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for putting a pause in place until everything could be sorted out. “I’m sorry we didn’t deal with this more promptly,” Mercier said. “It’s been a long, very un-fun day.” The council approved the amendment 6-1, with Denise Harvey casting the dissenting vote. Council member Brenda Tuomi and Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy were out on medical leave. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Videos tab. Share On Facebook Share …

Kamala Harris. Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland (Ojibwe) led a panel on strengthening the nation-to-nation relationship between Tribes and the United States. Harvey also had the opportunity to visit with Tribal member and Bureau of Indian Affairs Director Bryan Mercier, who was selected for the position in September. Mercier previously served as regional director of BIA’s Northwest region Harvey had two big surprise moments during the summit: The first was seeing her face …

action, Shawn Haggerty, Bill Stephens, Kathie Levine, Dustin Leno and Diane Smith won the $50 door prizes. Claudia Leno, David Leno and Darla Reynvaan won the $100 door prizes. The next General Council meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, with a tentative location at the Monarch Hotel & Conference Center, 12566 SE 93 rd Ave., Clackamas, in person and via Zoom. The program report will be the Tribal Housing Department. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website …

to Congress. Those reports determine the size of the following year’s funding allocations. Kennedy said she had thanked the secretary for rescinding the layoffs and invited him to visit Grand Ronde. “We’d love to host him and show him what a self-government Tribe does,” Kennedy said. “He was very open and showed interest … but you never know how all that plays out, but he really made an effort to talk to all of us and reassure that he was going to make an effort to make sure that all of the needs of IHS …

.” “The diabetes care has increased substantially,” Fiander said. “So, the care of fixing us after we’re broke is great. But we’re operating on a broke-fix it mentality.” His solution is to encourage more people to exercise regularly. He said the key to that is recreation centers that truly invite Tribal members in and make them feel welcome. Socialization is a part of that, he said, and so is personal attention. “We need a place to gather, where Elders come and visit, a place for kids to go,” he …

Council Chambers, and the program report will be the Grand Ronde Food Bank, iskam mǝkʰmǝk-haws. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Videos tab. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

people made comments objecting to the appointments, saying that Elders should have been able to vote in the new board members, and that the new members will need the institutional knowledge of previous members. And approved the enrollment of two infants and two non-infant minors in an emergency declaration into the Tribe because they meet the requirements under the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website …

to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 605 Center Street in Salem. It offers information, referral services, advocacy, safety planning, 911 cell phones, computers survivors can use for work and housing searches, court and immigration advocacy, and community outreach services. For more information, call 503-378-1572, visit the website at www.hopeandsafety.org or email info@hopeandsafety.org . The DHS table offered information on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Double Up Food …

managed by the Tribal Natural Resources Department; And approved the enrollment of three infants into the Tribe because they meet the requirements under the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Videos tab. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

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