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and you’re looking at 25 mile-per-hour winds and it’s real easy for a fire to get away. … Had this fire been two or three weeks from now, there’s a good possibility that whole hill could have gone up and we could have lost some houses.” Fire season seems to be starting early this year, he added. “I served on the state wildland response team for 10 years and typically we weren’t getting deployed until the end of July into August,” Warden said. “We’ve had task forces going to other parts of the state …

and Tribal member Shelley Hanson was featured for her dedication to both job and family. Hanson decided she wanted to work for the Tribe due to its expanding growth. Her duties included overseeing the fiscal operations and producing payroll checks. “Shelley is one of the most dedicated people I know,” co-worker Pat Mercier said. “She works very hard for her Tribe and for her new family. She really deserves this honor.” 1984 – Tribal staff were looking into the possibility of pursuing a Johnson O’Malley …

.” Then, she gave the blessing for the meal. While everyone ate their lunch, Tribal Elder and musician Jan Michael Looking Wolf and Robin Gentle Wolf performed Native American flute music. After lunch concluded, Sears gifted a Pendleton saddle blanket designed by Tribal member and Multimedia Specialist Matthew Williams for the celebration to former Community Fund Executive Director and past Tribal Council member Michael Cherry. “I just want to say it’s been an honor and a privilege to work with Michael …

traditional songs with samples of contemporary sounds like eagle cries and Indigenous pop culture references. One song shown in the video uses audio from the movie, “The Addams Family.” In the scene, Wednesday Addams goes off-script from her stereotyped Thanksgiving play to tell the Natives, “Do not trust the pilgrims.” During their high energy performances, the audience is dancing to the same rhythm. “When I look out in our show and see people from all different nations, all different backgrounds …

called the “winter count keeper.” “It was from that family unit that they came together to decide what event to document for that year,” Her Many Horses said. “I think by looking at the winter count you can see what was happening within that community. Their depiction of that particular year would probably spark all these other memories and things that happened throughout that time. The winter count keeper was also responsible for remembering the years’ histories and meanings behind the figures …

to Grand Ronde’s uyxat Powwow Grounds Friday, July 11, and include a Veteran’s Summit, Veterans Royalty coronation, food and lots of dancing. The powwow will begin at uyxat Powwow Grounds off Hebo Road with a Veterans Royalty pageant at 11 a.m. Friday, July 11, and conclude with a grand entry at noon Sunday, July 13. Veterans Special Event Board Chair Molly Leno is organizing the event, as she has done for the past few years. “I feel like the Veterans Powwow is more family-oriented and it’s very …

or reassignments and changes to work phone number or workstations, in addition to taking unpaid leave. “I believe we are a leader in Tribal government at this time,” Harvey said. The policy also reminds employees of the following resources: National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) Find a Shelter near you: www.domesticshelters.org National Network to End Domestic Violence: www.nnedv.org Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence: ocadsv.org For more information about the new …

left the summit before lunch, for the second year in a row. Tribal Council Vice Chairwoman Angie Blackwell told the assembled Tribes and agency heads that, “I want to thank you but my audience was with the governor and the Grand Ronde Tribe will be leaving at this time.” 2000 — The Tribe’s Veterans Committee, local veterans, their families and Tribal Council were supporting efforts to establish a new memorial to honor veterans. The effort was being led by the Tribe’s Veterans Ad Hoc Memorial …

for names. Vietnam vet Arthur DeHart of McMinnville posed for a photo with his grandsons, Jesse and Blake Proebstel, next to his name on the last available edge of the Army pillar. "I recognize some of the names on here," said DeHart, "but I can't put a face on them." DeHart brought his wife of 45 years, Wanda, as well as in-laws Mark and Kerry Zimmerman with him for the observance. His uncle, Lindel (Mike) L. Hunt, a World War II veteran, also has his name up on the memorial. Tribal Elder Debbie Leno …

, the Grand Ronde Tribe welcomed the group in the program, at the podium and from the river. "I am so proud that I can see Native American physicians rising up in this day and age," said Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy. "I know that this sharing of ideas will only lead us to a better place." Among the ideas to emerge over the next few days were uses for Native traditions in American medicine today. Oglala Sioux physician Donald Warne encouraged physicians to listen for the patient's …