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” also features Greg Robinson (Chinook) artwork on the cover. Ooligan Press is affiliated with Portland State University and staffed by students pursuing master’s degrees in an apprenticeship program under the guidance of publishing professionals. “Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley” is available for pre-order via Amazon and other book-selling sites for $24.95. “The full history of those who have lived in the Willamette Valley since time immemorial is one that needs to be told,” says Kerry …

and the loss of ash trees will likely result in significant changes,” the Forestry Department stated. “Since ash trees often do not show symptoms during the first years of an infestation, EAB can go unnoticed for several years after it is introduced.” Typically, the department added, it is in the fourth year that “larval densities build high enough to cause rapid mortality of ash trees. Previous studies have suggested that ash populations in forested sites can go from health to nearly 100 …

education, Tribal educational resources for kindergarten through 12 th grade and a presentation by Tribal youth who served as interns at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Afternoon sessions included Tribal curriculum in a dual language classroom, an educator’s guide to culturally responsive books, traditional and modern storytelling in Grand Ronde, classrooms as sites of healing, Linfield University’s integration of Tribal resources into its teacher education program, a history …

or dangerous waves and can continue for as long as 15 hours after the initial wave. Rough sea conditions continued over the next two days and some Canoe Families pulled out at that point. “After the tsunami, that was just kind of a turning point, and this water is always challenging, even without that,” Tribal Social Services Manager Dana Ainam said. This year’s journey proved more adventurous than expected, she said, noting that there was no cell service at some camp sites, making getting the word out …

to the area. As a result, the giraffes, rhinos, big cats, zebras and impalas did not fare well in the wet Pacific Northwest weather. The property was eventually acquired by The Nature Conservancy, who worked directly with the Tribe to transfer the property into Tribal ownership in 2019. In total, the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department manages more than 2,500 acres of conservation land at 12 different sites. “We’ve been working on doing a lot of different projects,” Tribal Natural Resources …

oak acorns, hazelnuts and wapato, Archuleta said. Today, Tribal members sometimes plant them in home gardens. Before contact with European settlers, Tribes encouraged the growth of useful plants in a variety of ways and also traveled regularly to different sites where particular foods were in season. Camas, which grows in wet soil conditions, was found throughout the Willamette Valley, Archuleta said, and was “a very important first food.” The Tribe still has gathering areas throughout western …

or the federal Bureau of Land Management. Heavily sprayed with herbicides, they have little to no underbrush. “All you see is trees and dead stuff,” he said. “We could get as good or better results if we could burn (the sites). “It’s just politically difficult for us. … It’s starting to come back (into use). Hampton is starting to do some burns along with us.” Hampton Lumber owns some 100,000 acres of timberland in Oregon. Although the Natural Resources Department does conduct some herbicide …

, remain elusive and speculative at best. Tribal Council member Chris Mercier said he thinks there are three major factors affecting Tribal voter turnout. "Proximity, in that I think the closer you are to the Tribe the more likely you are to vote," Mercier said. "Plus, it is an annual election, which might create burnout. It's just another layer of elections, including federal, state, county and city, that people have to worry about." A breakdown of the 2009 election performed by the Tribal …

dress with platform red shoes and she carried a red bouquet. She wore a white lace veil. Olyvia’s sister, Monica, and her daughter Bailey were maids of honor and each wore a mid-length red dress with brown cowboy boots and white bouquets. Bailey’s daughter Samora was the flower girl and wore a full-length white dress with brown cowboy boots and a red sash. Samora dropped red rose petals from a basket she carried. Brandy, the best Labrador retriever in the wedding party, wore a pearl necklace …

be enrolled in the Tribe. The state also may take Tribal member cases where the location of the family's home makes it difficult for the Tribe to serve them. It may be that the Tribe, for any number of reasons, is not the best agency to provide for a family's needs, she added. The state system takes Tribal and non-Tribal families; the Tribal foster care system only serves Tribal children and families. Tribal members are all over, said Ainam-Leno, and services can best be provided locally. "There are many …