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thread of this event.” The online event will be held at noon Monday, Nov. 22, via a Zoom link that will be posted later. To see updates, visit the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Facebook page. “Every year since our Restoration, we have gathered as a Tribe, a community and a family to celebrate Nov. 22, Restoration Day,” Tribal Communications Director Sara Thompson said. “While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to hold our annual celebration virtually for the second straight year, we …

to heal past wrongs. … Through this new legislation, we are only asking for the chance to work with the state of Oregon to regain what was taken from us.” To read the entire op-ed, visit https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2021/11/opinion-grand-rondes-ancestral-hunting-and-fishing-rights-should-be-restored.html . Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

also set the agenda for the 11 a.m. Sunday, April 3, General Council meeting, which will feature a presentation on the Tribe’s capital improvement projects. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

budget process to increase the down payment assistance program by $500,000, add $90,000 for housing unit rehabilitation and allocate $100,000 for roof replacements. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

application. In other action, Tribal Council approved amendments to the Enrollment Ordinance that will allow Tribal Children and Family Services staff members to have access to kinship reports and birth records for use in protecting Tribal children and serving their families, and approved the enrollment of one infant into the Tribe because they meet the requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website …

the company, which reportedly controls 75 percent of the e-cigarette market in the country, for deliberately targeting Native American Tribes and American Indian/Alaskan Native youth in promoting its products as a safe alternative to tobacco products. However, the products actually are highly addictive and cause significant health issues. To view the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share …

in Grand Ronde because of the healing nature of the ceremony and what it can do for a Tribal community. “All of Friday until midnight and all of Saturday until midnight is the time that we are dancing with our ancestors, we’re dancing with those spirits and it is to bring that healing and teaching back. That’s why people get up and dance – it’s a healing dance.” Mercier said. To hear Mercier discuss more about Round Dance, visit www.spreaker.com/show/smokesignalspodcast and search for Episode 8 …

a resolution for a coordination funding agreement with the Bonneville Power Administration for up to $132,711 per year. The agreement funds the Tribe’s participation in BPA processes on the Tribe’s ceded lands; And enrolled one infant in the Tribe as they met the enrollment requirements outlined in the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab and then Videos. Share …

packet was an authorization to proceed that allocated the 2021 and 2022 Pepsi Sponsorship funds in the amount of $100,000 to Veterans Powwow ($33,300) and the Contest Powwow ($66,700). To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

notified the Chumash people that six more remains had been found in a lab in 2020, and the Tribe learned there are still more missing. An infographic created by NBC News compares the large institutions still in possession of Native American human remains more than 30 years after the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act was passed in 1990. ( Smoke Signals screenshot) If you would like to watch the full NBC News report, you can visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BDudeHtgWg …