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COVID-19 vaccine just before Christmas. Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe said the Tribe's Health & Wellness Center received 200 doses of the recently approved Moderna vaccine on Tuesday, Dec. 22. “I am very happy to say we received the first allotment of the Moderna vaccine and we are starting to vaccinate clinic personnel, Tribal first responders, then adult foster care workers and residents, so we can start getting some herd immunity built up,” she said. As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec …

to as the Oregon Trail of Tears. “Joel Palmer was the Indian agent who was supposed to care for the Indians while he cheated them out of everything,” Bobb said. “That was his job. But in time, Grand Ronde transitioned into a logging area and a positive place to live, where we still had our cultural practices and language. Then came the Western Oregon Termination Act of 1954. It terminated all trust responsibilities from the U.S. government to the Tribes west of the Cascades because that land had become …

disorder. “There is a 70 percent retention rate which is amazing and something we are very proud of,” she said. The Great Circle Recovery Portland clinic is finally moving forward with construction after several permitting delays. “Being able to replicate what we are doing in Salem is critical,” Rowe said. After her presentation, Rowe took six questions from the audience. “Thanks so much for what you and the staff are doing to keep our community healthy,” Tribal Council member Michael Cherry said …

Tribal Government & News Honoring those who paid the ultimate price 05.31.2022 Danielle Harrison Veterans , West Valley Veterans Memorial Tribal Elder and Marine Corps veteran Steve Bobb Sr. speaks during Memorial Day celebration held the West Valley Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 30. (Photos by Timothy J. Gonzalez) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer The Memorial Day ceremony returned to Grand Ronde for the 19 th time and included the addition of four names added to the four …

of service to the Grand Ronde Tribe. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer For the second time in more than two years, Tribal employees gathered at the Tribe’s years of service awards on Thursday, June 30. It marked the second large in-person gathering since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. Ninety-six Tribal employees, all hired in the second quarter of their respective employment year, were honored for a combined 1,293 years …

of my greatest honors was being asked to serve on the Community Fund board,” Roblan said. “It was one of the easiest decisions I have ever made. This is the fulfillment of everything I am about. What the foundation does goes to the very heart of the community. When we come to these presentations, it is the most important time because I get to hear what those good works are … the variety that they are doing is impressive.” Sears said the check presentations are a way to give thanks and celebrate …

and how Tribal members adjusted to life on the Grand Ronde Reservation as farmers during the first 20 years after it was established in 1855 and 1856. “The Kalapuyas were all a part of the Columbia River trade network and had their own specialized products that they would trade with other Tribes,” Lewis said. “The Kalapuya area was in the Willamette Valley and Umpqua Valley. They were very welcoming to other people on their lands, and weren’t particularly protective of their valleys and prairies …

and to maintain a continuing assessment of the issue and needs confronting women and girls in Oregon.” October was first declared National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in 1989. Since then, it has been a time to acknowledge domestic violence survivors and be a voice for its victims. The event was held the day after Murrell’s department hosted a “Take a Stand Walk With Me” awareness event on the Tribal campus, which attracted several Tribal and community members. “Anne and Danielle provide critical …

. “It is a concern for HUD that people qualifying for (Section) 184 loans are not allowed to do a new construction loan because everybody else in the country can do new construction loans. … HUD was very concerned about how 1 st Tribal has handled the situation because they were working with these clients for over a year and all of a sudden say they don’t have the staff to follow through on five loans, which is not that extreme.” *** 1 st Tribal Lending Managing Director Brett Robinson said …

along ancestral waterways was pure joy; for others, it held a spiritual aspect. Seventeen-year-old Marie Quenelle, who serves the Tribe as Junior Miss Grand Ronde, said she had been feeling a bit off before the journey, but it had left her feeling rejuvenated. “It was a very spiritual reset for me,” Quenelle said. “I just would like to say that Canoe Journey has been a really good experience for me and probably a lot of other people, and I feel like I need to go on it every single year.” Ben …