that Tribal members, their relatives and community members will search for old photos, boxes of letters and official documents that originated between 1954 through the mid-1980s relating to the Grand Ronde Tribe's Termination and 29-year effort to regain federal recognition. The items could be stashed away …

, employees and Tribal Council, but will also help us meet the needs of our members," Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno said in a staff-wide e-mail on Tuesday, Nov. 4. George will oversee Human Resources, Health & Wellness, Tribal Police, Planning & Grants, the Tribal Employment Rights Office and the building official. Martin will oversee Land and Culture, Member Benefits, Education and the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority. Natural Resources, Social Services and Engineering, Public Works …

Culture Yesteryears -- June 15, 2018 06.14.2018 Danielle Frost History 2013 – Using Bonneville Power Administration funding, the Tribe acquired 338 acres on the North Santiam River southeast of Salem in Marion County. The Chahalpam property was valued at more than $3.5 million and means “place of the Santiam Kalapuya.” Chahalpam is within the traditional homelands of the Santiam Kalapuya, one of the ancestral bands that formed the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. The property had been …