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Follow along as the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde pursues its vision of healing, restoring and revitalizing the land around tumwata/Willamette Falls.

Grand Ronde Tribe Removes Old Blue Heron Admin Building to Create New tumwata village

Grand Ronde Tribe Removes Old Blue Heron Admin Building to Create New tumwata village

Posted in Project Milestones, Tumwata Vision | May 29, 2024May 30, 2024

The new round of demolition is the next step toward restoring public access to Willamette Falls Oregon City, Ore. – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is taking a big…

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Grand Ronde Tribe Reveals New Name for Willamette Falls Site

Grand Ronde Tribe Reveals New Name for Willamette Falls Site

Posted in Project Milestones, Tumwata/Willamette Falls | September 6, 2022April 6, 2023

In a move that further connects the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde with its ancestral homelands, the Tribe has chosen a new name for its 23-acre site near Willamette Falls…

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Second round of demolition for Blue Heron site approved

Second round of demolition for Blue Heron site approved

Posted in Project Milestones, Tumwata Vision | April 4, 2022August 25, 2022

On Monday, April 4, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde started the next round of demolition on the former Blue Heron paper mill at Willamette Falls in Oregon City. The…

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Demolition Begins at tumwata/Willamette Falls

Demolition Begins at tumwata/Willamette Falls

Posted in Project Milestones, Tumwata Vision, Tumwata/Willamette Falls | September 22, 2021April 6, 2023

Tribal leaders from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (CTGR) gathered on Tuesday, September 21 to commemorate the beginning of on-site demolition work at the former Blue Heron paper mill…

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People of tumwata

People of tumwata

Posted in Tumwata/Willamette Falls | August 13, 2021April 6, 2023

On August 13, 1954, President Eisenhower signed the Western Oregon Termination Act. This law was an effort to assimilate us. It stopped all our services, terminated our status as a…

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Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde receives grant for Willamette Falls environmental restoration

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde receives grant for Willamette Falls environmental restoration

Posted in Environmental Restoration, Project Milestones | May 11, 2021August 30, 2022

From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Baker Technical Institute, South Central Oregon Economic Development District and the City of Chiloquin have all been selected…

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  • Grand Ronde Tribe Removes Old Blue Heron Admin Building to Create New tumwata village
  • Grand Ronde Tribe Reveals New Name for Willamette Falls Site
  • Second round of demolition for Blue Heron site approved
  • Demolition Begins at tumwata/Willamette Falls
  • People of tumwata
  • Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde receives grant for Willamette Falls environmental restoration

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