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Gathering of Grand
Ronde Tilixam
— pg. 9
october 1, 2023
Tribe discusses new hunting, fishing rights
By Dean Rhodes
Publications coordinator
T
he Tribe held another Face-
book Live event on Wednes-
day, Sept. 20, to brief the
membership on the new hunting
and fishing rights acquired through
a memorandum of agreement with
the Oregon Department of Fish &
Wildlife.
Approved on Aug. 4, the MOA
significantly expands the Tribe’s
ceremonial and cultural hunt-
ing and fishing areas beyond the
Trask management unit from 1,300
square miles to more than 11,000
square miles.
The agreement now allows Tribal
members to harvest finfish, lam-
prey, shellfish and crustaceans,
mammals and birds in the Wilson,
Trask, Willamette, Stott Mountain
More
detailed
information
inside on
pgs. 10-14
MOA hunting an
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fi shing informat
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NOTE: Tribal members
will need a NEW
hunting and fi shing
these tags and ALL license to be able to use
tags need to be
picked up
in person. The Natural
Resources Department
extended offi ce hours
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are listed at right.
Scan
for MOA hunting
and fi shing information. code
Special appointmen
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can be made if
ce hours
accommodations
are needed
in order to issue
new licenses.
NRD offi ce hours
*effective through
Nov. 7
Mondays: 8 a.m
to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays: 7:30
a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays: 7:30
a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Thursdays: 7:30
a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Fridays: 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
NRD will be closed
Monday, Oct. 9,
in observance
of Indigenous
Peoples Day.
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See MOA
continued on page 7
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal Fish & Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen, left, discusses
the new holographic license that Tribal members must obtain through
the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department to hunt and fish under the
memorandum of agreement the Tribe recently signed with the Oregon
Department of Fish & Wildlife during a Facebook Live broadcast from Tribal
Council Chambers on Wednesday, Sept. 20. On the right is Tribal Council
Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy.
Prairie restoration
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
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 Pellett as she’s
recognized for 21 years of service.
Tribal Pharmacy Director Lincoln Wright
sprinkles a seed mix onto a patch of land
that has been prepared for restoration on
the Thompson property in Grand Ronde on
Thursday, Sept. 21. Tribal staff were given
three hours of administrative leave so they
could volunteer to help restore 30 patches
of non-native pasture grass to a mixture
of native prairie species as part of the
Thompson Prairie restoration effort. The
Tribe’s Natural Resources Department has
been working on restoring the property for
several years using plants that have come
from NRD’s
TO SEE MORE PHOTOS AND VIDEO
native plant
nursery.
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Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Years of Service awards
honor 83 employees
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Early Childhood Education Shayim classroom
teacher Leah Brisbois, left, and Early Childhood
Education Teacher Aide Lana Gaines remove grass
from a patch of land on the Thompson property.
ighty-three employees with a combined
1,301 years of service to the Grand Ronde
Tribe were honored during the third
quarter of 2023 at a breakfast held at the Trib-
al gym on Thursday, Sept. 21. They included
third-quarter employees hired in either July,
August or September with at least five years of
service to the Tribe.
Tribal Council Secretary Michael Cherry wel-
comed employees to the service event, noting
how much the Tribe had grown since Restoration
in 1983.
“I’m so grateful for all of our employees,”
See AWARDS
continued on page 8