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Tribal members who came together. I want you to think of that. Tell the story to your young people so they know it didn’t just happen. With the help of our Creator, we stand here today.” Kennedy also mentioned Oregon legislators who aided in the Restoration effort: Rep. Elizabeth Furse, Sen. Mark O. Hatfield and Rep. Les AuCoin. “We are so thankful and I wanted to mention them,” she said. Tribal Cultural Resources Department Manager David Harrelson gave a brief historical overview of the Tribe …

announced it has suspended live streaming of meetings on the Tribal Web site. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno read a statement regarding the decision. "Tribal Council decided to begin live streaming in order to provide timely access to the Tribal membership about Tribal Council business," Leno said. "Concerns about broadcasts going to an audience beyond the membership have prompted Tribal Council to halt live streaming at this time. The council has a fiduciary obligation to protect Tribal assets …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs budget increase to purchase Noble Oaks property 06.26.2019 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Grand Ronde Tribe is one step closer to owning the entire 667.5-acre Noble Oaks Preserve outside of Willamina after Tribal Council approved a supplemental budget for 2019 to purchase an additional 2.75 acres at the site. During its May 15 meeting, Tribal Council approved a resolution to accept a donation of most …

Tribal Government & News Clackamas Fire confirms tumwata village blaze was accidental 02.27.2025 Nicole Montesano Tumwata Village Gordon Bray of Oregon City takes photos of a blaze at the Tribe’s tumwata village property, the former Blue Heron Paper Mill, from the McLoughlin Promenade in Oregon City on Thursday, Jan. 30. (Photos by Michelle Alaimo) By Nicole Montesano Smoke Signals staff writer OREGON CITY -- The Clackamas Fire District announced Wednesday, Feb. 26, that it has determined …

Health & Education Summer Credit Recovery returns 06.04.2012 Ron Karten Education Summer Credit Recovery will be back this summer. If you are a Tribal, descendant or Native high school student who failed a class this last school year, then you will be eligible for our program. We will be starting on June 18 and it will run to Aug. 10. The hours for the credit recovery lab will be 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. All other hours will need to be by appointment. Examples of classes …

Council Secretary Jon A. George said. “We’ve cancelled our Budget Summit because of how important and historical this moment is to our Tribe.” On Monday, George and Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy visited Willamette Falls to pray for the safety of Natural Resources Department employees Kelly Dirksen, Matt Zimbrick and Brandon Weems, who now have to cross the river to access the platform site instead of crossing PGE property. “I wouldn’t have missed that moment for anything,” George …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves additional apartment complex construction 12.26.2018 Dean Rhodes, Smoke Signals editor Tribal Council , Housing Tribal members seeking to return to the Reservation and live in an apartment will have eight more options in the near future. Tribal Council approved a maximum $1.675 million contract to construct the second phase of the Wind River apartment complex during its Wednesday, Dec. 26, meeting. Seabold Construction Co. of Beaverton …

, Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe announced on Tuesday, Oct. 26. To be eligible, people must be 65 or older, 18 to 64 years old with underlying medical conditions, 18 or older in a long-term care situation or 18 to 64 and older at increased risk of exposure or transmission because of their occupational setting. The center will provide boosters to Tribal members and their spouses, other Native Americans and their spouses and families, Tribal employees and their families and established …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council approves grant application for Chachalu phase three construction 06.27.2024 Danielle Harrison, Michelle Alaimo By Danielle Harrison and Michelle Alaimo Smoke Signals staff Tribal Council approved applying for an Indian Community Development Block Grant that would help fund completion of phase three construction at Chachalu Tribal Museum & Cultural Center at its Wednesday, June 26, meeting. The $500,000 grant would be used by the Tribe’s Cultural …

Department also attended, along with other Tribal members and government employees. 2015 – The Tribe closed on the purchase of a 91-acre parcel worth more than $900,000 on the Chahalpam property along the North Santiam River in Marion County. The purchase, funded entirely by the Bonneville Power Administration’s Wildlife Mitigation Program, brought the Tribe’s total acreage to more than 429 acres managed for conservation purposes at the site downstream from Stayton. 2010 – The Tribe’s Natural …