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Tribal Government & News Tribal Council resending constitutional amendments to voters 11.13.2014 Ron Karten Tribal Council , Elections Tribal members should be voting on two proposed amendments to the Tribe's Constitution between mid-February and early March now that Tribal Council has again asked the Secretary of the Interior to call an election during its Wednesday, Nov. 5, meeting. The amendments, which would institute term limits on future Tribal Council service and remove the Bureau …

, strong, relaxed and proud are the words that most tell me when remembering my father, and I agree with all of them. I would like to thank the Social Services Department for working so quickly and professionally with my family members who stayed with him at Providence St. Vincent Hospital in Portland, and facilitating family to come in from other states to attend his funeral service and interment. I would also like to thank the Member Benefits Department for assisting in the funeral service …

the federal Indian Health Service. The agency is one of four organizations in Michigan awarded a $50,000 grant from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to enroll individuals and families in the Affordable Care Act. More than 600 families have been enrolled as a result of the clinic's work. The clinic serves clients with "pretty typical" health care problems, she said. Diabetes and hypertension top the list, and in the mental health category many present with depression and substance abuse …

Tribal Government & News 78 employees honored for years of service 06.13.2014 Ron Karten Tribal employees Seventy-eight Tribal employees were recognized for a combined 875 years of service to the Grand Ronde Tribe during an employee recognition event held Thursday, June 12, in the Community Center. Most notably, Health and Wellness Business Office Manager Tresa Mercier reached her 29th anniversary of working for the Tribe. She started working for the Tribe on Oct. 1, 1984. The years of service …

University, where he received his bachelor’s degree, Hostler worked with other Native American students to raise the issue of the university’s role in its Native American Studies program and faculty selection. Hostler also studied and advised about agency politics and procedures affecting 170 Tribes on the West Coast while an intern for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. 1999 – The Forest Service invited the Tribal Cultural Resources Department and several Grand Ronde Elders to visit parts …

life in service to others. He also served in the U.S. Air Force. Awan worked for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde in Oregon as an alcohol and addictions counselor. Sober himself for more than 30 years, he was passionate about helping others in recovery. He loved fishing, hunting, bringing joy to others and, most of all, his daughters and grandchildren. He made hundreds of pairs of moccasins for those who needed them. He loved to spread joy and make others laugh. He loved life and many …

by her husband, Lamonte Slack; mother, Candy Robertson; children, Andrea and Jeromey Childers and Ray and Edi Larsen; grandchildren, Liliana, Haley, Chloe, Mikayla, Mariah, Grayson and Deliliah; siblings, Jesse, Ken, Lynn, Angie, Michael, Diana and Brandy along with their spouses; and many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews as well as several longtime friends. A funeral service was held Wednesday, July 5, at the Grand Ronde Tribal gym, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, with more than 300 …

. … The question for the court, however, is whether the immediate impacts on Tribal programs and services will be ‘certain and great.’ … Measured against that standard, plaintiffs have fallen short. None have described in any detail how potential near-term revenue losses would concretely affect any program or service. They have not, for example, said that any program would have to be shut down or any service discontinued, or explained how a particular program or service would be curtailed during …

Tribal Government & News 51 Tribal employees honored for years of service 12.29.2011 Ron Karten Tribal employees Fifty-one Tribal employees representing 608 years of service were honored Dec. 21 in the Tribal Community Center during the third quarter Employee Recognition Celebration put on by the Tribe's Human Resources Department. Leading the list of Tribal employees in commemorating their 22 nd year of Tribal employment were Human Resources Generalist Connie Holmes and Natural Resources …

Health & Education Social Services schedules two-day suicide prevention training 09.20.2011 Ron Karten Health & Wellness , Events Social Service's Tribal Youth Prevention and Indian Child Welfare programs will sponsor Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 8-9, at Spirit Mountain Casino. This is a free training for the first 30 people who register to attend. People must attend the entire two-day training. ASIST is an internationally …