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and a scale room, also are in disrepair and show signs of housing transients. Two fire hydrants still stand in the scale room and prompt chuckles from those touring the site. The Tribe closed on the 31-acre site in December and plans for it are still being developed. The land is zoned “town center” in Wood Village, meaning potential uses can include a regional entertainment facility, commercial retail, housing and office buildings. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno said that the Tribe will use …

and the other Tribes appealed the permission and ownership claim. The administrative law judge hearing the case directed the parties to participate in mediation on the issue of ownership of the platform site, which the agreement outlines the terms of. In other action, Tribal Council approved a five-year, $2.64 million grant application to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services that would fund vocational rehabilitation services for Native Americans …

and Nez Perce Tribes concern contaminant-related injuries to the lower Willamette River and the assessment of injured Tribal natural resources; Approved new two-year contracts for Tribal Court of Appeals judges Patricia Davis, Robert Miller and Patricia Paul; Approved applying for a $1.2 million, three-year Administration for Native Americans Social & Development Strategies grant that would hire a project director and site development planner for the Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City …

and lounge, banquet and meetings rooms, children’s play area, video arcade, RV park and expansion of its gaming space. The development would add approximately 36,000 square feet to the existing building and the RV development was expected to feature up to 150 spaces. 1991 – The Grand Ronde senior meal site was completed, giving Tribal Elders a place to gather and enjoy a hot lunch together Tuesday through Thursday. The meal site was built by maintenance crew member Greg Leno, Tribal Elder Russ Leno …

of $1,222,600 will fund site work at the Tribe’s home ownership development off McPherson Road. Tribal Council approved a contract with Scholten Construction of Willamina on July 27 to build the site improvements, which will include laying the foundations and other improvements for the first 20 homes in the Tribal subdivision. Tribal Council also approved $265,000 to buy the nearby 12.36-acre Freeman property at 28075 McPherson Road. Finally, Tribal Council approved the allocation …

to the Chinook Tribe along the banks of the Columbia River. Stepfan Milosavljevich, an archaeologist and YouTuber with 270,000 subscribers, sat in front of the Chinook’s Cathlapotle plankhouse in a YouTube video published in 2019. He describes the fascinating history of Native American life at the Cathlapotle village site based on the artifacts found there and the stories still told by Indigenous people. Before he describes the history of the plankhouse, he provides a bit of modern context …

and Greg Leno. 1989 – Tribal Chairman Mark Mercier stated in his chairman’s report that the Tribe was seeking a site for the Forestry Program. The site needed to have adequate office space and storage facilities for vehicles and related forest machinery. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper …

Culture Yesteryears: Jan. 1, 2026 12.29.2025 Yesteryears 2021 2021 — After enduring a year of the deadly COVID-19 virus, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde received its first shipment of 200 doses of the highly-anticipated vaccine just before Christmas. The first doses to arrive were reserved for health care workers, first responders, adult foster care workers and vulnerable Elders. 2016 — The Tribe purchased the 31-acre Multnomah Greyhound Park Site in Wood Village, intending to use …

Culture Tribal interests being ignored as groups try to influence Portland Harbor cleanup decision 03.14.2012 Dean Rhodes Culture , Federal government , Natural resources As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moves closer to assigning responsibility for cleaning up the Portland Harbor Superfund site in the Grand Ronde Tribe's ceded lands, companies responsible for the pollution have been busy - without Tribal input - mounting a public information campaign that appears aimed at reducing …

Gaming Tribe reassessing Wood Village property as site for new gaming facility 10.04.2020 Dean Rhodes Gaming , Federal government , State government , Spirit Mountain Casino The site of the former Multnomah Greyhound Park in Wood Village on Thursday, Oct. 1. After sitting idle for several years, the property owned by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde has been identified as the site of a possible new Tribal casino. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals …