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Health & Education Applicants sought for Eula Petite Scholarship 03.27.2013 Ron Karten Education The Eula Petite Scholarship was established and dedicated to longtime Tribal member and educator Eula Petite and is awarded to a student in the Education Field at the Graduate level. Must be postmarked by April 30, 201 3. Visit the Tribal Higher Education Web site for more information and an application. http://www.grandronde.org/departments/education/higher-education/ Please contact the CTGR …

was overshadowed in August when the Tribe closed on the 23-acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site. The Tribe purchased the Blue Heron site for $15.25 million and at the time Tribal representatives said they were pursuing the second property, which included a boat dock. In July, Tribal Council approved a supplemental budget of $17 million to acquire both properties. The Blue Heron site was once home to the Charcowah village of the Clowewalla (Willamette band of Tumwaters) and the Kosh-huk-shix village …

Tribal Government & News Tribal government debuts new website 07.25.2019 Danielle Frost Tribal Council , Tribal government , Tribal employees The Tribal government's new website design debuted on Wednesday, July 24. (Smoke Signals screenshot) By Danielle Frost Smoke Signals staff writer Visitors to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s website www.grandronde.org will notice some changes. The Tribe officially launched its newly designed site on Wednesday, July 24. Tribal employees …

Tribal Government & News Keizer City Council OKs Chick-fil-A eatery at Chemawa Station 02.03.2021 Dean Rhodes Economic development Chemawa Station KEIZER – The Keizer City Council unanimously approved on Tuesday, Feb. 2, a plan for a Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant to locate at the almost 16-acre Chemawa Station, which is jointly owned by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. The approved amendments to the site reduce the number of buildings allowed …

. The names will be forwarded to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for approval; And amended the Tribe’s contract with Elder Demolition of Portland regarding work at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City. The amendment increases the contract from $847,852 to $931,527 so that the firm will demolish additional structures at the site. Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez said that even with the increase the contract is still within budget. Work on tearing down the more than 50 …

Culture Yesteryears - Sept. 1, 2024 09.03.2024 Yesteryears 2019 Yesteryears 2019 – The Tribe closed on its purchase of the Blue Heron Paper Mill site from Washington developer George Heidgerken, returning the land to Indigenous ownership for the first time since it was ceded to the federal government in 1855. The Charcowah Village of the Clowewalla and the Kosh-huk-shix Village of Clackamas were forcibly removed from the falls to the Grand Ronde Reservation in the 1850s. 2014 – The Tribe heard …

platforms,” CEO Camille Mercier said. “We remain committed to delivering a safe, responsible and welcoming on-site experience for every guest. These misleading advertisements undermine that commitment, and we are actively pursuing their removal.” Similar scams have targeted other Tribal casinos nationwide where false promotions have misused names, logos and imagery to promote unregulated gaming sites, according to a press release. “These deceptive efforts are designed to mislead the public and may …

Federal Building is currently used as a detention center during the Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdowns in Minnesota. The fort is also the site where the U.S. government killed hundreds of Dakota people and imprisoned more than 1,600 Natives during the 1800s, making it a sacred site for Indigenous people according to WCCO. “Now a camp with tipis and a prayer fire stands across from the ICE detention center with a focus on families and neighbors impacted by immigration enforcement …

Tribal Government & News Tribe purchases Greyhound Park property in Wood Village 12.30.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council WOOD VILLAGE – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is now the owner of the 31-acre Multnomah Greyhound Park site in Wood Village. The Tribe closed on the property on Friday, Dec. 11. The site, which is no longer used for dog racing, was listed for sale at $11.2 million in 2015 by owner Arthur McFadden. Tribal Council approved pursuing purchase of the site at its Oct. 14 …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs arbor contract 02.26.2015 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Upcoming events held at Uyxat Powwow Grounds will be a little more comfortable and safer now that Tribal Council has approved a construction contract to build an arbor at the site during its Wednesday, Feb. 25, meeting. Tribal Council approved a contract not to exceed $698,476 with Chris Scholten Construction of Willamina to build the 20,000-square-foot arbor …