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, was the recipient of the Tribe’s 2008-09 Mark O. Hatfield Fellowship. She was selected to work in the Washington office of Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden from November 2008 through July 2009. “I’ll be there for the election and the inauguration,” Ambrose said. “I will have a front row seat. This is the one thing I’ve been very excited about.” Ambrose lived in Portland and was finishing her master’s degree in Public Administration, focusing on Tribal governance, at The Evergreen State College in Olympia …

of owning a business. He also was chair of Spirit Mountain Development Corp., an organization established to bring business and industry to the Grand Ronde area. 1988 – Indian Health Service began offering massage therapy for Tribal members with injuries, disabilities, chronic pain, stress, grief and life changes. Dawn Faith Cloud was a licensed massage technician and had been in private practice as a body/mind therapist since 1981. “I am very pleased to be able to offer this nurturing, healing …

gaming facility on Tribal land. Tribal officials had been in contact with Gov. Barbara Roberts to request a contract be drawn up between the Tribe and the state, as required by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988. “We are very concerned about sustaining financial support for our programs,” Tribal Chairman Mark Mercier said. “Opening a facility that taps Oregon’s growing tourism industry makes us less susceptible to the uncertain future of the timber industry and anticipated federal budget …

and Finance, as well as function in a manner similar to a State Capitol building. 1993 – Tribal member Charlene Freeman was featured as entrepreneur of the month for her business, C Street Hair, in Independence. She worked “very closely” with Economic Development Specialist Elaine Moore to refine the details of her business, such as having customers in a database, utilizing tax write-offs and working on expense tracking. “Thanks to the Tribe, I am a lot more organized,” Freeman said. “I have learned …

. “The idea of the exhibit was to showcase the baskets and show the continuity between weavers,” Cultural Collections Specialist Lindy Trolan said. 1998 – Health and Human Services Division Manager Cheryle A. Kennedy gave an update on Tribal health and wellness at a March General Council meeting. She noted that the prior year was very important because the programs had grown and were all housed at the new Health & Wellness Center. “Our goal is to raise the health of our membership by using preventive …

to begin in August and included widening the road to add bicycle lanes and sidewalks on the east side of the Yamhill River bridge to allow for safe pedestrian travel. Roadside ditches were to be replaced with storm sewers to make room for the roadway widening. The sanitary sewer and water lines also were scheduled for upgrades. “There’s an awful lot of very serious drainage problems that we’re trying to resolve,” Tribal Engineer Eric Scott said. “We are proposing to discharge the storm water …

in Education. There is a very high demand for these Behavioral Health services and we are really maxed out.” In other action, Tribal Council: Approved an application for a maximum $15,000 Bureau of Indian Affairs Resilience Grant that would help the Tribe build its capacity to address climate change concerns; Approved a $419,766 contract with Cearley Construction of Estacada for the repair and paint project that the Housing Department has planned for Raven Loop buildings, which are more than 10 years …

. “It is very important for our culture and our history to be accurately portrayed in our schools. This agreement, while viewed as controversial by some, will help break down barriers and create understanding between our cultures for generations to come. We appreciate the work Banks has done and look forward to continuing our partnership.” The agreement also requires the Banks School District to adopt the Grand Ronde Tribe’s fourth- and eighth-grade Native American history curriculum and establish …

the interest level of Tribal members for a Tribally owned telecommunications company. If you live in the Grand Ronde community, we would very much appreciate you completing the survey, which is available in print at the Community Center and Housing Department, but you also can fill it out online by visiting the Tribal website at www.grandronde.org and completing the survey electronically. A number of Tribal nations have successfully launched their own telecommunications companies to serve …

the importance of these locales, and give Tribal communities a more powerful voice during regional energy planning.” Tribal Senior Archaeologist Briece Edwards said recognition of Tribal voices in the planning process was very important. “This was a big project and precedent setting for the type of work that it is,” Edwards said. “The Tribe helped set the stage for this project as part of the consultative process for the cultural resources. Here was an opportunity to look in-depth at the cultural …