Search

classes attending, all are pre-school, but only Chak Chak and Mawaich are HeadStart-funded programs. The philosophy of the SMART program is to help children acquire essential skills early. "Also," said Jong, "if they develop this interest early, they'll read for the rest of their life." SMART provides the Grand Ronde program with 200 books each year. Pre-schoolers are invited to take one book home a month. For the October-May program, about half of this year's books are gone, said Tribal Librarian …

on.” Once Bly decided on the Navy for a career, he set his sights on moving up the chain of command. “There are a very low percentage of people who stay in long enough to become a chief petty officer,” he said. “And the Navy is very strict about the process. … There are a lot of hoops to jump through. It is a very strict application process.” After 10 years, he became a chief petty officer and continued to move up through the ranks until 2002, when Bly was commissioned as one of 75 chief warrant …

a one-step process that would allow the Grand Ronde Tribe to take land within its original Reservation of more than 60,000 acres into trust as on-reservation land and once the land is taken into trust it would automatically become part of the Tribe’s Reservation. Currently, the Grand Ronde Tribe must apply to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for a fee-to-trust application when it purchases land. After the land is accepted into trust by the BIA, the Tribe then must amend its Reservation Act through …

one to step into given the division that enrollment issues have caused over the years. However, she’s not one to back down from a challenge. During her eight-year tenure in Collections, Montano worked on high-profile projects, such as the transfer and return of the Molalla Kate objects from Fort Vancouver, which was a two-year process. She also assisted with securing a long-term loan of the Summers Collection items from the British Museum. The 16 items are now included in an exhibit called “Rise …

at the Independence museum because she had never worked at one funded by a city and was hoping to learn management practices. The Tribe paid for her to curate the exhibit, and the city of Independence paid for the materials and replicated artifacts created. “I had some time off earlier this year and wanted to check out this museum,” she says. “The exhibit they had before this one was a little outdated. There was an old case that mostly had pottery from New Mexico and pictures from my husband’s people …

into the Tribe because they meet the requirements outlined in the Enrollment Ordinance and Tribal Constitution; And approved one Restoration Roll correction that would add one Tribal member to the roll. The correction now must be approved by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Also included in the Feb. 7 Tribal Council packet were approved authorizations to proceed that allow staff to work with Vice Chair Chris Mercier to research other Tribal constitutions and prepare a report, approves cutting down …

to choose between Tribal members for hires. “I can tell you those have become extremely competitive,” Dempsey said about government jobs. A result, he added, is that Tribal members are now asserting that they should have been hired over the Tribal member who did get offered the job. Dempsey gave a survey of his department, which became a “one-stop shop” in August 2015 when the Employment Services building opened and the Human Resources departments at the Tribal government and casino merged. Since …

teachers who weren’t hired,” Kennedy said. The meeting included Bureau of Indian Education Director Tony Dearman. Lawmakers said they want more rigorous financial audits of Chemawa and that they might introduce legislation to increase transparency at the school. Chemawa is one of four federal boarding schools for Native youth still operating in the United States and one of 183 schools overseen by the Bureau of Indian Education. The largest population of students at Chemawa hail from Arizona …

Tribal Government & News General Council briefed on Housing, Social Services departments 03.14.2018 Dean Rhodes General Council , Events , Housing , Tribal Employees General Council received a two-for-one deal on Sunday, March 4, in the Tribal Community Center as the membership was briefed on the Housing and Social Services departments before an almost two-hour Other Business session that concentrated on recent staff changes at the Member Services Department and the Tribal press coverage …

Health & Education Adult Foster Care passes consecutive relicensing reviews with zero findings 11.29.2018 Danielle Frost Health & Wellness , Tribal Employees , State Government By Danielle Frost Passing an annual state inspection with zero findings in 293 categories is considered a difficult task for those who run adult foster care homes in Oregon since one missed signature on a patient chart is sufficient to be found out of compliance. When Tribal Adult Foster Care Director Peggy Shaver …