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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 …

: 503-879-2226 or visit www.grandronde.org and look under “Rise of the Collectors” on the homepage. By Danielle Frost Although construction of the Tribe’s Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center began five years ago, its story goes back decades. When efforts to restore the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde began in the 1970s, having a museum was one of the top five priorities. It has taken time, patience and perseverance, but those efforts will culminate in the phase two Chachalu open house on Friday …

Culture Willamina School Board to consider policy that would permit Tribal flag 06.12.2015 Dean Rhodes Culture , Education , State Government By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor WILLAMINA – The Willamina School Board will consider a revised policy regarding flag displays and salutes at its Tuesday, June 23, meeting that would accommodate a parent’s request to place the Grand Ronde Tribal flag in the high school gym. The revised policy, developed by Willamina School District administrators …

the piece last year, he lived in Medford and was able to visit Table Rocks frequently during the writing process. “It was written over a period of about a month,” he says. “I would go up to Table Rocks and ask if I was doing this OK. I think a big part of my thought process during it was oral history. (Rewriting) it brought me back to how it felt seeing Table Rocks every day. Down there I learned that the red-tailed hawk mascot of Southern Oregon University was inspired by a Takelma story of how …

pushing a heavy wheeled cart holding a ground-penetrating radar device across the roughly mown section. On this already-warm July morning, McKenzie is trying to finish her work for the day before the sun grows too hot to continue. She has spent a decade of her life journeying to this time and place, acquiring the skills she is now bringing back to the Tribe. Since time immemorial, the area now known as the Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area was the homeland of the Yamel branch of the Kalapuya …

members who need a place to spend the night can go to the Activity Center, where a cot will be provided. People should bring their own blankets, pillows, hygiene items, etc. The shelter is open for those who feel their current residence is too smoky and is adversely affecting their health. For more information, contact theElders Activity Center at 503-879-2233. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper …

for employees. Tribal Council also sent amendments to the Burial Fund Ordinance out for a second reading. New proposed amendments define the word "spouse" and allow those receiving the burial benefit to use some of the money to buy a Pendleton blanket from the Tribe for the funeral service. Previously proposed amendments to the Burial Fund Ordinance increase the benefit to $5,500 and up the reception benefit to $300. In other action, Tribal Council: Appointed Alton Butler as the part-time Tribal …

the sponsorship brings to the Tribe and Tribal people makes the money well worth spending. “The exposure we get from this event and being the title sponsor with the advertising we get … if we had to buy that type of advertising, it would be pretty darn spendy,” Steve says. Huffman says that the advertising ranges beyond newspapers, including TV, print, radio and static signage, activation and public relations events. “While the Grand Floral Parade is a one-day event, it is a three-week festival,” Huffman …

. "This is going to an area that I am confident that it will make a difference in the community," Mercier said about his donation given to Tribal member and Education Division Manager April Campbell. "The Tribal Library is going through an expansion and they should be able to buy a lot of books with this money." Tribal Elders Nancy Coleman and Dorothy Shortt and Tribal spouse Duane Coulson won the $50 door prizes and Tribal Elder Qahira Lorraine Barton won the $100 door prize. The next General Council …

10 years of service she also distributed Tribal Pendleton blankets. 2011 – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde became the official owner of the eight-acre Grand Ronde Middle School property. The Tribe agreed to buy the land and 27,443-foot facility for $675,000 from the Willamina School District. The property was part of the Tribe’s original reservation given to it in an 1857 Presidential Order in exchange for ceded lands that included most of western Oregon. The property was zoned as Grand …