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populations, all grew at a faster rate than the total U.S. population, which increased by 9.7 percent from 2000 to 2010. 78 percent live outside Tribal areas A majority of the American Indian and Alaska Native alone-or-in-combination population (78 percent) lived outside of American Indian and Alaska Native areas. At the same time, most counties with relatively higher proportions of American Indians and Alaska Natives tended to be in close proximity to reservations, trust lands or Oklahoma Tribal …

. The success of recent intertribal powwows for children, coordinated by longtime Royalty member Halona Butler and Washie Squetimkin (Colville), will show up at this summer's Contest Powwow as "a whole new revitalization for our young people," said Dana Leno-Ainam, primary organizer for the powwow and a member of the Powwow Special Event Board. "Many will be out at powwow for the first time," she said, because "young people are understanding powwow and wanting to be involved with regalia …

, the Community Fund awarded $2.97 million in grants. "The Community Fund is important to the quality of life in northwest Oregon," George said, after telling General Council attendees how "wonderful" is was to return to the Tribe. "There continues to be a great time of need in Oregon. The requests for aid have exploded during the last few years." George said that since 1997, when the Community Fund was created, 3,729 grant applications have been received and 1,706 funded. Over those 15 years …

. The number of households served has jumped from 397 in 2008 to 471 in 2010 and the number of people served has increased from 1,381 in 2008 to 1,639 in 2010 - both 18.6 percent jumps. The pounds of food provided increased from 173,645 to 182,587 in the same time span. The grant application states that the new food bank will have a walk-in freezer and a walk-in cooler, which will make it easier to provide healthier fresh produce to area residents who cannot afford to travel to supermarkets …

not to marry within their Tribe and so many inner-Tribal marriages occurred. The children of these marriages grew up speaking Chinuk Wawa as their first language. In the early 1870s, there was a real educational push by the federal government and children were sent to boarding schools. By the 1880s, the Native language was being removed from the curriculum. After a time, the children were punished for speaking Chinuk. The language suffered, but some of the language was still spoken at home. In the late …

. When Brayden learned to program last year, his father knew it was time to begin. "I wrote down things we'd do for an elk calling app," says Bryan, "and he ran with it." Last summer, Brayden's journey into programming began from scratch. The ultimate result, opening to the public on Sept. 11, came from the 15-year-old, who learned the coding not only for the app, but also for the website design in less than a year. A family programming friend pointed Brayden to Lynda.com, an online learning …

of Vancouver Island due to bad weather conditions that made it unsafe for them to cross to Campbell Island in the canoe. After a few days of not knowing if they were even going to be able to make it to Bella Bella for Landing Day on July 13, the Canoe Family secured a fishing vessel that took the Canoe Family; Stankiya, the family's canoe; and support boat the last 130 or so miles from Port Hardy to Bella Bella in time to participate in Landing Day. The doubt forced some Tribal members and employees …

the Rose Festival, will this year announce its gift during the Grand Floral Parade. A $100,000 contribution will be made to OHSU's Knight Cancer Challenge, the first-ever official charity for the festival, said Jocelyn Huffman, the casino's Sponsorship Administrator. In addition, Tribal Royalty participated in the May 31 Starlight Parade. "Be there early," said Bobb about the Grand Floral Parade. "It starts at 10 a.m. and ends at noon. Allow for traffic and parking time. I'd recommend being …

and Culture Department staff members and administrators at Willamette Heritage Center. A buffet dinner hosted by the Tribe's Public Affairs Department also will be served. The exhibit will concentrate on the Native peoples who populated the shores of the Willamette River, including the Clackamas, Multnomah and neighbors like the Kalapuya, since time immemorial. "The Chinookan people of the Willamette River were one of the Tribes who signed the Willamette Valley Treaty in 1855," says Tribal Historian …

Tuomi, Ann Lewis, Tonya Gleason-Shepek, Cory Meneley and Kevin Simmons. Ballots were mailed to Tribal voters with verified signatures on July 23, the day of the forum, and are due back by Election Day, which is Saturday, Sept. 6. Tribal members must be registered to vote and may register by creating a verified signature card at any time up to and including Election Day. The Election Office is open through Election Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday, excluding a half-hour lunch from …