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language to be voted on. “The best thing we could do now is cancel this election,” she said, amid shouts of “No!” from some audience members. Tribal Elder Jennie VanAtta said she has siblings who are not enrolled due to the current regulations. “We all grew up here and all had the same crazy mom,” she said. “We all have the same blood quantum. For me, split families are a huge issue. My siblings still don’t quite understand why they can’t enroll when they come to visit me. This will fix …

to be able to do that. … I thrive on competition.” Kaelynn received scholarship offers from Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Western Washington University and Corban University in Salem, and was heavily recruited by Linfield College in McMinnville. After touring campuses and talking to coaches, she went to Western Washington to visit before making a final decision. “As soon as I saw the campus, talked to players and looked at the fields, I knew right away it was the place for me,” Kaelynn …

excited that Marion is retiring and getting to do whatever she wants. … I think I am a little jealous.” Although Mercier has enjoyed her time working for the Tribe, especially as a librarian, she wants time to pursue other passions while she is still young and healthy enough to do so. “I feel like I have been working since I was 9 years old,” she says. “I’m tired of being on a schedule and am ready to do some other things I have put off doing. It will also be nice to visit family more. Even …

” following the site visit conducted by Cherry and Sears. Sears then read off this quarter’s grant recipients while Cherry and Kathleen George distributed the checks. Large grants recipients were: Clackamas Women’s Services of Oregon City, $50,000 for expanding its children’s program; Portland Homeless Family Solutions, $50,000 to help prevent homelessness for families with children; St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Inc. of Eugene, $50,000 for its transitional housing project; ChickTech …

is being led by the Cultural Resources Department on behalf of the Tribe. This effort is about the first people of this land welcoming the newest to arrive in an effort to build and share lessons in community, resiliency and healing.” Thompson added the Syrian visit is the first of three visits that are planned over the next year. The Syrian visitors were treated to a lunch of elk stew, salmon, salad and berry cobbler before the powwow grand entry. Tribal member Shelly Nichols also came from …

inspires someone to dream ‘I can be a doctor’ because they can.” For more information, visit www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/nnacoe/wyeast-post-baccalaureate-pathway on the Internet. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

of Staff Stacia Hernandez facilitated the session. The next two Community Input meetings will be held after the General Council meetings in March and April in Grand Ronde and Eugene, respectively. After a list of topics is compiled, Tribal Council will select the questions to be placed on the ballot. To view the entire General Council meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Government tab and then Videos. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share …

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are ‘maybes’ and then reaching out to first responders.” The Tribe is coordinating with the Oregon Health Authority for vaccination delivery. Those who receive first doses need to have the follow-up dose 28 days later. Rowe advised anyone with questions about vaccination to visit the Tribe’s COVID-19 web page at www.grandronde.org or the Tribe’s Facebook Page. “Please do not call the clinic because it ties up the line for people who are trying to get in for COVID testing,” she said. “We will announce …