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to Tribes. Fiander said he wants to create a nonprofit arm of the business, to focus on improving recreation centers on reservation lands across the country. Fiander said the Indian Health Service has poured millions of dollars into fighting diabetes since 1997 but has yet to actually make progress. “If you look at the stats, we have never moved the needle in terms of lessening the number of people getting diabetes,” he said. “They’ll show a 15% decrease, but only because from 2013 to 2017, we had …

over you. I’m happy you reached your dream job and love your strong support.” Tribal Shelter Advocate Teresa Henry wrote, “What a huge loss for our Tribe! Thank you for your lifetime of service to our Tribe and all in this community. I appreciate you so very much and I know so many others do too. I look forward to seeing what you do next!” Tribal Homeownership Coordinator Michele Plummer wrote, “What a huge loss for this organization and our Tribe! I am saddened and quite honestly very disappointed …

everyone deserves a life free of violence,” offers a 24-hour crisis line in English, Spanish and more than 100 other languages, at 503-399-7722. It serves survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and human trafficking. It also offers an emergency shelter, with a Safe Paws program that enables survivors to bring their pets to safety when they flee, as abusers often threaten, harm or kill pets left behind. The center, formerly the Mid-Valley Women’s Crisis Service is open from 9 a.m. …

challenges facing the ecological and economic future of the Columbia River Basin.” The withdrawal led to resuming a decades-long lawsuit by environmental and fishing organizations against NOAA Fisheries, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The state of Oregon, the Spokane Tribe of Indians and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe joined the plaintiffs. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, state of Montana …

. “This is exactly what we wanted to build into our continuum of care,” Rowe said. “Residents build the tools needed for long term success through life skills development, volunteer service, community responsibility, and support with education employment and housing.” Wraparound services can be much harder to find in most detox programs, Rowe said, but those services are part of what the Tribe considers vital for success. The Tribe also provides opioid treatment through its Great Circle Recovery program and Rowe …

, record and mark the fish coming back upstream, all in the service of evaluating fish run numbers, which in turn validate the success of the Tribe's habitat improvement. Tribal Council came out, all but Chairman Reyn Leno, who was having a medical procedure performed. Giffen welcomed the group at the fish weir with a little historical summary of the Tribe's age-old relationship with salmon. "I hope you leave the ceremony today with a better understanding of how we have been good stewards …

who personally experienced the immediate injustices of federal Termination of her Tribe and has lived long enough to witness and chronicle its long-term consequences. "I would like to focus my testimony today on a topic of great importance to me, my Tribe and other Contract Health Dependent Area Tribes. Specifically, changing the 2001 CHS Allocation Workgroup formula. This formula is used to allocate increases in Contract Health Service (CHS) funding to Tribes. However, it does not fairly …

life in the service industry, living in 46 different states and working in industries from bakery to real estate agent to assisted living facilities. “I didn’t want to get to 80 and say I didn’t do something I wanted to,” VanAtta says. “I had no problem starting at the bottom, but wasn’t going to stay there. I never got to jump out of an airplane or be a mortician though. … I didn’t have children, so I could go where I pleased. I think you should travel when you’re young and healthy enough …

has had a Tribal police department in continuous service since 1981. The Umatilla Tribal Police Department has 18 sworn officers on duty and five communication officers who provide 24/7 service to the Tribal community. Addleman, who has been the chief of police for the Umatilla Tribe for seven years, said his department has gotten in-car cameras, but they are not in use yet. He said he is working closely with his Tribal Information Technology Department to get the in-car cameras working …

she was raised in a very traditional family and that her grandmother was from Canada and her grandfather was from the Fort Belknap Reservation 60 miles south of the Canadian border. She said her grandparents met at a powwow. Weasel graduated from Northern Montana University in Havre with a bachelor’s degree and worked for her Tribe in human services and the Indian Health Service. After working for her own Tribe for years, Weasel gained a case manager position at Chemawa Indian School in Keizer …