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The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (CTGR) is a federally recognized tribe of Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau.They consist of at least 27 Native American tribes with long historical ties to present-day western Oregon between the western boundary of the Oregon Coast and the eastern boundary of the Cascade Range, and the northern boundary of southwestern ...
In the mid-19th century, the United States government forced various tribes and bands from all parts of Western Oregon to be removed from their homes and placed on this reservation. It is governed by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. The reservation has a land area of 19.197 square miles (49.72 km 2).
Grand Ronde Community, of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon: 11,040 acres (44.7 km 2), mostly in Yamhill County, with the rest in Polk County; Siletz Reservation, of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz: 4,204 acres (17.01 km 2), 3,666 acres (14.84 km 2) of which is in Lincoln County
Kathryn May Jones was born in Corvallis, Oregon, on March 28, 1924. [2] Her parents died from an influenza pandemic was she was ten years old. She was abused in foster care in Buxton, Oregon, before she attended Salem's Chemawa Indian School. [1]
A 1994 error impacting the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde was corrected this week after President Joe Biden signed the a new bill into law.
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community own and operate Spirit Mountain Casino, which is a major local employer. In 1997, the casino created the Spirit Mountain Community Fund, which supports several charities both within Polk County and throughout Oregon from the casino's gambling revenue.
After the Rogue River Wars in 1856, bands of the Rogue River Indians were split between the Confederated Tribes of Siletz and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, relocating to either the Siletz Indian Reservation north of the tribe's traditional lands or to the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation.
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde's new public health building was designed to be energy efficient and accommodate the community in the event of another pandemic.