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everywhere” to hang a flag inside school facilities. The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is the only federally recognized sovereign nation within the school district’s boundaries. The original request to hang the Tribal flag did not officially come from the Tribe, but from Tribal member Angela Fasana, who is a graduate of Willamina High School and has sent both of her children to Willamina schools. Fasana’s original request was inspired by her visit to Pendleton, where she saw the Umatilla Tribal …

mini fry bread, and other Tribes provide donations for coffee and water. Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy has previously served as event host along with fellow Legislative Commission on Indian Services members and staff. Tribal Legislative Information Day has been held for more than 14 years. Often, Gov. Kate Brown will stop by to visit. “I really enjoy working with the LCIS and the relationship we have with the governor,” Sparks says. “Being a former commission member herself, she …

. – Grand Ronde Tribal member Gene LaBonte has always thought of himself as an entrepreneur. “I’ve had small side businesses that have been profitable,” he says on Saturday, May 22. “They paid for things like gas money and other extras, but I wanted to create something that would really be profitable.” While Gene was off work last spring after the pandemic shuttered Ilani Casino in Ridgefield, Wash., he began looking for something to fill his time. Instead of sitting indoors, he chose to be outdoors …

is proceeding this way. For more information or to discuss this with other members I encourage you to visit the Facebook group "The Grand Ronde Tribe." You can find it by searching for it in Facebook. Also, I welcome any and all friend requests from other Tribal members. This amendment is a good compromise and I plan on voting "yes." I pray that you will too; it's the right thing to do! Andy Jenness Role #1936 Dear Tribal members: As we get into the final days of this constitutional election, I am …

Tribal Government & News Coffee & Conversation adds cultural activities to southern Oregon event 09.27.2018 Danielle Frost Tribal Council , Culture , Events , Natural Resources , Tribal Employees By Danielle Frost MEDFORD -- As Grand Ronde Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy drove south on Interstate 5 toward the Table Rocks area north of Medford, she thought about her grandmother. “Her father was a treaty signer here,” she said. “As I was coming here, I was thinking of the changes …

and river systems, so I think they are the right people for the job.” White said the report that will result from the engineer’s visit of the Tribal Cemetery will be something the Tribe can use to potentially stabilize the riverbank in the future if needed. “Since it’s the cemetery, we need to be proactive,” White said of the project’s importance. Tribal General Manager David Fullerton said the area is of extreme importance to the Tribe and that nothing happens at the cemetery without full Tribal …

for the healing of our people is an important part. I find it very purposeful. To me, it is an obligation. Restoration is a day that should never be forgotten, so our young ones will always know and that history will always be there. We have all of this because of the work of all of those Elders.” To find out more about the Tribe’s Restoration celebration, visit www.grandronde.org . Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe …

was approved. The amendment was in reaction to the divisive disenrollment proceedings that occurred in 2013-14 during which Tribal members were provisionally disenrolled pending Tribal Court appeals. Kennedy called those proceedings a “traumatizing time” in the history of the Tribe. “It was a horrible, horrible ordeal,” she said. “I can’t emphasize that enough.” Eventually, the Tribal Court of Appeals ruled that the Tribal members who were identified for disenrollment because they allegedly did not meet …

in a Ukrainian area known as Kherson Oblast from March 2010 to March 2013. During her time in the country, she made friends with several teachers, social service employees and locals, whom she has been trying to stay in touch with since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Falla has done a series of fundraisers to help the local residents and the Second School, where she taught youth development and enrichment classes. “On Jan. 4, I received a desperate request from the Second School,” she wrote …

-to-nation relationships as well as ensure that progress made in Indian Country continues. The summit began with the Native American Women Warriors Color Guard bringing in the colors and the Warpaint Drummers of North Carolina performing an opening song, followed by an invocation. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna-Pueblo) provided opening remarks. “Early on in my tenure as secretary – when this building was unfamiliar and the road ahead packed full – I knew one thing for sure …