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to Domestic and Sexual Violence Survivors grant; Approved a $596,000 grant application to Indian Health Service for Addressing Dementia in Tribal and Urban Indian Communities: Enhancing Sustainable Models of Care grant; Approved a $45,000 grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Victims Services for its Violence on Crime Act grant; Approved a $242,000 grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Victims Services for its Tribal Victims Services set-aside grant …

years of age on Nov. 15 had until Monday, Oct. 17, to register to vote in the election. Tribal members who did not specifically register to vote in the election will not be eligible to vote. For the amendment to change the Tribal Constitution, at least 30 percent of registered Tribal members - 439 -- must cast ballots and at least two-thirds of those voting have to approve it. Ballots are scheduled to be sent out Wednesday, Oct. 26, to all eligible registered voters. The ballots must be returned …

Contest Powwow that organizers cannot replicate no matter how hard they try. A total solar eclipse. The 2017 Grand Ronde Contest Powwow was one of the better attended in years, attracting 275 dancers competing in 26 dance categories. Attendance burgeoned from 2016’s total and organizers credited several things – renowned host drum Blackstone, increased prize money and the eclipse, which occurred the day after the powwow’s conclusion. Attendees were allowed to stay overnight at Uyxat Powwow Grounds …

ranging from preschool through fifth grade on Friday, Feb. 23,and Monday, Feb. 26. The program was started to give local students and community members an opportunity to learn more about culturally significant plants such as camas, onion, milkweed and tarweed. Children also had an opportunity to inspect dogwood and ninebark cuttings, which were traditionally used to make tools and basketry. “Part of what Grand Ronde is doing as a part of the Plants for People program is to show the kids Native plants …

. Was a false alarm due to a prescription issue. Wednesday, Jan. 25 Disturbance call at Spirit Mountain Casino. Officers responded and assisted. 911 hang-up on Grand Ronde Road due to a technical issue. Residents were OK and did not dial 911. Thursday, Jan. 26 Citizen contact: A man contacted police because he was lost. Police assisted with getting him to his location. Wildlife complaint received from Natural Resources. Police investigating. Friday, Jan. 27 Child abuse complaint investigated by police …

a Native Club at its schools. Leo said that approximately 3 percent of Banks’ 1,100 students identify as Native American. Banks, which is northwest of Portland off of Highway 26, is within the traditional homelands of the Tualatin Kalapuya, one of the myriad Tribes and bands that were forced to move to the Grand Ronde Reservation in the 1850s and confederate after signing three treaties with the federal government. Public school districts that do not enter into an approved agreement with an Oregon …

at the Tuesday, Sept. 26, Legislative Action Committee meeting that the harvest license program has earned more than $160,000 in revenue for the Tribe since its inception while saving resources in maintaining vacant lands. In 2017, the Tribe received $59,148 in revenue from hay and crop licenses. The estimate for 2018 is slightly less at $58,967. The decrease is a result of better calculations of acreage farmed due to aerial imagery, a staff report stated. The staff report also said …

Tribal Government & News Six candidates attend Tribally-sponsored forum 07.27.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Elections , Events Tribal General Manager David Fullerton started the Wednesday, July 26, Candidates Forum held in the Community Center by announcing that six candidates for Tribal Council were in attendance. Fullerton said that candidate Angela Schlappie had informed him that she was dropping out of the race and would not attend. However, because of printing deadlines, she …

, General Manager’s Office, Tribal Attorney’s Office, Finance Department, TERO, GIS and Tribal Historic Preservation Office for their assistance on the project. Tribal Council approved the contract for the project at its Aug. 26 meeting. Mercier said the work is funded by the Tribe’s federal Tribal Transportation allocation. Pacific Excavation has previously worked with the Tribe, winning the Ackerson Road Lift Station contract. Chamberlain said road work is projected to last through the end …

the assistant administrator for the Tribe's health department. In 2001, he accepted the health director position for the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. He was born and raised in Bandon, Ore., and graduated from Bandon High School. After earning his college degree in Texas, he returned to Bandon in 1989. He has been married for 26 years and has two daughters and one granddaughter. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates …