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help people heal themselves is difficult. Enter Food Share Rx, a pilot program at the Grand Ronde Food Bank -- iskam mfkHmfk haws -- that matches Health & Wellness Center clients with weekly fresh fruits and vegetables in an effort to begin healing through healthy eating. Clients are referred by the Health & Wellness Center and receive a free, weekly distribution of seasonal produce from Osprey Farm in Willamina for 14 weeks between June and September. “Fresh fruit and vegetables are a huge …

time. If they want to pick them and bring them in, I'll make them." At home, he said, he sautés lobster and chanterelle mushrooms with peppers and other vegetables. They go on spaghetti or over hamburgers, he said. Donn Grishaber said he has hunted mushrooms a couple of times, bringing a book along. "They're real interesting to me. They're better after a rain." "I didn't realize there were so many so nearby," said Galligher. Tribal members can obtain a free 30-day gathering permit from …

Culture The Final Four: Bridge may receive Chinuk Wawa name 01.30.2014 Dean Rhodes Culture , History PORTLAND -- Construction of the country's longest car-free bridge is going up over the Willamette River and the bridge might be christened with a Chinuk Wawa name. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Tri-Met and the Oregon Historical Society announced four potential names for the bridge, narrowing possibilities down from about 9,500 submissions. Unusual for the process was public input, a first …

percent of state schools. For instance, all three schools attended by students who live on or near the Warm Springs Reservation in central Oregon are ranked in the bottom 5 percent of Oregon schools based on their 2011-12 test scores and graduation rates. Three out of four Tribal students in the seven Tribes are eligible for free or reduced price lunch, which means their households have incomes below 185 percent of the federal poverty level. Tribal students pass the state math and reading …

near Pendleton, is arena director. Parking at the pavilion is $3, but admission to the event is free. The powwow is scheduled to conclude at 9 p.m. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

503-378-2144, ext. 423 Dear Smoke Signals: I do not understand why we at Grand Ronde do not claim the ancestral lands of all the Chinook villages along the Columbia River from the mouth of the great river to Cascade Locks. The area includes the cities of Portland and Vancouver, where the Multnomah Tribes lived as well as other Tribes. Before the territory became a state, Natives lived free from any boundaries. The Columbia River, flowing from Columbia Lake in Canada, was a water road with villages …

this special area, virtually inaccessible, minimally protected and privately held back into the hands of the public to be protected and to provide many public uses not now available. Virtually all of the stakeholders, including the private owner, are fully behind the effort. For Linn County and the city of Sweet Home, a community with 22 percent unemployment where 67 percent of students receive free or reduced cost lunches, the benefits are economic first, but also include the chance for the city …

, help them out. Treat them like you would treat that eagle feather." In the Tribal history section, Reibach went from time immemorial through the Tribe's seven ratified treaties, to Termination and Restoration. He continued up to present-day housing, Elder pensions and adult foster care for Elders, buying land "so we can provide for all our Tribal members," the building and sacred value of Chachalu, all the way to free Monday meals at the casino. "In just about the last 100 years, after …

; The Wallace Medical Concern of Portland for its Rosewood Plaza: Dental, Medical and Housing Resources for Rockwood Families project, $75,000; Volunteers of America Inc. of Portland for its Home Frees Healthy Teens services, $50,000; Children’s Cancer Association of Portland for its Chemo Pal Mentor program, $25,000 (previously awarded at an Oregon State University basketball game); And the Dental Foundation of Oregon in Wilsonville for its Tooth Taxi free mobile dental clinic, $25,000 …

in the Event Center. The day focused on games, including bingo and "Let's Make A Deal," and the drawing for gifts and prizes. Tom's smooth segues from one activity to another played like "The Late Show," with the monologues as much fun as the activities. Rex Haller and granddaughters Breanna Bilbrey and Cheyenne Haller entertained with guitar and song. Brad Leno, Cultural Interpretive specialist at the Land and Culture Department, set up a camera outside of the Event Center and offered Elders free …