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Culture Flier uses education to land Tribal Natural Resources position 12.01.2014 Dean Rhodes People , Education , Tribal employees , Natural resources It started at her grandmother's backyard swimming pool in southeast Portland, says Meagan Flier (pronounced Fleer), 24, the Tribe's latest success story to benefit from Tribal education funding. That pool is where her love of water, and then the whole outdoors, began. Flier accounts for her success in a couple of ways. "My mom, who prepared me …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Feb. 1, 2014 01.30.2014 Ron Karten Letters Dear Smoke Signals : I would like to thank all of my friends and family who came to my birthday party and for all of the cards, etc. I especially want to thank my sons Steve, Gary and Bill for planning and organizing the event. It meant a lot to me to see so many friends that I hadn't seen in years. Wink Soderberg Roll #777 Dear Smoke Signals : Unity of Salem had the opportunity to have Jan Michael …

Tribal Government & News Merkley slates June 20 Town Hall in Grand Ronde 06.09.2015 Dean Rhodes Events , Federal Government Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley will hold a Town Hall at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Tribal Community Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer questions and invite suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and the United States. “There are huge issues facing Oregonians and the best way for me …

Permanente. “Erica was a big source of inspiration to me,” Empey, 35, says. “I always knew if I went back to school, it would be in pediatrics because I have always enjoyed working with kids and families.” The two sisters grew up in McMinnville. Their Grand Ronde ancestry comes through mother Joann Empey and grandmother Hattie Riggs. When Empey became interested in medical school, she went to her sister for more information, although Benthin kept the details of how grueling a medical residency program …

the family’s progress and make recommendations to the family, Social Services Department and the Tribal judge. Feeling like you’re too busy to volunteer? So did I. Anyone who knows me knows I have a hectic schedule! I work full-time while attending college full-time. I’m a mother and a wife, and I still find time to volunteer. The good news is that the Tribal Member Review Board rarely requires more than 20 hours a year. Just think, you could make a difference with just 20 volunteer hours a year …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor - March 15, 2016 03.14.2016 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : I want to thank everyone for coming and helping me celebrate my 104 th birthday. I want to thank people for all the wonderful cards and gifts. The chocolate-coverage strawberries were wonderful, as was all the other candy and flowers. Also, the beautiful necklace made by Jon A. George. Hope to see you all again next year. Pearl Lyon Roll #3662 Dear honorable General Council …

” graduated until recently, he always had deep ties with the school district. His two brothers and three children all attended Willamina High, and that is where he met his wife of more than 51 years, Connie. Bobb said he didn’t know until his name was announced that he was one of the first five inductees into the Hall of the Fame, but had an idea something was going to happen. “I had a feeling something was up, because people kept coming up to me and saying, ‘Congratulations.’ Plus Reyn (Leno’s …

of experience working for a Tribe puts her in a good place. “It puts me in a place of understanding federal Indian law and helps me understand how the Tribe and court operate,” Rivera says. Fasana hired Rivera for the job. She served as the Court Administrator for 19 years. “I am excited to welcome Lorena back to the Reservation,” Fasana says. “Lorena has a great deal of experience working in Indian Country and I think she will bring a big picture view to the court. We are delighted she has …

and struggling with alcohol addiction. That same year, Eastman said, he found the Native American Rehabilitation Association. “I started going to NARA in 2019, on my sober Red Road journey,” he said. “It was such a good help to me; I was learning a lot of things that trigger me, people places and things … NARA gave me everything that I needed.” Still, Eastman said, “It was very depressing being stuck in a two-bedroom apartment.” So, Eastman began visiting the nearby Blue Lake Disc Golf Park. “I kind of just …

that the lack of recognition also means no health care dollars and other federal aid. It is one of several political issues Wilkie has had the chance to work on. Tribal issues and natural resources are her priorities, she told Tribal Council, but she has also had the opportunity to work on other matters of importance. Those have included a report on the United States-Mexico trade agreement. “(That) taught me a lot, because I did not know a lot about it before,” Wilkie said. “But my office has been …