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Tribal Government & News Tribe supportive of Polk County public safety levy effort 02.12.2015 Dean Rhodes Elections , Public Safety By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor The Polk County Board of Commissioners voted on Jan. 28 to place a five-year, 45 cents per $1,000 of assessed value property tax levy on the May 19 ballot to raise funds to pay for public safety. The proposal is supported by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. The commissioners voted on the levy after holding nine public …

place, a four-tiered system based on how each of Oregon’s 36 counties is doing was put in place. Polk and Yamhill counties were deemed to be “extreme risk” while Lincoln County was deemed to be “high risk.” The Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center reported that it has logged 40 positive COVID-19 tests as of Monday, Dec. 14. The Cowlitz Tribe’s Ilani Casino 16 miles north of Vancouver, Wash., also remained open with public health guidelines suggested by the federal Centers for Disease Control …

. But look at us now. Some of us have no way of getting around because the younger people just don’t care. We are nothing to this place anymore. Why mistreat Elders? We are good people, but I have a surprise for the Tribe. I have a rent bill for the Tribe to pay back to me. So far it is $1,500. If I had my own place, I would not have to do this. Elders desire a lot in life, and I mean not being homeless. The Tribe put me up at the hotel for 12 days. I have paid for all the other days. My cost so …

that they had been stolen from Logan after a friend of his posted the story to social media. After asking several questions over the next few days, Logan determined it was worth it to meet up with the man and see if his story was true. To keep herself safe, she met him in a public place and asked an employee to watch out for her. “I went outside and there was this guy, holding my box of regalia,” she said. “I had so many emotions. There was a sense of victory, relief and peace. I’ve never had this feeling …

Council Chairman Chris Mercier said. 2002 – Grand Ronde Tribal youth put on a strong show of force at the state track and field finals in Monmouth representing Willamina High School. At the state meet, Tribal member Matt Zimbrick won second place in the triple jump while Tribal member Caitlin Zimbrick took first place in the long jump. 1997 – Grand Ronde Tribal representatives met with Oregon congressional representatives and aides in Washington, D.C. The meeting’s purpose was to educate …

John Mercier said. “We’re hoping that we can still get all the compliances and agreements in place. The public has been really understanding (about the delay) and that’s been nice. … The heavy trucks on the road cause a lot of damage there.” The long-awaited work from Hebo Road to Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center was first delayed due to unsafe air quality caused by the catastrophic wildfires in September 2020 and then again in 2021 due to lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercier said …

systems after being forced off their homelands. “It's really important to understand that we became dependent upon these government foods because we did not have the knowledge of these new environments,” Blue Bird Jernigan said. She references her Tribe’s reliance on river cane for shelter and food, but when the Tribe was moved to a reservation in Oklahoma, they were uprooted to a place that was entirely different and lacking the river cane they needed. “We were traditionally farmers …

… think about like 500 generations being connected to this place,” Svicarovich said. “What we're really trying to do is also broaden the public's understanding of (the) Grand Ronde Tribe's connection to this place over time. Cultural protection onsite is really important and is certainly a part of our activities under the grant. We know that there are known cultural resources on site, archaeological deposits dating back to 1700 years ago. They're petroglyphs.” The Tribe’s plan is available …

, remain elusive and speculative at best. Tribal Council member Chris Mercier said he thinks there are three major factors affecting Tribal voter turnout. "Proximity, in that I think the closer you are to the Tribe the more likely you are to vote," Mercier said. "Plus, it is an annual election, which might create burnout. It's just another layer of elections, including federal, state, county and city, that people have to worry about." A breakdown of the 2009 election performed by the Tribal …

dress with platform red shoes and she carried a red bouquet. She wore a white lace veil. Olyvia’s sister, Monica, and her daughter Bailey were maids of honor and each wore a mid-length red dress with brown cowboy boots and white bouquets. Bailey’s daughter Samora was the flower girl and wore a full-length white dress with brown cowboy boots and a red sash. Samora dropped red rose petals from a basket she carried. Brandy, the best Labrador retriever in the wedding party, wore a pearl necklace …