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, with at least five years of service to the Tribe, were honored during a Years of Service breakfast event at the Tribal gym on Thursday, March 21. The employees represented a combined total of 959 years of service. Tribal Council member Jon A. George gave the invocation and Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy welcomed employees. “I’m pleased to be here and to celebrate all of you,” she said. “You are the builders of our nation and our people. You do excellent work to make sure our services …

from their culture,” he said. “We need to learn from the mistakes of the past and continually consult Tribal communities to fully repair this lasting, generational damage. As chair of the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, I have secured $21 million to date for Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s Indian Boarding School Initiative to examine and help repair these devastating, historic wrongs. I’ll keep fighting to secure funding for this important initiative and to uphold our commitment …

of our people. It is something we will do every year.” The Grand Ronde singers and dancers opened the festivities, followed by Grand Ronde and Veterans Royalty members. The Grand Ronde Honor Guard posted the colors, and then royalty members performed “The Lord’s Prayer.” Tribal Council Vice Chair Chris Mercier welcomed the hundreds of attendees. “I was only 8 years old when the Tribe got restored,” Mercier said. “And the way I found out was my mom showing my brother and me one of those old Time …

, to honor 83 employees for a cumulative 1,070 years of service with breakfast and games at the Tribal gym. Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy welcomed employees. She praised employees and Tribal members for “taking care of all of our lands. Taking care of all of our rights and fighting for things yet to come. And all of the work,” noting that her own background was in health care. “I especially look toward all the services that deliver our sovereignty,” Kennedy said. “Whether you’re …

with department representatives. Tribal member Caitlin Zimbrick said she had come partly “because my grandma is here and I adore her,” adding “And I’m almost 40, and I figured it was not too early to start gathering information.” Her sister-in-law Amber Zimbrick said she had come “because of my raging, out-of-control hormones. And to see Grandma.” Attendees were asked to write their suggestions for future menopause events on paper cutouts of orcas and add them to the painting. Tables provided …

. “In school, it is only explained one way.” That help has gone a long way: When Baker first approached Youth Education for tutoring, she was barely passing, despite regular class attendance. Now, her grades are mostly As and Bs. “I feel good about going to school now because I understand things,” Baker said. She is on track to graduate this May. Although Baker isn’t sure what she wants to do after high school, some ideas include becoming a licensed massage therapist or activity director for an assisted …

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Oregon congressional delegation voicing its concerns. “It basically is to keep in place the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which is a piece of the Affordable Care Act,” Kennedy said. “It is the vehicle that delivers health care for Native Americans. “I believe most Tribes have sent in their letters already that try to refocus that health care is a big industry and there are jobs that are very important to all citizens. So we really wanted to emphasize …

-committal, thanking Grand Ronde representatives for their time in attending the meeting. “I have been briefed on the issue and the partnership is very important to us,” Baney said. “It is my understanding that there are other conversations that will be ongoing. I very much appreciate you being here today to share with us. We are aware of this and we appreciate your time spent in bringing this to our attention.” The memorandum continues the Grand Ronde Tribe’s contentious relationship with Warm Springs …

Ronde Tribal history to climate change to new Native media. Summit speakers and presenters came from Tribal communities throughout the Northwest to share their individual expertise and wisdom with approximately 140 attendees. “I’m excited to welcome you all here today,” said Tribal member and Tribal Historic Preservation Office Manager David Harrelson during the Wednesday morning introduction session. Harrelson said he was proud of the increased number of Grand Ronde Tribal members attending …

for the last five years,” said Dillon. “We didn’t buy a lot of machines when the economy was down. So today, to make sure we are competitive with everybody, we are making sure that we get the machines in.” “A lot of what we are doing is just catching up on what we have done during a bad economy,” said Leno. “We had been putting things off and now it’s time to catch up on a lot of maintenance and things like that. I think it is important to point out that during tough times we made the commitment …