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’ continued efforts in providing an education for all students.” Ramona Quenelle, the Tribe’s Veterans’ Services Officer, has six children ranging in ages from 4 to 17. Switching from classroom learning to all-online has been a challenge at times, especially with herself and her husband both employed full-time. “I am willing to wait until the COVID numbers go down and I feel safe about sending my children back to school,” she said. “However, during the shutdown it was very stressful. Even though …

it comes back like this, it affirms that I am doing the right thing." Toby McClary finished second with 467 votes (13.78 percent) to earn his second consecutive term on Tribal Council. "I am proud and honored to have been elected for another three-year term," McClary said. "It means a lot to me to be in this position. I believe that my hard work, dedication and my motivation to keep our Tribe moving forward was recognized by the membership. "This is a very critical time for our Tribe …

of the conferences held at the Grand Ronde gym that introduced the curriculum. I got information about the program and the standards. I asked for my full-time student teaching to be at Willamina." Reeves works in the fourth-grade class of Brian Jones, who said that the Grand Ronde curriculum is one-fourth, or nine weeks, of the grade's social studies section. "It gives another perspective (to the other parts of the social studies class). There are 15 lessons and we expected to complete each one in 45 minutes …

agree on … this is the outcome we were all looking for. I would just like to acknowledge the board for giving us this opportunity to work with you and the school districts.” Jupe said negotiating the agreement with the Grand Ronde Tribe was a “journey of discovery” for himself and district representatives. “The Native people living in the Scappoose area have a very rich history,” Jupe said. “It was an interesting delve and I ended up walking in the rain, in mud, and finding sites that obviously …

says. “It’s got a little bit of an opioid antagonist in it so it blocks the receptors to get high, which reduces the craving. It is very rapid acting.” In addition to medication, patients receive Native American-themed counseling, including the burning of sage, praying, making dreamcatchers and working with Native American counselors in the Behavioral Health Department. “I give the education to the patients and coordinate with the Behavioral Health and Medical departments and help them get …

Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy is no stranger to sharing the Grand Ronde Tribe’s history and experiences with fellow Oregonians. Now, she will share it every day for those who view the “Oregon’s First People” film at End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive & Visitor Information Center. It has been closed for several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Executive Director Gail Yazzolino is hopeful that it will be open sometime this spring. “We are very excited about this film,” Yazzolino …

image of a police officer for most people and that’s fine with Flynn. “I don’t want people to see officers as threatening,” he says. “I’d like to help change the mindset of people so they see we are a resource in the community, not just running around with our guns.” As a baseball and football coach, Flynn also has the advantage of already knowing several students and having built a certain level of trust. “Since I grew up in this community, I’m very aware of what it’s like here,” he says …

in a Ukrainian area known as Kherson Oblast from March 2010 to March 2013. During her time in the country, she made friends with several teachers, social service employees and locals, whom she has been trying to stay in touch with since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Falla has done a series of fundraisers to help the local residents and the Second School, where she taught youth development and enrichment classes. “On Jan. 4, I received a desperate request from the Second School,” she wrote …

.” The Bobb’s farm was often home base for the boys to hang out and admire his model cars, which Bobb built and painted from the time he was very young. “It was during the era of Termination and there was some name calling,” Leno says. “Kids in town would call us ‘The Bad Guys,’ so we changed the name to ‘The Good Guys,’ and had our own hand signals and cars, just like a gang. We all stuck together and it was quite an adventure.” One of their adventures included “taking a break” during school days …

Health & Education On-time graduation rates dip for Oregon's Native American students 01.29.2021 Danielle Harrison Education , State government Graphic by Samuel Briggs III (Smoke Signals) By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals staff writer High school graduation rates have decreased slightly for Native students overall in Oregon and at several local school districts. According to numbers released by the Oregon Department of Education on Thursday, Jan. 21, Native American on-time graduation …