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recognition. The Tribe’s federal recognition had been Terminated 29 years earlier in 1954. After the Tribe was restored on Nov. 22, 1983, she continued serving her people on Tribal Council from 1984 to 2001. During her time on Tribal Council, she served as secretary, vice chair and six years as Tribal chairwoman. She never lost a Tribal Council election and was the first woman elected Tribal chair. During her time on Tribal Council, she helped guide the Tribe into gaming through the signing …

Oregon to the federal government to the Trail of Tears march to Grand Ronde. "You see the survivors of a great tragedy," Kennedy said. "We welcome you to our homeland. It pulls on the heart strings to see the good work being done. Your work is very much appreciated." Tribal Council Secretary Kathleen Tom gave the invocation for the event and attendees watched the 25 th Restoration commemorative video so they could learn more about the history of the Grand Ronde Tribe. After the video, Community Fund …

in the group's 10-county area. "This is very significant for us," he said. For the fourth quarter this year, Spirit Mountain Community Fund on Dec. 7 issued 28 grants totalling $388,200. The event marked the Tribe surpassing $55 million in giving in less than 15 years. The event, held in the Tribal gym, also was the first funding round for the Community Fund's new director, Tribal member Kathleen George. "It's a proud day for the Tribe and Spirit Mountain Community Fund," George said. "In less than 15 …

of Commissioners, Propes served on the Chemeketa Community College board of directors and many other boards and commissions. "In working on the Council of Governments board, I always found Mike to be very professional, willing to listen and understanding of the value of intergovernmental relationships," said Tribal Council member Chris Mercier. "I think he was a good partner for the Tribe." "With Mike, it wasn't about the business end of it," Leno said. "It was what the land meant to the Tribe. He had …

during the continued economic doldrums. "Fourteen million Americans are still unemployed and Oregon is near the top," he said. Ferguson cited figures showing that since 2007 the Oregon Lottery was down 6.1 percent in revenue, Las Vegas was down 14 percent and Mississippi was off 25 percent. Meanwhile, Spirit Mountain is down only 7.9 percent. "We've fared very well compared with the rest of the gaming industry," Ferguson said. Ferguson said the national economy, as well as Oregon's continued high …

." It included photographs of her family and a basket made by her great-great-grandmother, former Tribal Elder Hattie Hudson, and passed down through the family. "My mom loaned it to the museum to be on display with my other stuff," Wood said. The display also included photos of Wood working with baskets. Wood's part of the on-going exhibit went on display in June 2010 and comes down on July 1, 2011. In very concrete ways, the show is leading Wood to the career she has studied for. "From the exhibit …

all of his life. The family wanted to share one of his passions for writing with this poem that expressed his lifelong battle. "The Trail" "I feel a need to write my thoughts and experiences, the urge to write, as if it were an unstoppable wind blowing through the forest. I stand on a mountaintop looking down the trail these 50 years have brought me. I see a trail with many twists and curves, a trail with very little sunshine and much sadness, but when the sun shined, it was so bright and soul …

successive match. "If I feel like I can get the shot," Matt said, "I'll take it." "He wrestles everybody different," said Leland. "He goes out and does what he needs to do." All of which is not to say that Leland sits on the sideline with calm confidence. He showed a video of Matt's final match taken by a friend. Beyond Matt making the win look easy, the video camera held very steady throughout the match. "I couldn't hold the camera during the match," Leland said. "It would be all over the place …

Health & Education Behavioral Health offerings expand for Tribal youth 11.30.2012 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness Nicole Estrada is giving Tribal families more kinds of help for behavioral problems affecting the very youngest. In March, she was named Youth Mental Health and Chemical Dependency counselor in the Behavioral Health Program. Today, she says, the department has an improved play room. It is set up primarily for children 3 to 10 years old. It includes a sandbox -- "the number one …

to the Black United Fund of Oregon - will help the organization expand its "Think to the Future Education Initiative," said Executive Director Adrienne Livingston. Livingston said the initiative seeks to offer scholarship workshops for black and Latino high school juniors and seniors, work with local universities and colleges in recruiting minority students and put on an annual college fair focusing on minority students. "This grant is very important," Livingston said. "My staff has been dwindling …