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Tribal Government & News Six names being added to Veterans Memorial on May 26 05.13.2025 Danielle Harrison West Valley Veterans Memorial Smoke Signals file photo By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor Six names, including that of Tribal member Justin Foster (Army), will be added to the West Valley Veterans Memorial during the Monday, May 26, ceremony being held on the Grand Ronde Tribal campus. The six pillars at the West Valley Veterans Memorial feature the names of Tribal and community …

Culture Walking On - Lance Ling, Corinne Kay Fugate 08.13.2025 Walking On Corinne Kay Fugate Lance Ling Sept. 30, 1974 – July 31, 2025 Tribal member Lance Ling passed away on July 31, 2025, at the age of 50. Simple Cremation in Las Vegas, Nevada is assisting the family. Funeral services details were not available by press time. Corinne Kay Fugate Sept. 25, 1964 – July 26, 2025 Corinne Kay Fugate was born Sept. 25, 1964, to Gloria June (Riggs) Fugate and Clyde Wilson Fugate. On July 26, 2025 …

our organization from a line worker as a forester, to a management position to a director level position in the executive office to other experiences he has had with other Tribes to he’s now the head guy in D.C. for the BIA forestry. It’s a credit to him. It’s a credit to this organization and it’s a credit to this Tribe.” Fullerton said Wakeland’s ability to put on his boots and cruise a stand of trees and then don a suit and be in high-level meetings makes him different. “Pete’s knowledge …

to locate the vehicle. Civil service performed in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Attempt to locate a crash in the area between Grand Ronde and Lincoln City. The crash was located on Highway 101. Attempt to locate a domestic disturbance in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle. Traffic stop occurred in the area of milepost 23 on Highway 18. A male driver was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Suspicious activity reported …

as providing a direct payback," said Project Manager and Tribal Engineer Jesse White. Solar tubes also were installed in each unit. Solar tubes are mounted on the roof and diffuse natural light into the home. "This additional project cost will be measured in reduced need for electric lights," White said. The state's Net Metering program allows the Tribe to send excess electricity back to Portland General Electric, the power company in the area, and receive credit for that electricity. Because …

by MicroGREEN Polymers of Arlington, Wash. • Approved increasing the Tribe's line of credit from TriState Capital Bank; • Approved applying to the Oregon Youth Development Council for a $175,000 grant. If received, the grant would fund services and activities to help motivate youth at risk of being disconnected from education, and include family coordinator services and educational assistance; • Approved the correction of a Tribal membership roll number and the enrollment of one infant into the Tribe …

. Kennedy cited three reasons for the Tribal government ending its financial relationship with the bank, including Wells Fargo’s involvement in the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project in North Dakota, it creating millions of fake bank and credit card accounts for customers and forcing unnecessary auto collision insurance on more than 800,000 clients. Kennedy said that Columbia Bank, based in Tacoma, Wash., with more than 150 branches in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, will become …

of the Tribe’s history, culture, connections and sovereignty in the Tualatin area. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved a Tribal credit card for Wildlife Fire Single Resource Boss Daniel Schramm to use for payment for wildland fire crew expenses, meals, rental expenses and maintenance of Tribal vehicles and engines; Approved applying for an approximately $14,500 grant from the Administration for Children and Families for a Family Violence Prevention and Services grant that would fund individual …

the remaining term of former Tribal Council member Ed Pearsall; Removed Pearsall as an authorized signer on Tribal bank and investment accounts and added newly elected Tribal Council member Kathleen George, as well as authorized a Tribal credit card for George’s use in her role as a council member; Appointed Tribal Council member Tonya Gleason-Shepek as a delegate to the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians with remaining Tribal Council members as alternate delegates, and authorized the paying …

other things, increased the Tribe’s line of credit; Denied the enrollment of one infant into the Tribe and approved the enrollment of three infants and one non-infant into the Tribe because they meet the enrollment requirements of the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. Also included in the Oct. 14 Tribal Council packet were authorizations to proceed to: Demolish and remove the Public Works modular on the Tribal campus; Bring a proposed re-enactment and amendments to the Marriage Ordinance …