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. The reports were followed by speeches from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Environmental Protection Agency Director Lisa Jackson and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. Wrapping up the conference was a 12-minute speech from President Barack Obama, who was re-elected to a second term during the Nov. 6 election. "It's good to be back," Obama said. "Every year, I look forward to this event. It is especially wonderful to see so many friends that I have gotten to know from various nations all across …

that is going to help me do my job better. So that was my interest in doing it,” said Riggs. “I found myself looking forward to it. It was a good group of people. The feeling in the room was really good. It definitely felt like we were a team.” Riggs said he feels that his knowledge has grown by taking the course. “I feel like I learned a lot about people that I never really knew before and I always really like that,” said Riggs, who won an outstanding performance award in the second week. “I’ve learned …

that we’re very grateful for that. There are many Tribes out there that are completely reliant on federal funding. … So just keep Indian Country in your prayers and I think Grand Ronde is in a good position. We’re strong and I think we’ll weather this fairly well. I’m just really concerned about some of the other Tribes that aren’t in the same situation that we are.” Tribal Communications Director Sara Thompson weighed in as well. “I hope the federal government honors its trust responsibility …

Tribal Government & News Suspicious package tests Tribe's emergency response 08.31.2015 Brent Merrill Public Safety A water temperature monitoring device found by a local fisherman up at Coast Creek and accidentally dropped off at the Tribe’s Mail Room building on Grand Ronde Road prompted a suspicious package alert on Friday, Aug. 21. Mail Room Clerk Anna White found what she thought was a suspicious package on the front porch when she arrived for work at 7 a.m. She reported the device …

promoted to sergeant, I was really happy, but my career just kind of took off from there,” Schultz says. Within five years, he had jumped through the ranks from sergeant to lieutenant and then operations division commander. “It was a steep learning curve,” he says. “I was only a lieutenant for five months and had to go from basically being a sergeant to being a commander.” Although work kept Schultz busy, he still found time to do outreach in local schools, where he has participated in reading …

Island located along the shores of South Puget Sound in Shelton, Wash. From there, the Canoe Family will navigate stankiya, which means “coyote” in Chinuk Wawa, as they paddle to Nisqually, Puyallup, Muckleshoot, Suquamish, Swinomish and Samish. “Being able to tie into a sense of community is the best part of Journey,” said Youth Prevention Manager Nicole Hewitt. “Plus youth can see just how much fun can be had without using any sort of mind-altering substance. It’s also a good time to learn how …

us off but this time we were doing it on our grounds and all together. It was all to celebrate who we are. It was a massive celebration of Indigenous culture just for our sakes. It was so cool.” Hudson added that while there were several other pavilions at the Biennale that featured “incredible” Indigenous artwork, many were focused on stories of pain, colonization and trauma. “Jeffrey referenced those histories in his artwork but his pavilion was just a psychedelic explosion of color …

room from a smaller parlor had been covered over. “It was all blocked off, and they had, like, flowery wallpaper over it,” she said. “So, our first thing was, ‘Let’s open this up, to make it lighter, and welcoming.’ Our whole thing has been, make it lighter. … it was very dark, and just not welcoming. We wanted to make it so when somebody walks in, they feel good. When somebody says ‘Ok, I’m ready for help,’ you don’t want them to walk into a place that’s doom and gloom. You’re already not feeling …

Department of Education. “We are currently waiting on Willamina’s finalized re-opening plan in order to really know what we can offer and how,” Holsclaw said. “Our students are enrolled at Willamina as well and usually spend the second half of their school day there. So, once we have their plan we can get to work on ours, but in the meantime we are brainstorming options and looking outside the box to make sure we offer as much as we can to our families.” Salem-Keizer, other plans In the Salem-Keizer …

on line and our workforce is region-wide. The Oregon Department of Transportation and area contractors are in need of skilled workers so we are filling a gap there. We feel good about how that has worked for us. We’re focusing on the future. “This is just a start. We’re just 13 months in. We will continue to expand what we can provide for resources. This is the start of that vision.” Giffen said hard-working Tribal members are giving the Tribe a good reputation. “I’m very proud, very honored and very …