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, to reclaim our culture, to reclaim our traditional foods.” However, Bean said, “Indian Country is grappling … against the so-called sweepstakes gaming, which is actually just another form of illegal gambling, dressed up as free mobile gaming. More than 25 states are now enforcing or pursuing legal action against those illegal sweepstakes companies.” Tribal Elder Denise Harvey, currently serving as the treasurer of the Indian Gaming Association, said, “It’s been going on for a while and we’ve been …

and voices gave goosebumps to Willi Becker, father of Tribal forestry intern Felix Becker. Willi and his wife, Beate, had included the Restoration celebration in their first visit to the American West. Tribal Council member Steve Bobb Sr. and his wife, Connie, have been hosting Felix during his internship and hosted Felix's parents during their visit from Germany. "I didn't understand all of it," said Beate, with her son translating, "but I felt the respect for (Tribal) ancestors in the building …

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that was lost in the mid-1850s when Tribal members were removed to the Reservation. The annual Tribal trip to visit Tomanowos featured 14 Tribal members, including two Tribal youth interns working at the museum for three weeks. The ceremony was led by Youth Prevention Coordinator Cristina Lara, who also was chaperoning the youths, in the Frederick and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth & Space. Deputy Press Secretary Sara Thompson ferried the cedar boughs from Oregon while Lara provided rose water …

, but it’s also an acceptance of who you are and that you don’t need to have it all figured out,” Hudson says. “Kids are smarter than we give them credit for. We coddle kids, but they are already having discussions like this.” For more information about “Looking for Tiger Lily,” visit www.artistsrep.org . For more information about Anthony Hudson/Carla Rossi, visit www.thecarlarossi.com . Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates …

in the evening, he performed a free show for Tribal youth in the gym. “I’m a flute player, hip hop artist, husband and father,” he said. “It’s an honor to be back in this community. As an artist, I use music to spread messages of hope, resiliency, sobriety and suicide prevention. … We all have the ability to choose our reaction to negative situations and to create ripples of good medicine.” The event ended with Krehbiel and several other people carrying in a nine-person canoe he had been working …

their strengths and contributions, and celebrate the diversity of contemporary Indigenous lives and experiences. She also sprinkled personal stories and humor throughout the speech. “You have to laugh,” Kennedy said. “Laughter is so important. There are enough stressors that we need those light times where we can look at each other and burst into laughter. It is so important and we need those times.” The free lecture was held in the Niemeyer Osterman Theatre on the college’s Oregon City campus. “We …

and parenting individuals; HomePlate Youth Services of Washington County, $30,000, for unhoused youth accessing education to break the cycle of homelessness; Peace in Schools of Multnomah County, $50,000, for its mental health in high school program; Pink Lemonade Project of Multnomah County, $50,000, for community health worker cancer education project; Responder Life of Clackamas County, $50,000, for improving the mental health of first responders through peer support; Salem Free Clinics …

to be. A lot of wetland and off-channel habitat is just completely lost.” Instead of a free-flowing river, he said, dams create massive, stagnant, warm lakes — exactly the opposite of what salmon need. In a press release from the National Marine Fisheries Services about a five-year review of salmon species’ status, published last July, lead reviewer Annie Birnie noted that, “The fish are more vulnerable where they cannot access much of their historical habitat, which they relied on because …

care; Life Strategies Counseling, DBA Life Counseling, $44,876 for expanding free mental health support for immigrant and at-risk youth; Looking Glass Youth and Family Services Inc., $30,000 for Riverfront School and Career Center’s skilled trades program; National Indian Child Welfare Association, $50,000 for Oregon Native Family Resources Project; Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, $30,000 for creating safe space for 2SLGBTQ+ for 45 years; Raphael House of Portland, $20,000 for family housing services …