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an application deadline of just two to four weeks after the funding opportunities have been posted. Previously, the timeline was between two months to a year. As a result, the Tribal grants team had to submit the application prior to it being approved by council. “That made it impossible for us to submit a signed resolution and bring the application to you prior to submission, so if you choose not to approve this resolution, we will withdraw the application,” she said. “I know this is far from …

, Tribal Council member Denise Harvey and past Tribal Council member Wink Soderberg, who serves on the TERO Commission, also attended the dinner. Interim TERO Director John Mercier described the group as a team. “We all work together to be employed in good-paying jobs, but also in transportation and transportation construction,” he said. “We forged this partnership with the Oregon Department of Transportation for the betterment of our TERO workers.” ODOT has entered into agreements with various …

included a rare total solar eclipse. Organizers credited several factors, such as a welcoming atmosphere, good weather and an increase in prize money to the uptick in 2018”s dance registrations. This year, a big change for the dancers will be the new artificial turf, which received an overall positive response from participants at the recent Veterans Powwow, who all noted a lack of twisted ankles, which had become a common complaint in years past. Besides the turf, however, the 2019 Contest Powwow …

of Tribal people to and from the Grand Ronde Reservation, it will soon be returned to Tribal ownership. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously voted to approve a transfer of the 110-acre Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde during a Wednesday, Nov. 20 meeting. The park is located near the uyxat Powwow Grounds and achaf-hammi Tribal plankhouse off Hebo Road. “This has been a long and important process…To really understand why this all makes …

rainwater, build communities, take care of waste and much more." McDaniel has been a champion of returning to natural and Native food ways and sources for many years. What is so attractive to McDaniel about Aprovecho, she said, is that its philosophy is working with nature rather than against it, and relying on the teachings of indigenous wisdom. "We really want to bring back our traditional foods, including camas, tarweed, Indian celery," McDaniel said. Meanwhile, at the same time that this project …

. “Fortunately, our funding for the Community Fund is 6 percent of casino revenue based on the prior year so the remainder of this year we will still be on par,” Cherry says. “It’s next year that will be impacted and with the board’s direction, we are having those conversations now in order to continue to meet the needs of our nonprofit partners going into next year.” Grants awarded in the past included projects in arts and culture, education, social justice, environmental preservation, salmon restoration …

mate from 1979-82. In the service, he learned how to play the harmonica and would then play it for Kybo and Sage. Tony worked as a construction millwright for most of his life. He was very proud to be a Grand Ronde Tribal member. He also belonged to the Lebanon Elks and the American Legion Post 51. Tony enjoyed riding at the dunes, elk hunting, camping, making people laugh and loved finding humor in everything. His favorite vacation was to Moab with his wife, which was an item crossed off his …

attended remotely, Hernandez said. “I’m pleased to be able to talk to you about this pandemic that is covering the world,” Kennedy said. “We are hopeful that soon we will overcome this disease. Three years ago, we set up an Emergency Management Team and one of the drills we did was a pandemic. From that moment until today, we have been practicing, so we are well positioned to address this. … As we move forward, I have great faith in our Tribe and who we are.” Services that will be offered remotely …

Tribal Government & News Oregonians reject private casino measure again 11.14.2012 Ron Karten Elections , Gaming For the second consecutive election, Oregonians overwhelmingly rejected during the Nov. 6 general election the idea of allowing a private casino to be built in the Portland suburb of Wood Village. This time around, the "no" was louder. In 2010, Oregon voters rejected a ballot measure that would have specifically permitted a private casino to be constructed at the shuttered greyhound …

Tribal Government & News Civil Rights Commission report faults feds' lack of funding treaty obligations again 12.28.2018 Dean Rhodes, Smoke Signals editor Federal government The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released a report on the federal government’s continuing lack of commitment to fund programs for Native Americans in December, calling the current funding “grossly inadequate” to meet the most basic needs the federal government is obligated to provide. The report, titled “Broken Promises …