Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
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Lands
Grand Ronde, Yamhill County, northwestern Oregon; ancestral ties across western Oregon, northern California and southwest Washington
Countries United States
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Governance
A nine-member Tribal Council, elected by voting members, governs about 5,400 enrolled members of a confederation of over 30 tribes and bands.
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Language
Once at risk of disappearing, Chinuk Wawa is growing again and is actively taught and used in Grand Ronde cultural education.
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History
Grand Ronde federal recognition ended in 1954 and was restored on November 22, 1983; five years later the Tribe regained 9,811 acres of reservation land.
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