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1955 and established the Dale Carnegie course in communications in 1912. He was a salesman turned lecturer who authored several best-selling self-help books that made him and his teachings a household name. Carnegie also was a radio show personality, newspaper columnist and adviser to many prominent business and political leaders in his day. Among the books he authored are “How to Win Friends and Influence People” and “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living.” The current-day Carnegie organization …

have a health plan to use that endowment or build that endowment to provide that health care. I think had we ever viewed it like we do today … I believe now, and I have talked to Cheryle (A. Kennedy), who has been here a long time, now today we’ve turned and said, “Hey, we could do this.” It would take some work to put it all together and then take work to do the financial side to build it up to enough to have a health plan in place, but years ago we always said, “We’ll never be able to do …

of laws that prohibit pollution of the rivers. "The dream is to one day drink out of the Willamette River," Kennedy said. "There is a great value in the tried-and-true ways of managing the land. Our people lived here 10,000 years and it was a pretty nice place when you got here." During an earlier presentation entitled "First Foods," Eric Quaempts, Tribal member and Natural Resources director for the Umatilla Tribe in Pendleton, discussed how Native diets were healthy. Natives drank clean water from …

fishermen included Cultural Advisor Bobby Mercier, Tribal member Jade Unger, Utility Maintenance Supervisor Joe Loomis, Cultural Education Coordinator Jordan Mercier, Maintenance Supervisor Andrew Freeman and Natural Resources Department Manager Michael Wilson. “This is the first time here dip netting and being able to connect with the falls, in the place where fishing used to happen, deepens my understanding,” Jordan Mercier said. “It is an opportunity to experience something that hasn’t happened …

what it is to have what we do today. Before Restoration, the cemetery was the only place we had. Today, we have many things because of Restoration.” Provost, one of the key figures in early Restoration efforts, which began in the 1970s, recalled her experiences. “After Termination in 1954, we had nothing and were stripped of our identity,” Provost said. “But some families stayed in contact and every Memorial Day, we met at the cemetery.” After moving to Lebanon for work, Provost learned about …

in Seattle. The Duke certification was for nonprofit management and the Pacific Institute certification was for thought patterns for high performance. Along the way she experienced many of life’s ups and downs and it was when she was taking a White Bison treatment training that she began to put in place some of those negative experiences and using that progress to repair and complete important relationships in her life that needed her sober attention. “I had been falling apart on the inside …

a vision for the future that conditions would be better for their children and their children’s children. “The same thing is called upon us today to look into the future and to see all those ones that are coming after us that they will be strong,” said Kennedy. “That we leave this world a better place for those ones that are coming after us. That is what this is all about.” Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George provided the invocation for the meal and Tribal Council members Chris Mercier, Jack Giffen …

of Tribal timber makes him a very sought out asset and resource in Indian Country for the timber industry and the natural resource industry,” said Fullerton. “We all wish Pete well in all his endeavors back there.” Tribal Natural Resources Director Michael Wilson said he thinks having Wakeland in the position of top forester at the bureau will ultimately be a plus for Grand Ronde. “I think that is a place where he will really be in his element,” said Wilson. “I know he has a deep passion …

is just working together with the Water Association as we plan for our needs. “Personally, us just working with Grand Ronde Water is my desirable. They are already structured and in place to deliver water.” Ekstrom says an upcoming pipe replacement project will help ensure the water supply’s safety. The $400,000 project will upsize 4-inch pipes near the springs and allow the Water Association to extract more water. Another project will replace a failing booster pump station near Rowell Creek. “It’ll …

improvements is being limited as to what can be done quickly. “Projects such as pedestrian overpasses are very expensive and there is a lot of permitting, environmental clearances and accessibility issues,” he says. Encouraging Tribal members to return home will increase the need for housing, but the infrastructure should be in place first to ensure safety, he adds. “We are talking about creating a development for home ownership opportunities, but we need to put the transportation …