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said in her opening address. “Lean into the uncomfortable. I promise you there will be times throughout today when you will feel slightly uncomfortable. Lean into it. And ask those kinds of questions. We cannot provide you with the answers if you do not ask them. We are not easily offended. We are all here with the intent of helping educate educators. We want you to be more comfortable with Native American history, culture and materials. Ask those questions. I promise we will do our best to answer …

. “I will talk to you about the Clean Water Act as a citizen of Oregon who has wrestled with, worked with, fought for and listened to others about the act and its many consequences. I come to this work in different roles, both as a Tribal Council member and from the commission. Both of those roles inform how I come to clean water issues.” George touched on conflicting goals of the act. “So, this was an ambitious act and undertaking at its time, but it sets conflicting sets of expectations. Despite …

through fashion,” she said. “It made me feel confident, beautiful.” Part of the appeal was that she could simply change her clothing and makeup when she didn’t like something or wanted a new look. “It’s a way of expressing yourself, of seeing what fits you best,” she said. As a young adult, she began exploring the world of clothing and makeup, finding and following Native designers on Instagram and then setting out to join that world. Last summer, she traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico, to model …

been brought to council numerous times during the last several years. “There’s been constant conversations about doing better for the environment as stewards of the land and people brought forward their wishes that we would just stop, because it goes into the waters and soils, and it’s just not the best thing for our lands,” he said. Haller credited Tribal member Amber Eastman in particular, for her work “to make people understand the actual harm that it does to the environment.” Tribal Council …

that impacts how we determine when to safely open schools and how to best serve students within the current safety and health requirements,” Vickery said. “Currently, we are working on a plan to bring in several groups of 10 students for two hours for a variety of learning activities.” Earlier guidance issued on July 28 by the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Education resulted in most school districts opting for comprehensive distance learning. Each school district was tasked …

D’Aquila if PGE’s condemnation would be allowed “if it was not just the business calculus but a public-spirited mindset on the part of PGE to avoid Tribal conflict.” It would not, she said. “However commendable someone might believe that is, it’s still not a proper project purpose under the federal power act,” D’Aquila said. Simon noted that, “If the state felt there was a safety issue and the best way to handle that was to have PGE control all the lands, it could have easily sold the land …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs Enrollment Ordinance amendments 09.26.2018 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Enrollment Tribal Council approved changes to the Tribe’s Enrollment Ordinance that will now permit the consideration of Tribal case law when making enrollment decisions during its Wednesday, Sept. 26, meeting. The proposed changes elicited record response from the membership with 243 comments submitted to the Tribal Attorney’s Office. Of those, 45 supported the changes, 197 …

of you are only one of nine up here. If anybody thinks you don’t make a mistake up here, you’re kidding yourself membership. I think, looking back on our councils that have served, I’d like to acknowledge all that they have done because it didn’t really matter what side you were on, especially back in the days when I started. You always had an outcome of something good for our membership. That’s what it is really all about.” Leno challenged Tribal Council to tackle the issues of the Tribe’s …

the delivery of health care services, our goal was simple: to provide the best possible health care to our people. We wanted to provide a continuum of care to our patients that would include as many possible health services in one location as possible so that the care provided by physicians who are providers could be integrated and coordinated. "The challenge Grand Ronde has faced in providing health services to its members is an illustration of the impact that CHS underfunding, IHS under …

of milepost 26. Trespassing occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Sunday, June 9 A welfare check occurred in the area of A R Ford Road and Salmon River Highway. Officers assisted a motorist on Salmon River Highway near milepost 22. Citizen contact occurred in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Officers assisted with a road hazard on the Highway 18 and 22 interchange. Officers assisted with traffic on Highway 18 and Old Wallace Bridge Road. Officers assisted an outside agency …