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treaties. All of us come from those peoples, those treaty signers, who at the time, knew that ‘unless we sign these treaties, we’re going to be extinct, because we will be killed, we will be driven, we will be hunted down, so it’s best for my people to sign treaties,’ and in that treaty, there was the agreement to relocate, to move from your lands that we occupy down in southern Oregon, northern California, southwest Washington.” This culminated in Tribes being forcibly relocated to the Grand …

. They also considered how best to make the machine easily accessible for users. They chose to put it in the entry to the Community Center. “Security has set the doors to be open so people can access it from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, including weekends and holidays,” Hosley said. “We didn’t want it to be closed off during our off times, in case somebody in the community had a need.” The machine is on a three-year lease, so company officials handle the maintenance and software, although staff can …

Casino CEO Camille Mercier explained that sweepstakes gaming “operates outside the regulatory framework” that governs Indian Gaming. “That threatens Tribal sovereignty and the economic engines that many Tribes rely on for their communities, including ours,” Mercier said. The bets, she said, include “anything from sports to who’s going to be the Democratic nominee. … What’s the top song on weekly top songs on Thursday? You can bet for the Oscars, who's going to be best picture, things …

who were sanctioned for not prescribing adequate amounts of narcotics. “Notably, this coincided closely with the Oregon euthanasia legislation,” she says. Now, the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction of very limited opioid prescriptions. “This is hard for us because our goal in life is to help people,” Hull says. “It is difficult when people come in and have an agenda about what they want to take when we know it may not be the best thing for them. It puts us in an adversarial position …

.” Harrison called Holmes at his home right after the call from AuCoin to share the news with him. Smoke Signals reported in the Dec. 4, 1983, issue that everyone would be informed of progress as it was being made on the efforts to restore benefits to the membership. “Through the Smoke Signals we will do our best to keep you informed of our progress in the development of procedures for the health, education and other entitlements that our Tribal members are now eligible to receive …

in the area that Catabay says was, for a time, "the smallest reservation in the nation." The Takelmas ultimately merged with other Rogue River Indians under the treaty. "It's important to reacquaint ourselves with the area," said Tribal member John Mercier, who also is Tribal Director of Program Operations and Tribal lead for the management plan, "and be able to participate in the management of that area. "My hopes personally, and I think it's a reflection of what the Tribe hopes, is to be able to visit …

," Kennedy said. "If you visit Grand Ronde, you'll see that everything is new. "What we're doing now is educating people because education is a powerful tool. … Our job here today is to build a good relationship. You'll find that the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is a good partner." Kennedy then gifted copies of the Tribe's treaties to Portland City Commissioners Dan Saltzman and Amanda Fritz. "Our grandfathers signed these," Kennedy said. After a showing of the Tribe's 25 th Restoration …

shipmates get together each year, sometimes as many as five or more of them from the USS Kirk. Tribal Elder and Tribal Council member June Sherer served in the Army from 1966-69 in Germany. At 64, Sherer also was honored as the powwow's senior woman. The senior man was 91-year-old Walt Grophy, a World War II Army veteran who served in Europe. This was also Grophy's third visit to the Tribe's Veterans Powwow. The junior woman honored at the powwow was 47-year-old Beth Randolph, who served …

to honor the recent passing of her husband, Gene, who was "a wonderful, honorable man." Tribal member and Staff Sgt. Frank Hostler also came back to visit during the powwow. Stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington, he is recovering from a number of medical issues and also working with environmental concerns for the 21 Bravo combat engineers, where he is a squad leader. Hostler expects to be released from the Army within the year, after 19 years of service, and study urban planning. People from …

Hamilton also presented Reibach with a Coat of Arms to the city. "This is considered one of the highest honors of recognition and welcome," he said. Promoter Keith Wright said Reibach's visit had a huge effect on Northern Ireland. "After several appearances on national radio, live performances and meetings with government leaders, his music has become very popular in Northern Ireland," he said. "This was an amazing experience for my family and me," Reibach says. "Of course, we were blown away …