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Tribal Government & News Tribe, Portland hold Government Day on Sept. 23 09.29.2011 Ron Karten Tribal Council , History A first-ever Tribal Government Day between the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and City of Portland may lead to an accord between the two governments that outlines a more official government-to-government relationship. The three-hour event held Friday, Sept. 23 - National Indian Day -- in downtown Portland was a concerted effort to build more awareness throughout city …

relinquished membership in another Indian Tribe for five full years and must show all of the following: 1/16th or greater Grand Ronde blood, defined as all Indian blood derived from a direct ancestor whose name validly appears on the official Tribal membership roll prepared under the Grand Ronde Restoration Act; born to a parent who was a member of the Tribe at the time of the applicant's birth; and born to a parent who, unless deceased, is a member of the Grand Ronde Tribe at the time …

Gaming Dillon takes over at Spirit Mountain Casino 10.14.2014 Ron Karten Spirit Mountain Casino Stan Dillon, who has worked in the gaming industry since graduating from Ashland High School in 1974 and moving to Reno, Nev., became the official general manager of Spirit Mountain Casino on Sept. 22. Dillon, 58, had been interim general manager for about two months after the departure of General Manager Randy Dugger. He then agreed to a two-year contract with the Spirit Mountain Gaming Board …

to me,” Giffen said. “I knew nothing about it. I had no background on it. Basically, I was asked to sign it without any information on it, which is not the way I work.” Although Cascades Indian Chief Tumulth is a treaty signer of the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855, he never made it to the Grand Ronde Reservation to validly appear on an official roll or record of Grand Ronde Tribal members created by the Department of the Interior. Tumulth was executed in April 1856 by the U.S. Army before …

complications. The medical journal JAMA released a paper analyzing data from the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 72,314 coronavirus cases in mainland China, the figure as of Feb. 11, the largest such sample in a study of this kind. The sample’s overall fatality rate was 2.3 percent, higher than the World Health Organization’s official rate . No deaths occurred in those aged 9 years and younger, but cases in those aged 70 to 79 years had an 8 percent fatality rate and those aged 80 …

, a U.S. District Court judge formally signed the consent decree, making it official. “This is a major step in getting the Grand Ronde Reservation established,” Mercier reported. “I was on Tribal Council at that time,” former Tribal Council member Bradley Kowing recalls. “I remember attending meetings in Portland with the state of Oregon fish and game folks. We had lots of opposition. … We did the best we could to get some fishing and hunting rights. “We were up against most county commissioners …

Tribal Government & News Census Bureau reports Native populations growing in U.S. 01.31.2012 Ron Karten Federal government WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Census Bureau released on Wednesday, Jan. 25, a 2010 Census brief, " The American Indian and Alaska Native Population: 2010 ," that shows almost half (44 percent) of this population, or 2.3 million people, reported being American Indian and Alaska Native in combination with one or more other races. This multiracial group grew by 39 percent from …

Looking Wolf for a concert. I happened to be in the audience. Being part Cherokee, it was a great thrill to hear Jan's musical work with his flutes. I saw my Elders in the spirit there at the concert. I walk with the White Buffalo and it is in my heart to give the blessings to Jan's life work from the White Buffalo. As a warrior-shaman, I know the value of healing music, of being one heart, mind and soul. My thanks to the Grand Ronde for being the family that supports Jan Michael Looking Wolf …

Culture Reibach nominated for Lifetime Achievement Award 08.29.2019 Dean Rhodes Tribal employees Jan Michael Looking Wolf Reibach Multiple Native American Music Award recipient Jan Michael Looking Wolf Reibach has been nominated for the 2019 One World Music Radio Lifetime Achievement Award by the No. 1 radio station in Europe that plays instrumental music. Reibach is one of 20 artists nominated along with the likes of new age artists Will Ackerman and David Arkenstone. To vote, send an e-mail …

cause of the fire is still under investigation,” Walters said. The department sent two water tenders, two engines, one ambulance and two command vehicles. “Water was on the fire within one minute of our crews arriving, with the fire considered out within nine minutes,” Walters said. Because of the confined location and swift response, there was a fairly low danger of it spreading to the nearby structures or vegetation, she noted. Walters added that the Tribe has nine of its personnel deployed …