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23 wildland fires, according to Jeff Nepstad, Silviculture and Fire Protection Program manager. "Nationwide, California and the Pacific Northwest are where most of the action is this year," Nepstad said. The Tribe owns six fire engines, five able to hold 200 to 400 gallons of water and one with a 1,000-gallon capacity. The larger engine and one of the smaller engines stay in Grand Ronde for potential fires. The other four are rented out for fires within federal jurisdictions beyond the local area …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council appoints TERO Commission members 04.03.2014 Ron Karten Tribal Council Tribal Council appointed five people to the new TERO Commission on April 2. The commission is charged with ensuring the provisions of the Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance adopted by Tribal Council in 2013 are carried out. TERO Commission members are Bryan Langley and Eirik Thorsgard (three-year terms); Shelley Sneed and Lewis Younger (two-year terms); and Alton Butler (one-year term …

. One-third of Tribal students were chronically absent in 2011-22, with the highest rate - 43 percent -- at the high school level. Students who miss that that much school are unlikely to ever read or do math at grade level or earn a diploma, educational studies have shown. Almost 33 percent of Tribal students in the seven Tribes were enrolled in priority or focus schools, which are deemed underperforming through federal and state rules and are targeted for intervention representing the bottom 15 …

to have your help, too. Please contact any one of us to get involved. We do have a special project of creating a forestry club for our youth that is in need of volunteers. If interested, call 503-550-0923. Thank you again. Janelle Justen Whistle Punk Adventures Dear Smoke Signals: Klahowya nayka tilixam, I have received the latest news from home, the Tilixam Wawa and the July 15 edition of the paper. What caught my attention was the actions council took to absolve itself of responsibility …

as a one-time event to coincide with Oregon's 150 th birthday in 2009. While Oregon was celebrating 150 years of statehood, the five federally recognized Tribes of western Oregon wanted Oregonians to know that they have called this land home since time immemorial. Of the five Tribes that coordinated the first powwow, four continue an event that has become an annual tradition. The Tribes still cooperatively planning and participating in the powwow are the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde in Grand …

issues were taboo among the general public, she says. As a result, there are many roadblocks to care with patient fear being a big one. There is a genetic component with behavioral issues, Karn says, but many issues beyond the genes are at play. Poverty and alienation may be both causes and results of behavioral problems. That can mean no job, no close relationships or no peer group support. Add the difficulty of gaining access to care, such as the cost of transportation, medications, ongoing …

. The afternoon Circle of Culture presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 22, was the latest of 14 similar trainings being held day and night, Merrill said. The sessions aim at reaching all 1,250 casino employees. Reibach has delivered the presentation 35 times to new hires at the casino and at universities and other venues so far this year. He made five presentations in one week at the end of October. "Jan's story is so powerful and well-received," said Dempsey. "We hear a continually positive response …

in the Event Center. The day focused on games, including bingo and "Let's Make A Deal," and the drawing for gifts and prizes. Tom's smooth segues from one activity to another played like "The Late Show," with the monologues as much fun as the activities. Rex Haller and granddaughters Breanna Bilbrey and Cheyenne Haller entertained with guitar and song. Brad Leno, Cultural Interpretive specialist at the Land and Culture Department, set up a camera outside of the Event Center and offered Elders free …

transferring process. We have a dedicated decontamination team and two trailers for mobile responses." Melinda Seibert, the other co-chair at West Valley, added that its emergency team is training with ham radios. "I'm not impressed with what is between the covers of three-ring binders," said Erik Rapp, Oregon Emergency Management planner. "I'd like to see training and outreach on a continual basis." "As Jan (Looking Wolf Reibach) would say, 'We're all one people' in an emergency," Baxter said …

long since a sighting of the northern Pacific subspecies, as this one is believed to be, that many thought it had gone extinct in western Oregon, said Breece. There are only a few pockets in western Oregon where this rattlesnake has historically existed, said Biologist Lindsay Belonga. So, what's become of this first rattlesnake to make it back home? "Hopefully," said Dirksen, "it is back to making a living at Rattlesnake Butte." In 2012, the Bonneville Power Administration and The Nature …