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of $1,222,600 will fund site work at the Tribe’s home ownership development off McPherson Road. Tribal Council approved a contract with Scholten Construction of Willamina on July 27 to build the site improvements, which will include laying the foundations and other improvements for the first 20 homes in the Tribal subdivision. Tribal Council also approved $265,000 to buy the nearby 12.36-acre Freeman property at 28075 McPherson Road. Finally, Tribal Council approved the allocation …

to the Chinook Tribe along the banks of the Columbia River. Stepfan Milosavljevich, an archaeologist and YouTuber with 270,000 subscribers, sat in front of the Chinook’s Cathlapotle plankhouse in a YouTube video published in 2019. He describes the fascinating history of Native American life at the Cathlapotle village site based on the artifacts found there and the stories still told by Indigenous people. Before he describes the history of the plankhouse, he provides a bit of modern context …

and Greg Leno. 1989 – Tribal Chairman Mark Mercier stated in his chairman’s report that the Tribe was seeking a site for the Forestry Program. The site needed to have adequate office space and storage facilities for vehicles and related forest machinery. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper …

Culture Yesteryears: Jan. 1, 2026 12.29.2025 Yesteryears 2021 2021 — After enduring a year of the deadly COVID-19 virus, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde received its first shipment of 200 doses of the highly-anticipated vaccine just before Christmas. The first doses to arrive were reserved for health care workers, first responders, adult foster care workers and vulnerable Elders. 2016 — The Tribe purchased the 31-acre Multnomah Greyhound Park Site in Wood Village, intending to use …

. Tribal leaders, as stated in the recently posted videos, consider the consent decree to be a gray cloud hanging over Grand Ronde’s sovereignty. Two months after the consent decree was signed, Rep. Les AuCoin and Sen. Mark Hatfield started introducing legislation in Congress that would eventually return 9,811 acres to the Grand Ronde Tribe. On Sept. 9, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed the Grand Ronde Reservation Act into law. Grand Ronde Tribal members had a land base back, but, as Kennedy …

Culture Tribal interests being ignored as groups try to influence Portland Harbor cleanup decision 03.14.2012 Dean Rhodes Culture , Federal government , Natural resources As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moves closer to assigning responsibility for cleaning up the Portland Harbor Superfund site in the Grand Ronde Tribe's ceded lands, companies responsible for the pollution have been busy - without Tribal input - mounting a public information campaign that appears aimed at reducing …

Gaming Tribe reassessing Wood Village property as site for new gaming facility 10.04.2020 Dean Rhodes Gaming , Federal government , State government , Spirit Mountain Casino The site of the former Multnomah Greyhound Park in Wood Village on Thursday, Oct. 1. After sitting idle for several years, the property owned by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde has been identified as the site of a possible new Tribal casino. (Photo by Timothy J. Gonzalez/Smoke Signals) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals …

Tribal Government & News Years of Service awards honor 83 employees 09.28.2023 Danielle Harrison Years of service Spirit Mountain Community Fund Program Coordinator Angela Schlappie hugs Tribal Council member Brenda Tuomi as she is recognized for 20 years of service to the Tribe during the third quarter Years of Service awards held at the Tribal gym on Thursday, Sept. 21. In the background, Grand Ronde Emergency Services Firefighter-EMT Jennifer Colton hugs Tribal Training Specialist Tisha …

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Tribal Government & News Public transit options changing in Grand Ronde 08.14.2017 Dean Rhodes State Government , Public Safety Grand Ronde-area residents who rely on public transit to get to and from Salem will have a new ride starting in 2018. On July 27, the Salem Area Mass Transit District Board of Directors voted to end the Cherriots 2X service between Salem and Grand Ronde on Friday, Dec. 29. The route currently provides public transit service from Spirit Mountain Casino to Salem eight …