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Coordinator Jim Holmes was one of a handful of employees whose work dictated that they mostly remain on site rather than work remotely during the partial closure that began in mid-March. “I’m excited to see a lot of my co-workers back and I hope that functions like the employee recognition celebration can (still) find a way to honor the many years of service that people have put in,” he said. Holmes said he was happy to see the gym available once again for employee use. “I’ve been doing my best …

facilities in urban areas and then-Gov. John Kitzhaber opposed building casinos off-Reservation. In 2017, the Siletz Tribe proposed building a casino at the site and splitting the proceeds with the state of Oregon and eight other federally recognized Tribes in Oregon. The Grand Ronde Tribe objected to that proposal as well. Grand Ronde Tribal lobbyist Justin Martin also said at the time that a casino off Interstate 5 near Salem would be “devastating” to the Grand Ronde Tribe’s Spirit Mountain Casino …

Culture Krehbiel painting mural in downtown Oregon City 06.14.2022 Danielle Harrison Art , Tribal member Tribal member Brian Krehbiel works on a mural he was commissioned to paint on the side of the White Rabbit Books & Black Ink Coffee building in Oregon City on Thursday, June 9. The mural is across from the Blue Heron site and is intended to be a mirror of Willamette Falls. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer OREGON CITY -- Tribal …

, the stewardship, the management that you bring forward on this landscape has a much deeper meaning than maybe you understand.” Tribal staff drove to Medford on Thursday, Oct 6, passing Table Rocks on Interstate 5. Table Rocks was the site of a temporary reservation that held Tribal members before they were force-marched north to the Grand Ronde Reservation in February 1856. In 2011, a memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Land Management and The Nature Conservancy regarding a management …

two- to four-bedroom, 1,200- to 2,000-square-feet on 10,000-square-foot lots. Each unit is solar-ready. The project is funded by federal sources and Spirit Mountain Casino revenues. Men’s transitional housing: The site work is complete on the Oregon Housing Authority grant-funded project on Ackerson and Grand Ronde roads, and includes utilities and parking for three manufactured homes. Two have been delivered and installed, and residents are starting to move in. Domestic violence shelters …

Grand Ronde Road and Spirit Mountain Casino. The study should be complete by year’s end. Tumwata Village: Located at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City, much of the work this year has been focused on environmental cleanup efforts. The project was awarded an $800,000 Brownfield grant and $2 million in congressional funding. Thus far, 24 structures have been removed so far and more demolition work will continue this year. The Tribe will soon submit a land-use application …

their eyes for the first glimpse of the canoes — finally spotting, in the far distance, brief glitters as paddles lifted from the water. At first barely visible, the canoes gradually achieved form as the paddlers found a final burst of strength to bring them to the landing site. In some canoes, the sound of paddlers singing drifted across the water to the waiting crowd. It was Landing Day of the Power Paddle to Puyallup Youth Canoe Journey 2024, and despite rain earlier in the week, the weather …

said. However, he said, the site canoes were being invited to launch from was small and crowded. “A lot of rigs, a lot of people, a lot of canoe trailers trying to spin around down there and maneuver, and that’s just asking for an accident,” Mercier said. “Our biggest thing was, we were invited to be here, to potlatch with these guys, to come here and be part of their big to-do, and we’re here. Our canoes are here.” The Tribe spent a more relaxing morning singing, drumming and dancing in practice …

Culture Indigenous garden workshops include Tribal member presentations 01.28.2026 Nicole Montesano Environment Tribal Cultural Policy Analyst and Tribal Elder Greg Archuleta leads a tour of the Cozine Creek restoration site during the Camas Festival at Linfield University in McMinnville in May 2022. Archuleta is participating in the Wildlife and Water Friendly Gardens series currently being offered by the Clackamas Community College Environmental Learning Center. During the second workshop …

with huckleberries but felt that they overwhelmed the camas flavor. The Tribe is also experimenting with growing conditions. On a site near the powwow grounds, it has divided a field into four squares: A control plot, where no action is taken; a plot that is mowed, a plot that is burned seasonally and a plot where the Tribe does both mowing and burning. The idea is to compare how each of the plots does over five years. So far, Rempel said, the mowed-only patch has produced the thickest blooms …