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18 NOVEMBER 15, 2013 Smoke Signals December 2000: The National 'Indian Gaming Commission an nounces that the Grand Ronde Tribe is recognized for operating a self-regulating Indian casino.' February 2001: Smoke Signals joined the World Wide Web at www.grandronde.org. , . April 2001: Spirit Mountain Community Fund eclipses the $10 million mark in giving. , May 16, 2001: Tribal members make their first visit to Tomano wos at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City to bless the meteorite. May 23, 2001: Ground is broken for a new education complex. May 2001: Work begins on new rodeo grounds that will be ad jacent to the Tribal Governance Center. June 2001: Work starts on a 5,200-square-foot expansion of Spirit Mountain Casino, which will provide space for an addi tional 200 slot machines. , Aug. 1, 2001: The Tribe estab lishes a Court of Appeals. Sept. 21, 2001: Ground is broken on a new Tribal member housing development that will include 36 one- through five-bedroom homes. . August 2002: Open house is held in the gymnasium of the Tribe's new Education Complex. -November 2002: The new Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority building completed. . April 2003: The Tribal Library 'opens. April 4-5, 2003: The first Agen cy Creek Round Dance is held. April 2003: The first Tribal Wellness Day is held. May 13, 2003: Spirit Mountain Community Fund celebrates $20 million in charitable giving. May 31, 2003: The West Valley, Veteran's Memorial is dedicated on the Tribal campus. , June 26, 2003: The Tribe's new 36-unit housing development Chxi Musam Illihi ("A New Sleen , ing Place" in Chinuk Wawa) is dedicated. ' ; , August 2003: The Hall of Leg ends, which connects Spirit Moun tain Casino with Spirit Mountain Lodge, is remodeled into a walk through display showcasing the history and culture of the Grand Ronde Tribes. Nov. 22, 2003: The Tribe eel-, ebrates 20 years of Restoration at Spirit Mountain Casino. Singer Crystal Gayle was the headliner at the event. Dec. 19, 2003: The Tribal con venience store opens off Highway 18 next to Spirit Mountain Cas ino. February 2004: The Tribe ,4 r , - - f t M4 i :. v. . . " 1 . - t . ? X.: - ,:ff receives a $500,000 Indian Com munity Development Block grant to widen Grand Ronde Road. April 2004: Work begins on an expansion of Spirit Mountain Lodge that will add 150 rooms in five stories. April 2004: Spirit Mountain Community Fund surpasses the $25 million mark in charitable giving. Sept. 1, 2004: The Tribe opens a satellite office in Portland. March 2005: The Tribe opens a satellite office in Eugene. April 23, 2005: The 163-room expansion of Spirit Mountain Lodge opens. April 2005: Round Valley be comes the Tribe's independent construction company. June 15, 2005: Ground is bro ken at the Chemawa Station site. June 2005: Ground is broken for a new 72-unit mixed-income development. Aug. 1, 2005: The Grand Ronde Tribe participates in its first Ca noe Journey, the Paddle to Elwha, which lands in Port Angeles, Wash. . : Nov. 10, 2005: Spirit Mountain Community Fund - tops $ 3 0 mil-, lion in charitable giving. . April 17, 2006: A 2. 2-pound fragment of Tomanowos is repa triated to the Tribe by Willamette University. r ( July 5, 2006: The Tribe cel ebrates the opening of three Adult Foster Care buildings on the Tribal campus. , July 15, 2006: A name-giving ceremony is held for Stankiya, the Grand Ronde's homemade canoe. The name means "change" in Chinuk Wawa. : Sept. 1, 2006: Spirit Mountain Casino opens The Peak. October 2006: New rental units in Chxi Musam Illihi ready for oc cupation in Grand Ronde. October 2006: The Tribe starts building a fish weir in Agency Creek. . Feb. 5, 2007: A groundbreak Photo from Smoke Signals archive ing event is held for the southern expansion project at Spirit Moun tain Casino. May 25, 2007: A groundbreak ing event is held for the new El ders' Activity Center. Aug. 2, 2007: Gov. Ted Kulon goski signs the first state-Tribal Proclamation, which was the first step toward giving Grand Ronde Tribal members increased access to game for ceremonial purposes. Aug. 24, 2007: Spirit Mountain Casino opens the free-standing Play World Events Center. "l Sept. 13, 2007: The Tribe cel ebrates the 10th anniversary of Spirit Mountain Community Fund, which surpasses the $40 million mark in charitable giving. March 2008: More than 600 Tribal artifacts from the Horner ' Collection are returned to the . Tribe. ' ?-- " i: April; 18, ;2008: The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission awards ceremo nial hunting rights to the Grand Ronde Tribe., May 15, 2008: The fourth mar jor expansion of Spirit Mountain Casino opens, including a new Events Center and the Cedar Plank Buffett. ; i July 12, 2008: The first powwow is held at the. Tribe's new Uyxat Powwow Grounds off Hebo Road near Fort Yamhill State Park. V August 2008: The Tribal Read ier Board along Grand Ronde Road becomes operational. - Sept. 15, 2008: The Oregon De partment of Motor Vehicles starts accepting Tribal identification cards as proof of legal presence in , the United States. Nov. 1, 2008: The Elders' Activ ity Center opens. Nov. 22, 2008: The Tribe cel ebrates 25 years of Restoration at Spirit Mountain Casino. Events include a concert by Rita Coolidge. Jan. 30, 2009: The first Gath ering of Oregon's First Nations Powwow is held at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem.
