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, so doctors will know what services the Community Health program has been providing. Chamberlain said she aims to expand the role of Community Health representative and certified nursing assistant positions to include an educational component. For Elders who receive the one noon meal from the Elders' meal site, that education might involve helping coordinate and plan other meals during the day, whether that involves cooking or ordering in. On shopping trips, education might touch on reading …

commitment to working for the Tribe takes precedence and his performance schedule is limited. He said that performing in Ireland is especially close to his heart. "Every day, I wake up and feel grateful to be a Grand Ronde Tribal member and to have the blessing of our culture," he said . "We are all tied through Mother Earth one way or another. I am excited to meet my Irish relatives and share the native flute with them." Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe …

, the Ceded Lands Program will continue to push for increased and improved consultation from governments on issues of Tribal importance." Concerns were expressed over toxins in traditional foods. Addressed in many ways, one big concern was how to address the threat of climate change. Cylvia Hayes, Oregon's first lady, said that a sustainable economy will only be based on a sustainable environment. On opening night, the Tribe welcomed participants with prayer, song and traditional fare at the Tribal …

are able to have enough surgical intervention to keep their limb(s), but the surgery can be intensive and painful. Inatye falls into the latter category. He has enough of a tibia present that at age 9, he still has his left leg. "So far he has undergone four procedures (a total of eight different surgeries) and has many more to go. One of these procedures was a painful limb-lengthening procedure that lasted most of his kindergarten year - he will have another in a few years. The latest …

Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr., who has been on medical leave recently as he fights a recurrence of leukemia. "While this will be an incredibly tough climb, the real challenge is to help fight blood cancers," Ripley said in a fundraising letter sent to friends and family. The Stair Climb will require Ripley to climb 788 feet in vertical elevation one step at a time while wearing heavy firefighting turnouts. To support Ripley, go to www.firefighterstairclimb.org and click on the donate button …

documenting the Northwest Indian trade language as it was spoken by past generations of Grand Ronde Indians. The new edition is one-third larger than the working dictionary the Tribe's Cultural Resources Department created in 2001, said Henry Zenk, an anthropologist who first started working with the Grand Ronde Tribe in 1978. Zenk's thesis for a Ph.D from the University of Oregon documented the Chinuk Wawa language, which was rapidly adopted by treaty-signing Tribes that spoke different languages …

Lands Manager Jan Reibach said one parcel is about five acres, located near Tribal headquarters and adjacent to land that is already part of the reservation. He said the parcel, which is currently used to grow hay, will be used for a drain field system serving Tribal housing. The larger tract is about 137 acres south of Spirit Mountain Casino. It is mountainous forestland located south of the Yamhill River and also adjacent to reservation land. Reibach said the tract, called the South Yamhill …

Culture Annual Contest Powwow set for Aug. 19-21 08.12.2011 Michelle Alaimo Culture , Entertainment , Events By Melissa Biery Summer Youth employee The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is holding its annual Contest Powwow, which is one of the largest powwows held in the Pacific Northwest, from Friday, Aug. 19, through Sunday, Aug. 21, at Uyxat Powwow Grounds, just off of Highway 22 next to Fort Yamhill State Park. Hosts drums will be Blackstone, Seekaskootch and Cree Confederation …

contacted him about potential names in the Rock Creek tributary, Harrelson was happy to help. “Marys Peak is one of our spirit mountains,” Harrelson said. “We took the protagonists from mythological stories … of early oral histories for the proposed names. We will be meeting with the Oregon Geographic Names Board in the coming months. It is a rather lengthy process.” Other groups involved in the naming process include the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Oregon State University Native American …

a master’s from Arkansas Tech University. He is currently working on his doctorate. But of all of those degrees, the first one means the most to Dickie. “It is the most important because it is the one I didn’t think I could get,” he says. “I had a .75 GPA in high school and was voted most likely to end up on ‘Cops.’ In college I was voted to be student government president.” With a background in education, Dickie was working with several high-risk adults and youth, but there was a part of him …