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. "I know and understand that people have problems," Kennedy said. "I believe that every one of us has family members, or even ourselves, who may have gone through situations like this. The action that we took was really to make sure that the representation that sits at this table is doing so in a responsible way and we believe that you, as the members, want us to act accordingly. "I just want the members to know that this is not a personal agenda, and she certainly has my best wishes that she …

who died in 1943 during World War II. "There was no flag on that grave and that really bothered me," Leno said. "So, today when I was down there I took a flag and put it there and I'll always watch that grave to make sure that flag is there because that is what this day is about … remembering and acknowledging our veterans for what we do and what we did and what we trained for. "… Like I've always said, veterans don't want a lot. All they ever want is a little respect for what they did." Bobb, who …

decided she wasn’t finished helping people. Poage received an honorable discharge from the Army in 2008, leaving at the rank of captain. “I was home retired for several months and driving my husband nuts,” Poage says with a laugh. “I’m used to having one or two jobs and going all the time, and all of a sudden I was just in the house.” Poage, 66, has bachelor’s degrees is nursing and business administration from Southern Oregon University in Ashland. She says it wasn’t long before she started …

speech on Thursday. "It has been 43 years since I've been out of Vietnam," he said. "Three weeks after I left, I applied for services. I haven't heard from them since." Tailfeathers said the major impetus of the Veterans Summit is to help veterans obtain benefits they deserve. "We can do more for our soldiers … our children." In addition to Veterans Affairs representatives, this year's Veterans Summit featured tables from the Yamhill County Veterans Services Office, WorkSource Oregon …

with other Tribal delegates, drumming and singing, as the canoes approached on what was also National Indian Day. The event, coordinated by Portland’s Tribal Relations Director Laura John (Blackfeet/Seneca), marks the first time in the United States that a local city government has engaged with its neighboring Tribes to establish local partnerships. “Today is an example of how supported I am at work,” John said. “Mayor (Ted) Wheeler has backed me 100 percent and has a genuine commitment to Tribal …

of Grand Ronde in the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855. “We recognize our role as a regional movement dedicated to responsibility and stewardship of natural and economic resources (is similar) to yours and we want to strengthen our relationship,” Metro Council President Tom Hughes said. “It’s great to be here,” Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy said. “I am pleased that you included in your opening remarks that you are interested in a meaningful partnership. The Confederated Tribes of Grand …

identification or cleanup activity, which will begin at 2 p.m. and end by 4. Ambrose has been involved in the First Foods Celebration for the past three years. “I got involved when I started at the Grand Ronde Food Bank,” she says. “We were encouraged to support this and provide items like celery, carrots and potatoes, so the organizers could focus on the foods. … The ultimate goal now is to get a seed shed started so we can have a healthy stock of our first foods.” Last year was Ambrose’s first …

funds are provided or staggering the payments. Other Tribes, with the goal of wanting to prevent tragedies, broke the funding into smaller chunks and put conditions on it. The thinking behind that was sometimes when you are 25, you look at things a little differently than at 18 or 21, George said. Tribal Council Vice Chair Chris Mercier, who has served for 13 years, said in his blog that the Trust Fund issue has come up several times. “Right now, I would add that we need more data: I would …

Department Manager Leslie Riggs and other Tribal Education employees in creating the job description, conducting job interviews and selecting the family advocate. “I would say, for Rebecca, family outreach has always been a passion of hers even as a classroom teacher at Willamina Elementary,” Zimbrick said. “So when this position came about, she got really excited and came and talked to me about applying and leaving the classroom to do this work.” Zimbrick said talking about chronic absenteeism …

with high quality, affordable health insurance. “It’s not a question of defending the status quo,” Wyden said. “It’s indefensible. It’s a question of how do we get from where we are going forward, and I think we have found a way to do it.” Wyden also told Grand Ronde resident Patrice Qualman, who attended with her wheelchair-bound 14-year-old son Cody, that he would fight to preserve Medicaid funding and against those who want to unravel the health care safety net in the United States. “This, for me …