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her on the news about a month ago. Then I was super excited for her.” KGW8 television in Portland aired a story about Gaston’s plan to walk in the marathon in early November. “I was not able to get registered for this year’s event as life took me in other directions for a few months prior to the race,” Colton said. “But I was still excited that she was going to do it. I know that most marathons can be live streamed for others to view or give spectators a way to check the status of participants …

Adviser Luhui Whitebear-Cupp. Herron also worked with Bryan Langley and John Harp to return to school and continue his education. “I am eternally grateful to them because they told me I could absolutely do this,” said Herron of the Tribe’s Education staff. “All of those people are super important to thank.” Herron said he also wants to thank his mother, Tribal Elder Sharon Wattier, father Darrell Herron, brother Michael Herron, sister Cheyanne Running Bear, former Tribal Council members Steve …

Tribal Government & News Tribal offices closed on Tuesday, Feb. 20 02.20.2018 Dean Rhodes Public Safety Due to impending inclement weather in western Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde's governmental offices are closed for Tuesday, Feb. 20. If you must travel, please be careful. Check this website and the Tribe's Facebook page regarding any change in hours for Wednesday, Feb. 21. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest …

of the Congress voted for it," he said, including then-senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. As a result of that legislation, he said, "They can now poison your wells legally. It can be changed," he said. "It has to be changed. There is no alternative to water." Just then, a baby's cries were heard. "I hear that baby," said Lyons. "It's talking to every one of us. "Basically," he said in his keynote to a packed lunchtime crowd, "it's do or die. Don't give up. The game is not over, but it sure is coming …

,” Suniga said. “You do not need any dress rehearsal to activate this part of your brain. It’s one of the oldest parts of your nervous system. Some say that your brain is the ‘Do not die’ organ. … “When it comes to PTSD, because of trauma, the stress response system turns it up to a real high volume and it becomes disordered, meaning that response ceases to be helpful. … Our nervous system makes these changes which create these long-term impacts on your neuro-chemistry. “The military works hard …

credits his then 7-year-old daughter for inspiring the decision to quit drinking. “She came up to me and said, ‘Dad, you’re going to die if don’t stop drinking. Please don’t drink anymore,’ ” he says. “That hit me in a deep part of my soul. She was worth it.” His daughter, now 35, was also the motivation behind Martineau’s self-published autobiography, “Awan,” which tells the story of his journey. Awan means fog in the Ojibwe language. Martineau is from the Ojibwe Tribe and Fond du Lac band …

of Eugene, something that was brought into question during the project. “We have faced withering criticism that our work was pointless, that for all we are doing the juvenile lamprey would be stranded and die above the dam, unable to get out,” Dirksen said. “Our argument is that this was another technical hurdle and that the aim of the project was to test (it) … the fact that lamprey are making it out of the system is honestly pretty unexpected and beyond our dreams.” Pacific lamprey are culturally …

of letting the issue die down and new people being put in place, such as Zimbrick taking over for former Willamina School District Superintendent Gus Forster, November was picked as the time for the flag ceremony due to it being National Native American Heritage Month. Zimbrick, whose children are Tribal members, said the school community has evolved. “I think our whole community has learned a lot in the steps that have taken place since May and getting to here,” said Zimbrick. “We also want …

, more than 41,000 people die by suicide, leaving behind families to try to answer the often unanswerable: Why? In Tribal communities, suicide is the second leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Natives between the ages of 15 and 24, according to the Indian Health Service, and the adjusted suicide rate for AI/AN individuals between those ages is four times higher when compared to all-race rate statistics across the United States. Additionally, suicide rates peak during adolescence …

in the ecosystem of the Pacific Northwest, providing food for wolves, bears, eagles, sea birds, gulls, orcas, seals, sea lions and sharks, as well as people. Salmon carcasses littering streambanks after spawning provide fertilizer for riparian forests and aquatic plants, and food for insects. According to the Canadian wildlife conservation group Pacific Wild, juvenile salmon are the primary insect predator in aquatic environments but after they die, their carcasses feed more than 60 species of insects. “Salmon …