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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 …

and I could spend the rest of my life on this project." "One of the most historically rich places in the Pacific Northwest," in Gersh's words, the Falls also are a marvel of cultural, biological, geological and, of course, electrical history. Following the long Native experience of collecting lamprey at the Falls, the area became "a laboratory for electric power generation," Gersh said. "When Westinghouse sent his turbines to the Falls (at the end of the 19 th century), he didn't guarantee …

Culture Dean Mercier was a one-of-a-kind Tribal leader 07.29.2011 Dean Rhodes People , History , Walking On Tribal member Joann Mercier remembers her uncle, Dean Mercier, as charming, and otherwise. "Anyone who knew Dean Mercier, 'Running Bear,' knew with no doubt in their mind, exactly where they stood with him (good or bad … they knew). "Maybe the most memorable event that sticks in my mind is when Aunt Velma (Hudson Mercier, Dean's mother) passed away." Within a day or two, Sharon Palanuk …

Health & Education Behavioral Health offerings expand for Tribal youth 11.30.2012 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness Nicole Estrada is giving Tribal families more kinds of help for behavioral problems affecting the very youngest. In March, she was named Youth Mental Health and Chemical Dependency counselor in the Behavioral Health Program. Today, she says, the department has an improved play room. It is set up primarily for children 3 to 10 years old. It includes a sandbox -- "the number one …

Tribal Government & News Cycling tour visits Grand Ronde to support trees 08.14.2012 Dean Rhodes Natural resources The riff from the John Lennon classic "Give Peace a Chance" was just one of the surprises when the Naperville, Ill.-based Tree Fund came to town. The team of volunteers and staffers from across the country included 113 volunteer cyclists, a clown-prince of tree education and communication specialists. The action took place on Tuesday, Aug. 7, near the fish weir overlooking a bend …

Culture Volcanoes event honors Native American veterans 07.12.2012 Dean Rhodes Culture , Events SALEM -- July 5 was the first night of appreciation for Native American veterans held by the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, a Class A affiliate of last year's World Series-winning San Francisco Giants, but festivities running through July 4-6 represented the team's fifth annual Patriotic Tribute at Volcanoes Stadium. "I think veterans are one of our most important groups in America," said Jerry Howard …

for utility and rental assistance, for example, are successful referrals, said Olinger, but about half lose out to "barriers" - including, for example, income or residence requirements - that keep funds from flowing. The more rural the location, of course, the smaller the pool of resources that is available. "One of the good things," Olinger said, "is that we are able to connect people to local, county or statewide sources." "One of the challenges (in parts of the state) is that nobody knows about …

, no match was found for me in the national/international stem cell bank of 17 million donors. The problem is I am one-eighth Chinook and American Indians are very underrepresented in the stem cell bank, and I am going to change that. The doctor told me a part-Indian donor was needed, a person whose blood was a good match for mine. A person donating must be between 18 and 60. Anyone could determine if they are a match by having the inside of their mouth swabbed, simple as that. Then when a match …

Tribal Government & News Tom addresses Native mascots issue before state Board of Education 05.14.2012 Ron Karten Tribal Council , Education , State government SALEM -- Tribal Council member Kathleen Tom was among 36 people who testified before the state Board of Education at the state Capitol on Friday, April 27, regarding a proposed ban on Native American mascots in Oregon. Tom said the Grand Ronde Tribe, one of Oregon's nine federally recognized Tribes, opposes "trying to implement a one …

that because when the audit was approved, no one knew what the results would be and who would be affected in one way or another. In regard to the July 1, 2015, Tribal Council meeting, I personally do not feel that the question asked during that meeting about the status of the enrollment action before the Tribal Court was out of line or directed at any specific person or group of individuals. It was a legitimate question that has been asked in other meetings. The one thing I am in agreement with Angie …