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GrandRonde
 The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

Cultural Resources

The mission of the Cultural Resources Department is to support a healthy community by facilitating dialogue, maintaining continuity, and providing protection of tribal lifeways for the benefit of future generations.

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Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center
Chachalu tells the story of the Tribes and Bands of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and honor our Elders who kept Tribal traditions and dreams alive during the years of Termination. It is a center where the Tribe’s Restoration is celebrated and our culture is being revitalized.
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Cultural Education
The Cultural Education Program provides the tribal community a range of opportunities to learn cultural knowledge and deepen sense of identity, belonging, and connection to place. We offer cultural classes and events throughout the year that provide immersive experiences in an effort to transmit knowledge of cultural practices and heritage to our participants.
Cultural Education

Historic Preservation Office

The Historic Preservation Office encompasses the Archeology & Research, and Cultural Protection Programs. Each program contributes to the identification, recording, and protection of the Tribe’s cultural resources. The Office, through its staff reviews and comments, coordinates with federal and state agencies as outlined by Law and Tribal Ordinance on projects throughout the Tribe’s ceded and ancestral homelands. By advocating for the tribe’s cultural resources (artifacts, materials, places, and practices) the Office maintains and demonstrates stewardship responsibilities linked to its sovereignty and maintains connection throughout its ceded lands.

Cultural Collections
The Cultural Collections Program provides essential services to the Tribe including management and preservation of cultural materials, providing access to archival materials and artifact collections and the gathering of the Tribe’s cultural materials and collections (documents, photos, objects, digital media and artifacts). This program provides the process for donations and acquisitions of historic and contemporary materials relating to CTGR and community. In addition, this program helps to educate the community about the Grand Ronde people.
Cultural Protection
The Cultural Protection Program utilizes existing state and federal laws to identify and protect cultural resources within the Tribe’s Ceded and Ancestral lands. Through coordination with state and federal agencies, Program staff review projects for their potential impacts to known and or likely cultural resources including places of ongoing use such as gathering or hunting.
Archaeology and Research
The Archaeology & Research Program’s mission is to identify, preserve, and perpetuate the cultural heritage of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde by researching, identifying, and recording archaeological and other cultural resources within the reservation boundaries and when necessary off reservation. Conducts surveys, limited excavations, background research, and other appropriate duties to ensure tribal government compliance with Tribal, State, and Federal Cultural Resources Laws.