Lands
The Tribal Lands Department supports the Tribe’s sovereignty through the following programs: Economic Development, Commercial Real Estate, Tribal Realty, Self-Governance, and Support Services as well as the Portland Harbor Project.
Location & Contact:
Jan Looking Wolf Reibach
Economic and Lands Director
9615 Grand Ronde Road
Grand Ronde, OR 97347
Phone: 503-879-2394
Email: lands@grandronde.org
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The Tribal Homelands of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde include the historic Grand Ronde Reservation, ceded lands, aboriginal homelands, and usual and accustomed areas of the Tribe. The antecedent tribes and bands that make up the modern-day Tribe have ancestral homelands ranging from southwest Washington, through most of western Oregon, to northern California.
In the 1850s the tribes and bands were forcibly relocated to the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation in northwest Oregon, in most cases after signing treaties with the United States that promised them certain rights and benefits. After federal termination in 1954, the Tribe was left virtually landless and only retained the Tribal Cemetery.
Since restoration in 1983, the Tribal Government has made the re-acquisition of its lands a priority. The re-acquisition of lands allows the Tribe to improve and expand its services to Tribal Members, expand tribal housing, broaden their economic base, improve infrastructure, and much more.
The Tribe’s connection to its homeland is at the foundation of its culture, communities, and sovereignty. The strategic recovery and management of these lands are essential to the Tribe’s operations now and for future generations. With that purpose, the programs of the Tribal Lands Department work in coordination with areas across the Tribe.
