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think it would be nice to use, but that feeling is just short term and I need to think long term.” McNeel says the most challenging aspect of recovery is dealing with the judgment that inevitably comes from other people. “No matter how long I’ve been sober, I’ll always be a heroin addict in (some) people’s eyes,” she says. “It doesn’t matter that for 39 years before that, I was clean and sober. I will constantly be defined and judged for something that so many people fall into. A lot of people …

of the Reservation era was the loss of land and way of life. “The government decided to push Tribes to the West to relocate them and one of the most tragic parts was the loss of land for many Tribes. The biggest example was the Trail of Tears and removal of the Cherokee to Oklahoma,” Fasana said. “This era is also where I can put myself in both my Tribal family and mom’s family, who were settlers. There was a conflict in culture. “We (Tribal people) were nomadic and didn’t think of land as owning it. We stayed …

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Tribal government continued requiring masks be worn indoors. May 27, 2021 – Spirit Mountain Casino reinstated its mask mandate for casino guests. May 31, 2021 – The Memorial Day celebration returned with a limited number of guest allowed to attend the outdoor event. June 7, 2021 – The Tribal government ended its mask requirement for most fully vaccinated employees. July 1, 2021 – The Tribal government ended temperature check stations and the mask wearing …

for youth in Grand Ronde?” and 53.9 percent of those who voted supported the idea. Currently, most Tribal member youth and descendants who live in the Grand Ronde area attend the Willamina School District. According to the most recent memorandum of agreement between the Tribe and district, approximately 277 of the 865 students – 32 percent -- enrolled are Native American. Willamina School District Superintendent Carrie Zimbrick said the prospect of a Tribal school could potentially be a “big financial …

/center and led to BIPOC (black, Indigenous and people of color) and immigrant and first-generation students frequently and most often seeking her special help. Her article “Indians Can’t Read” in a special edition of The American Indian Quarterly detailed her fierce advocacy for Indigenous student retention and success in higher education. Ann also was critical in getting Pierce College finally, after 12 long years, to acknowledge and repatriate Puyallup Tribal remains and artifacts for reburial …

, most recent cases of fentanyl-related overdose are linked to illegally manufactured fentanyl, which is often added to other street drugs because of its potency and makes those drugs more dangerous and addictive. “When I first began working in health care, one of the first places I worked was a hospital and fentanyl was a hospital drug. … But like other illicit drugs, it made its way out of there and is being manufactured illicitly and being distributed in every format you can think of onto …

to participate, especially since it would be the first time skippering the new canoe, which the Tribal artisan made for his daughter’s 21 st birthday a year earlier. “It handles like a dream,” he said. “Hobbling around on crutches wasn’t fun, but everyone wanted to help. … Just seeing all of our families here and having so many Elders coming, it’s great. It’s the most I’ve ever seen.” Tribal Council members in attendance during Landing Day or journey itself included Jon A. George, Lisa Leno, Brenda Tuomi …

and Shawash Academic Teacher Adam Langley then discussed reinforcing Native identities in school environments. Langley discussed being one of only two Native American students while attending Rainier High School in Rainier, Oregon, and being disconnected from his Native American heritage for most of his youth while Flynn talked about attending Willamina High School, where there were more Indigenous students and she was closer to Grand Ronde. “Look at the students in your school and allow your …

you enough." Newly elected Tribal Council member Matthew Haller, left, is congratulated by Tribal Elder and former Tribal Council member Jack Giffen Jr. before the start of the General Council meeting held in Tribal Council Chambers on Sunday, Sept. 10. Haller received 585 votes, the third most votes in this year’s Tribal Council election. Incumbent Michael Langley received 584 votes, bringing Haller the win by one vote. (Photo by Michelle Alaimo/Smoke Signals) Leno, 54, won her third consecutive …

King Jr. Day so offices were already closed. The National Weather Service issued several flash freeze warnings ahead of the storm, predicting temperatures plummeting to below freezing and dangerous black ice for Yamhill County and most of Oregon. With this advance notice, Tribal leadership made the decision to dismiss staff two hours early on Friday, Jan. 12, so they could get home safely. By Saturday, a blanket of snow enveloped the hills and valley, soon followed by freezing rain that created …