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that will be a plus for our membership here and for all that wish to come and visit. Thank you very much and I hope you still stand behind me on this issue and voice your opinions. Rex D. Haller Roll #905 Dear Tribal members: I am not normally one to bet. But in hindsight I would have bet that the person most eager to respond to my July 15 letter would be Leroy Good. Some aspects of Leroy’s letter are very misleading and warrant responses. I stand by my gerrymandering theory, but more on that later …

adopt the policy that was originally in your packet or you can adopt the policy that was handed out tonight with the additional language.” The board moved to accept the revised policy with the additional language and it passed unanimously. The next item was consideration of the original request made by Grand Ronde Tribal member Angela Fasana, who is a Willamina High School graduate and parent of a current Willamina student. Fasana’s original request was inspired by her visit to Pendleton, where …

on Rural Communities, Land Use and Water. Leno invited Clem and committee members to visit the Grand Ronde Tribe and also discussed public safety issues and the creation of the Tribal Police Department, the Tribal Employment Rights Office memorandum of understanding with the state Department of Transportation and the Tribal history curriculum being used in several school districts at the fourth-grade level. Helping to ensure the event went off successfully were Public Affairs Administrative Assistant …

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 …

School lead, said that educational outings teach about "the many kinds of learning." For Kathy Cole, Cultural Education and Outreach manager, lessons include history, specifically pre-Termination, Restoration and sovereignty, as well as Grand Ronde culture, specifically language, fishing and hunting, and Native plants. Jan Looking Wolf Reibach, Land and Culture Department manager, said that Grand Ronde invites members of the Tribe and Elders to visit classrooms in session, and schedules field …

visit," said Shaffer. Also enjoying the time out were Tribal Elders Chip Tom and Kathy Provost, Rose Peters, wife of Deitz, and many others. The event booked some 75 vendors, according to Ravia. The Public Affairs Department also took a lead role in promoting and organizing the event, Taylor said. The Oregon State Fair provides this facility for the five western Tribes every year in exchange for a cultural program developed by the Tribes to be presented at the State Fair every summer. Share …

” following the site visit conducted by Cherry and Sears. Sears then read off this quarter’s grant recipients while Cherry and Kathleen George distributed the checks. Large grants recipients were: Clackamas Women’s Services of Oregon City, $50,000 for expanding its children’s program; Portland Homeless Family Solutions, $50,000 to help prevent homelessness for families with children; St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Inc. of Eugene, $50,000 for its transitional housing project; ChickTech …

is being led by the Cultural Resources Department on behalf of the Tribe. This effort is about the first people of this land welcoming the newest to arrive in an effort to build and share lessons in community, resiliency and healing.” Thompson added the Syrian visit is the first of three visits that are planned over the next year. The Syrian visitors were treated to a lunch of elk stew, salmon, salad and berry cobbler before the powwow grand entry. Tribal member Shelly Nichols also came from …

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