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for funding. "We teach the bootstrap method," says MERIT Program Coordinator Mona Edwards, meaning, "Starting a business without incurring debt." Actions that spell success for those participating in the program, Edwards adds, include staying on task, continuing to move forward and doing necessary research. One example of research is understanding the target market. Among all of the Tribal and community members who have taken the class - about 10 each year - many from the Confederated Tribes of Grand …

went to environmental preservation projects. Ten grants for a total of $322,150 went to health projects. One $1,000 grant went to historic preservation. Spirit Mountain Community Fund Executive Director Kathleen George welcomed grant recipients and said, "It is a great day for us when we can share our Tribe's values just as our ancestors did." The Community Fund continues the Native tradition of potlatch, she added. Tribal members Brian Krehbiel, Bobby Mercier and Tina Lara welcomed the nonprofit …

and called Vandebergh, who contacted Dirksen to see if Grand Ronde Natural Resources Department staff could help determine the status of the compromised den. Everyone feared that the nearby logging operations spooked mother bear into abandoning her cubs. Dirksen set up three trail cameras to determine whether mother bear was returning to her cubs, as well as try to determine the condition of the cubs. "One was right at the opening and the two others were at angles that captured the opening of the log …

of cleaning and preserving the items made of natural compositions begins. Whether three-dimensional or paper-based, "All materials will be cleaned, scanned and put into computer programs where metadata is attached; we make sure it's filed right and then box it for archival storage." The pieces come in packages large and small. "We've been pretty steady at one a week," Montano says. "There have been times when they come in five times a week. And sometimes 20 boxes of stuff." To date, Montano says …

is assisting with the communications piece. Setting the stage for the department's future direction are results from 2013's Chalkboard Project study, released in January, that was the first comprehensive study into existing conditions that Oregon's Tribal students face and how they perform in the state's educational system. According to the Chalkboard Project's webpage, "The findings show that 75 percent of Oregon Tribe-enrolled students live in low-income households, almost one-third are enrolled …

presented stories culled from the collection to a full house at Salem Public Library on Wednesday, March 19. Lewis has worked with Dobkins, sometimes teaching her classes when she is on sabbatical. He turned to her when the collection arrived with the idea that her anthropology classes could help describe and archive the vast number of documents as a teaching project. Dobkins' lecture, in the library's Loucks Auditorium, was one stop on a traveling lecture tour derived from this treasure trove …

Tribal Government & News Tribe ready to reap benefits of economic development 07.15.2014 Ron Karten Tribal Council , Culture , Tribal employees Entering its third full year of operation, the Tribe's Economic Development Department is starting to see returns on its investment of time and Tribal funds. One Tribal investment will start returning a profit on schedule, said Economic Development Director Titu Asghar, and the Tribe's investments are creating job opportunities for Tribal members. "One …

sailor. It takes 100 non-fighting personnel to support one soldier." Ever since, LaBonte has been active in veterans' affairs. He has participated in many capacities for many years at the Tribe and in 2008-09 LaBonte was elected vice chair and then chair of the nine-member Governor's Advisory Committee on Veterans Affairs. LaBonte was appointed to a four-year term on the committee in 2008 by then-Gov. Ted Kulongoski. He served as chair for one year, becoming the first Native American to serve …

to be. Example: They can take out any third-party election company from overseeing the counting of the votes and make it a total in-house process (yikes). Second, money seems to be one of the reasons given for removing the BIA. Rob Greene stated that the BIA was supposed to be paying for the election costs, but have neglected to do so. This may be true, but what is the alternative? We remove the BIA and who pays for the election costs? We do! The difference being we now have lost the insurance …

Health & Education Falla hired to resuscitate domestic violence program 05.01.2014 Dean Rhodes Health & Wellness , Tribal employees Anne (pronounced Annie) Falla started as the Tribe's Domestic Violence Program coordinator at the beginning of April and is reviving a program started at the Tribe 11 years ago that lapsed a few years later. The renewed program, funded by one federal and two state grants, will create and staff a domestic violence crisis line. Available to all clients, the line …