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Tamanawas doctor, her power was dead-people (Tamanawas). “Then she ‘threw’ her song. “She took five bundles of pitch sticks. “She took one pitch bundle. “Then she lit it. “Then she shook it everywhere in the house. “She drove away the dead person’s spirit-breath.” Kenoyer and his younger sister were the only children out of perhaps 10 who reached adulthood. He moved away from Grand Ronde and boarded at Chemawa Indian School in Salem around the time his father died and eventually received an allotment …

significant to Tribes from southern California to Alaska. Considered one of the “first foods,” the jawless fish, high in fat, protein and vitamin A, has provided sustenance to Tribes since time immemorial. Local Tribes traditionally have harvested lamprey at Willamette Falls and Grand Ronde Tribal members continue to do so annually. “Culturally, they are significant and biologically they add a lot of nutrients back to the stream system,” Aquatic Biologist Torey Wakeland said. “When you could …

us.” Chachalu is the Tribe’s museum and cultural center at 8720 Grand Ronde Road. The exhibit, which runs through Friday, March 25, features photographs by Ojua and Colby Drake, who is the Silviculture and Fire Protection supervisor for the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department. Ojua and Drake are not only talented photographers, they are also opportunists. They take advantage of their full-time careers to capture images others don’t have access to and they are always thinking about their next …

there with ceremonial hunting,” Leno said. “For me, it’s not the taking of the animal, whether it’s a fish or an elk, but it’s the piece that we get to recover part of our sovereignty. They forced us to give up our hunting and fishing rights at Restoration time, which is critical to Native American people. It’s a piece of your survival. They took that piece away and didn't even blink an eye doing it.” The Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission voted during its April 22 meeting held in Bandon to allow …

failed to act within a reasonable amount of time to correct it. The judges also advised that in future involuntary loss-of-membership cases that the Tribal government has the burden of producing “clear and convincing” evidence to resolve whatever issue is raised. “Enrollment cases are so important to crucial Tribal interests, and to the individual and familial interests of family, culture and personal identity, that this heightened standard of proof, and placing the burden on the Tribe, is well …

in a technical advisory capacity. Creating access to native plants and increasing their availability is a barrier at the moment, he said. In that effort, the Tribe is in contact with federal agencies to give better plant access to members of the Tribe. At the same time, said Bobby Mercier, Cultural Outreach specialist, “We’re finding thick patches of native plants to gather from, and we’re working to improve them.” The population and diversity of native plants “will never be like it was before …

Robinson (Chinook), drummed and sang. Tribal Council members Cheryle A. Kennedy and Kathleen Tom attended as well. "One hundred and 30 years ago was the last time the people who make up the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde conducted a salmon ceremony here," Taylor said while standing on a log. "Some of the Tribal people here tonight are direct descendants of those people. Chief Oregon John was a member of the Willamette Tumwater Chinook, which controlled Willamette Falls. "In this spot a week …

. The more I put myself out there, the more comes from it.” Douglass started a clothing line while he was a student at the University of Hawaii in Hilo. Since then, he has taken the business from selling out of boxes at the school cafeteria and farmer’s markets to a brick-and-mortar location in the Lloyd Center Mall with five part-time employees. Douglass says he saw a need for the business after witnessing different ways Hawaiian youth and young adults showed their culture. With his own mixed …

Award for best depiction of life in Oregon. Volunteers and community members put the finishing touches on the float earlier in the week. The float featured a Tribal fisherman scooping his net into the rushing water of Willamette Falls from a platform above while a river otter pauses to take in the scene. In addition to Bobb, Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George and Denise Harvey attended. It was Harvey’s first time at the parade. “Seeing all of the visitors and their excitement is great,” she …

foods from pre-contact to post-Reservation will include bear, deer, elk, lamprey, fruits, roots, yampa and Indian teas, as well as a medicine table by Tribal and Culture Committee member Sara Ross. “This event helps build up our community, including nonTribal members who have a love of these foods,” Ambrose says. “We want to be stewards of the land and have these foods for a long time to come.” Festivities will begin at 11 a.m. with a brief welcome ceremony, followed by information about …