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for the Tribe,” Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy said. “This is a very scholarly area that many Tribal members have moved forward to advance their education and careers. I believe it’s because of things that happened to our people and they wanted to know and explore areas that aren’t prominent in history. I applaud all of our members who have embarked upon the learning that has taken place today. Thank you for all that you do and the staff that work there.” In other action …

in March 2020. It opened with a prayer and flute song from Tribal Lands Manager Jan Michael Looking Wolf Reibach. Executive Director Angie Sears and Board of Trustees Chairman Chip Lazenby welcomed virtual attendees. “I miss the in-person meeting we had and hopefully we can get together soon,” Lazenby said. “This is the 25 th year Spirit Mountain Community Fund has been in existence and it has given away close to $90 million. It’s been a joy to learn of all the amazing work the nonprofits in our local …

’t afraid to speak the hard truth of what was going on behind closed doors.” From there, the Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Program was born. “I did it for four years and the sheer volume and severity of the calls burned me out,” Falla said. Some of the calls she fielded included reports of families trafficking their children for drugs, a woman who had her throat cut and was left for dead, someone whose partner attempted to drown her in a river, police over or under response to the calls …

, most recent cases of fentanyl-related overdose are linked to illegally manufactured fentanyl, which is often added to other street drugs because of its potency and makes those drugs more dangerous and addictive. “When I first began working in health care, one of the first places I worked was a hospital and fentanyl was a hospital drug. … But like other illicit drugs, it made its way out of there and is being manufactured illicitly and being distributed in every format you can think of onto …

and murdered Indigenous people with ties to Oregon, was held. Additionally, informational posters and laminated cards containing phrases such as “women are sacred” and “no more stolen sisters” were placed nearby. Warriors of Hope Program Manager Danielle Murrell thanked the approximately 70 people gathered for attending. “Thanks for coming here today to honor and memorialize the missing and murdered Indigenous people,” she said. “I also want to thank the staff from the Warriors of Hope program …

in either April, May or June with at least five years of service to the Tribe were honored with a Years of Service barbecue lunch event at the Tribal gym on Thursday, June 15. There were 102 Tribal employees honored for a combined 1,360 years of service to the Grand Ronde Tribe at the event. Tribal Council member Jon A. George gave the invocation and Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy welcomed employees. “I want to express my gratitude to all of the employees here,” Kennedy said. “I’m so proud of all …

in journey, he was only 14 years old. Now 18, he felt more experienced and able to fully engage. “I loved it all,” he said. “It was really fun to paddle and feel so connected to everyone. Going through COVID was hard, so being able to enjoy journey once again was really nice.” Krehbiel faced extra adversity on this year’s journey. Right before it began, he pulled his calf muscle and was subsequently confined to a boot and compression sleeve. However, it didn’t ruin his determination …

communities,” she said. The check presentation opened with a prayer and drum song by Jon A. George. Tuomi said that the Community Fund continues the Native tradition of potlatch. “I’ve had the pleasure of serving on the board for a year and what a blessing it has been,” Tuomi said. “I am honored to have you here. Giving is in our DNA and we could not do it without you.” Sears introduced Community Fund employees: Program Coordinator Angela Schlappie, Administrative Assistant Pamala Warren-Chase …

are,” she said. The check presentation opened with an invocation by Kennedy and drum song led by Jon A. George. Kathleen George, a past Community Fund director and Board of Trustees member, provided opening remarks. “Thank you for coming to our home,” she said. “When you come to Grand Ronde, we get to see the community heroes doing the work in our communities and this is a great gift. Most of the time, when people think of Tribes, they think of casinos. I love the Community Fund because it turns …

affected us. There’s one in particular that I think will probably bother some people, but you know, this is why the Tribe needs to contest some of this stuff.” Although the Tribe is taking the cuts seriously, “We still control a lot of our own destiny, regardless of what happens at the federal level, but we also believe in being prepared and to inform our membership about what some of those possible changes might be,” Mercier said. One of the cancelled grants was $20 million for the Tribe’s new …