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to hopefully realize a profit,” Hernandez said. “I think it’s a good move because I know what we hope to get and the amount of money we put in, and I think if we can get near to what we want it will end up being a pretty profitable investment,” Mercier said before meeting with the Wood Village City Council. “We’ve met with developers and looked a schematics for an entertainment center, a brew pub, retail and all that, and it could be profitable, but it would just take a while before it became profitable …

a long time to accomplish. She cited the effort to remove the “S” word – squaw – from Oregon geographical names as an example. “Change doesn’t happen from the top down, but it happens from the bottom up,” Brown said. “I think, for me, it’s really important that we continue to move forward. That we work from the bottom up and not from the top down.” Brown said that as she moves forward in the last year of her current term and hopefully during a new four-year term as governor that she wants …

Council,” Edwards said. “We took the approach that these are important for many reasons, and we are losing our connection to them and what they exemplify.” Edwards said Tribal Cultural Collections Coordinator Veronica Montano performed a bulk of the work to secure the collection loan. “We received word the Friday before Restoration and I was ecstatic,” Edwards said. “But part of that is having known there was a team on it.” He also thanked Cultural Resources Department Manager David Harrelson …

literally pick fish off of a wall 200 years ago, it was a pretty special deal to Tribes,” Dirksen said. Tribal Council member Jack Giffen Jr. has been encouraging the Natural Resources Department in its efforts. “This is awesome news,” he said of the recent discovery. “I was excited. Our crew stepped up and started transplanting lamprey. There have probably been 100 different studies, but our Natural Resources Department is out doing something about recovery. I fully support however they decide to go …

thought that since we’re here, we’ll just take a look at this,” Mike said while viewing the partially consumed sun at 9:45 a.m. “The main reason was powwow, but this came in second,” Tammy added. Tribal Elders Marcella Selwyn and Marilee Norwest sat on their porch, watching the eclipse through widely distributed safety glasses. “It’s kind of exciting,” Selwyn said. “I had seen one awhile back, but I can’t remember when. It kind of scared me because I had never seen it before. Now, I know …

. “For me, it was just amazing to see our people up there on the rocks, dip netting. It was almost like you could see our ancestors doing it,” he said. “And then to have the success that we had. We were allowed 15 fish, and they had 15 fish in about 3.5 hours. I was thinking we might not even get one fish. It was quite awesome.” Leno said witnessing Tribal members fishing at Willamette Falls ranks high on the Tribe’s list of accomplishments during his 20-year tenure on Tribal Council. “It’s right up …

, which included Chairman Reyn Leno, Tonya Gleason-Shepek, Brenda Tuomi, Kathleen George, Chris Mercier and Denise Harvey. “I would just like to say that this is always our opportunity to acknowledge a lot of people who have been here a given amount of time and acknowledge the newer people who have come,” Leno said. “I would just like to thank you and acknowledge all of the hard work you do for us and do for our membership.” Leno discussed the draft 2017 budget and re-assured employees …

and Tribal staff. “It’s just a step in the process in building relationships by coming down,” Giffen said after the 2.5-hour session. “Each time I come down, I see the same faces and some new faces. To me, that’s telling us that we’re making progress and building relationships with other people rather than just the BLM and certain agencies.” The event opened with Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George, Tribal Historic Preservation Office Manager Briece Edwards and Cultural Consultant and Tribal Elder …

chairwoman and to be able to introduce her.” “This is a wonderful day, a great day,” Kennedy said. “I’m thrilled to be here and celebrate this 38 th Restoration.” Kennedy also introduced the other seven members of Tribal Council: Vice Chair Chris Mercier, Secretary Michael Langley, Kathleen George, Jack Giffen Jr., Michael Cherry, Denise Harvey and Lisa Leno. Additionally, she welcomed past Tribal Council members in attendance. “Thank you for all of the work you have done and for not giving up …

already filed. Erick J. Haynie, a real estate attorney for Perkins Coie, served as PGE’s counsel. Simon told him that this, “is the strangest dispute I have seen between PGE and the state,” and asked if the PGE board’s decision to pursue condemnation was made because of business interests with Warm Springs. “No, there is no evidence of PGE trying to appease a business partner and I’m not aware that went into any of the decision-making process,” Haynie said. Simon then told him that PGE has good …