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account for the unique situation of CHS Dependent Tribes like Grand Ronde. "Health care to eligible beneficiaries is provided at the Grand Ronde Health and Wellness Center, a health care facility built, financed and owned by the Tribe on the Grand Ronde Reservation. Like most Tribes, we have struggled to achieve and maintain a high level of health care service, given chronic under-funding, especially of CHS funds. "The CHS budget is the most important budget item for the Grand Ronde Health …

rates for other students also dropped in all three schools, most notably at the middle school where the rate plummeted from 50.51 percent to 33.33 percent. “By middle school, chronic absence is one of the leading indicators of dropping out,” Zimbrick said. “(It) is a better predictor of ninth-grade dropout than the actual grades a student receives in the eighth grade.” During the Jan. 10 Youth Education presentation, poverty, child abuse/neglect, substance abuse, general violence/crime, mental …

President Leonard Forsman, a Suquamish Tribal member, discussed the state of the organization amid an ever-changing federal government. “The Trump administration has been very chaotic, inconsistent and, in some ways, not very effective,” Forsman said. “The most concerning part is the intolerance and racism that has been encouraged. It is difficult for us to witness as Indian people, because we know what that can result in.” “I always find it confusing and heartbreaking when they (the Trump …

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Oregon congressional delegation voicing its concerns. “It basically is to keep in place the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which is a piece of the Affordable Care Act,” Kennedy said. “It is the vehicle that delivers health care for Native Americans. “I believe most Tribes have sent in their letters already that try to refocus that health care is a big industry and there are jobs that are very important to all citizens. So we really wanted to emphasize …

said. “Whether it’s banking or investments or consulting, to go out every three to five years to make sure that you are re-examining your relationship with your business partners and you make sure your (deal) is still competitive in the market. That’s what we’re doing.” One of the most visible reasons, and one of the reasons why Meyer asked Tribal Council about Wells Fargo, is the bank’s support through investment funding of Energy Transfer Partners’ controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project …

or species protection issues, but it seemed that people generally lacked knowledge about Oregon’s Tribes and Tribal people. “I set out to explore what’s the situation these days and ask the question of can we expect to see more in the future of Tribes stepping forward,” said Cain. “I wanted to get an idea of what kind of hidden powers might lie in the treaties signed between the government and the Tribes. “It turns out really most Oregonians don’t know much about the Indians here or their history …

available, this is what I did. Here are some options,” she said. Once the discussions wrapped up, George complimented the people who participated and said the discussions will be ongoing. “You took a huge step tonight,” George said. Two days before to the meeting on March 15, Tribal Council member Kathleen George said on a podcast hosted by fellow Tribal Council member Chris Mercier that she was most concerned with negative reactions she had seen online to even having the meeting. “I think there has …

that matter. “I started down at the preschool when I was 3,” says Larsen. “People were always cheering me on. I remember in the interview saying that I credit the education program out here for a lot of where I ended up.” Larsen, who graduated in June, began working for the Education Department she has been a part of most of her life as a lead tutor/adviser in Youth Education on Oct. 12. “I just happened to be on the interview panel and I was just very impressed,” says Education Department Manager …

Culture Annual Contest Powwow a success despite hot days 08.31.2016 Brent Merrill Culture , Events Two year-old Tribal member Ila Mercier stood in the center of the Canoe Family drum circle during the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s 2016 Contest Powwow welcoming song on Friday, Aug. 19, looking up at the faces of her family … her Tribal family. Ila, who stands about knee-high to most adults, studied the faces of her father, Jordan Mercier, and fellow Canoe Family members Nicholas …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Nov. 1, 2016 10.31.2016 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : This is one of the most difficult letters I have ever tried to write and I almost feel I must apologize for doing so. So forgive me, I am far from perfect and unwell. I am writing to ask for only a little help, nothing more than we do in our daily lives to lend each other a hand; help each other when needed. Where I am there is none I can call to except Creator, and while I know I …