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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 “The exhibit they had before this one was a little outdated.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 …

closed on the rack and light up whether on the hanger or not, and also accounts for prescriptions that require refrigeration. Pharmacy Technician Sarah Mode says that the system makes it easy to find patient prescription bags. “Also, if there is more than one bag, they all light up for one person’s prescription,” she says. Pharmacy Secretary Isaiah Sherwood describes the RetrieveRx system as much more efficient. “It is safer as well because bags are linked to the patient name, so it decreases …

traveled more than 250 miles for the one-day conference, which opened with an invocation from Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George who expressed thanks for teachers and the stabilizing influence they provide youth. Also in attendance were Tribal Council members Brenda Tuomi and Denise Harvey. Education Department Manager Leslie Riggs, Cultural Resources Department Manager David Harrelson, Recreation Specialist Harris Reibach and George led the singing and drumming. Curriculum Specialist and Academic …

Tribal Government & News Key Restoration figure Marvin Kimsey walks on at 83 03.05.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , People , History Marvin Kimsey, one of three Grand Ronde Tribal members who started the Tribe on the path to Restoration in the 1970s and then testified before Congress in 1983 in support of the Tribe’s Restoration to federal recognition, walked on Sunday, March 4, at the age of 83. Kimsey was born Feb. 27, 1935, to Loren and Nora Kimsey and he is descended from Chief Bogus …