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quantum amounts to families, with little to no scientific process. Widespread errors in the memberships’ files were first identified in an enrollment audit conducted in 2012 that became the foundation for a divisive era of disenrollment proceedings within the Grand Ronde Tribe. The audit was eventually deemed unreliable by Tribal Council. Since 2019, Tribal Council has been researching, conducting meetings and hiring staff to find a fix for these errors. In order to change the requirements …

the award for best overall publication in its circulation category of between 5,000 to 10,000 copies printed per edition. “It’s so great to see the quality journalism that the Smoke Signals publishes be rewarded and recognized in Indian Country,” said Grand Ronde Editorial Board Chair Mia Prickett. “I couldn’t be more proud of the work we’re doing to bring timely information to our people.” Smoke Signals also received a first-place award for its intermittent series "Parenting From Prison …

Culture New exhibit features Willamette River peoples 04.14.2014 Ron Karten Culture , History , Events If you go ' kuri-tsfqw tilixam : River People of the Willamette' Where: Willamette Heritage Center at The Mill, 1313 Mill St. S.E., Salem When: Through Saturday, May 26 Cost: $6 for adults, $5 for seniors 55 and older, $4 for students with ID and $3 for youth 6 to 17 years of age. More info: 503-585-7012 or www.willametteheritage.org SALEM - The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde opened its …

Vocational Nurse program at Madera Community College. She taught fundamentals of nursing, chronic illness and gerontology in that program. That was the job that stole her heart. "Madera was ethnically diverse," she said. She taught 30 students with seven different first languages. "That was so wonderful. We had big food days," she said, "and it was awesome to taste all of the foods." Among her challenges was "negotiating to make the system work," but "working with the underserved is so much more than …

Tribal Government & News A cultural milestone: Tribal members ceremonial fish from Willamette Falls platform 10.31.2018 Danielle Frost Tribal Council , Culture , History , Events , Tribal Employees , State Government By Danielle Frost WEST LINN -- Grand Ronde Tribal Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy said she could feel the presence of ancestors on Friday, Oct. 26, as she spoke about the Tribe’s recently completed fishing platform at Willamette Falls, a historic and cultural milestone. “I stand …

diligence and we’re taking that very seriously. We are also consulting with a lot of third parties on the environmental reviews and other things that we need to take into consideration. … The zoning on the site is good and we have really good partners on this property, so in the event we do look to acquire that, we will be engaging fully with them and with everyone else to see what happens on the site.” “There is an enormous due diligence process that is well underway,” Tribal Council member …

articulated, the Tribes of Oregon suffered great injustices, including Termination, which took all of our land holdings and is the basis of our testimony. … "Today, the Tribe owns a total of 12,513 acres. … The Tribe is hampered in its effort to restore land within its original reservation by a lengthy and cumbersome Bureau of Indian Affairs process. The lands that we are talking about are treated as off-reservation designation even though the lands that we have purchased are across from our reservation …

Mountain Casino that highlighted the Summers Collection and we said very directly we wanted to get them back to Grand Ronde. “Back then it was a dream to have it at some point in the future. Cheryle (Kennedy) and June (Sell-Sherer) were heavy hitters and put the first foot forward to develop that relationship. In doing so, we have had Summers come home. Hats off to them and the Elders of the time.” Brown said the display at Spirit Mountain Casino was the first foray into bringing the Summers …

Three day/two night bike camp for children 14 years old and up, hosted by the hayu munk skukum program. July 14-16, for Native youth, must be able to ride a mountain bike for up to two hours on and off trails. Open registration until May 12 or until full. Contact youthenrichment@grandronde.org.

Three day/two night bike camp for children 14 years old and up, hosted by the hayu munk skukum program. July 14-16, for Native youth, must be able to ride a mountain bike for up to two hours on and off trails. Open registration until May 12 or until full. Contact youthenrichment@grandronde.org.