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evaluate this, it has to be the best policy for the Tribe. It’s not about an individual. It’s about the fact that there are always transitions when the members of council change…It’s not to take away from your very excellent and honorable service that you have provided on behalf of the Tribe. … For the Indian Gaming Association, it has been the practice of this Tribe to have a Tribal Council member serve as a delegate. I think there’s good and important reasons for that.” Tribal Council Vice …

and instead focus on shared values such as community well-being and strengthening relationships. It was therefore especially disheartening that five council members chose to pursue an appeal despite the trial court’s clear ruling. After 28 years of dedicated service to the Tribe and the casino, it has been deeply distressing to have my reputation publicly and repeatedly challenged over a matter the courts have now twice ruled in my favor.” Michael Cherry also expressed her gratitude for the ruling …

will still continue to work with her and engage with her in language because that’s kind of where her passion has always been,” she said. “She’s always been in a role where she’s in service to the community and she does that thanklessly. I wanted to acknowledge how much work she’s done and how much she’s contributed.” Tribal Library Aide Crystal Bigelow worked with Cole for several years and said she has a passion for Tribal culture. “(It was) evident in everything she did at the library,” Bigelow …

Brown announced she would earmark $28 million to be distributed through the Emergency Education Relief Fund to enhance online learning and technology for schools. The Oregon Department of Education’s “Ready Schools, Safe Learners” guidance allows schools to utilize three instructional models: on-site, distance learning or a combination of both. However, Director Colt Gill noted during the July 28 news conference that in the six weeks since it was written, coronavirus case numbers in Oregon have …

Joe Stone, Ph.D. ( Blackfeet), director of the Grand Ronde Tribe's Behavioral Health unit from 2000-06 and currently director of Behavioral Health at the Indian Health Service in Gallup, N.M., published his first major paper on historical trauma during his time here. He named U.S. federal policies of assimilation among the causes: Loss of land; Imposition of an unnatural social order; Suppression of language, ceremonies, culture and spirituality; Destruction of indigenous family systems …

no shades of difference about the common goal. "It was clear from the start that Tribal Council and the Tribal membership wanted to see the fish restored to Agency Creek," said Dirksen. With Tribal Council on board, Natural Resources had all the support the department needed, Dirksen said, to improve habitat and lure the salmon back. The Tribe won a grant to build the fish weir that Natural Resources uses to count, assess, record and mark fish coming back upstream, all in the service of evaluating fish …

the Bunn family. Then they moved to Parrot Mountain. Then they bought the Heidinger Place in Dayton, probably in 1940, as Pearl and Phillips remember. They moved from there to Hillsboro, where Harley worked at various jobs until they moved to Amity. They moved into the Smith's house where Harold lived after awhile. Her husband was in the service, so the Lyons rented what is Harold's birth house. Then, to the Dayton house across from the old cemetery. Then they lived at the Carter place in Dayton …

Culture 31st Restoration Celebration delivers across four Tribal venues 12.01.2014 Dean Rhodes Culture , History , Events Grand Ronde Restoration Day, celebrating the 31 st anniversary of the Tribe regaining federal recognition, started at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Tribal Cemetery where a private prayer service was held at the Atudship memorial. "The cemetery is the anchor of the Tribe," said Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno. At 10 a.m., the day's activities moved to the Tribal …

allowed thousands of service members to get a credential they could use to go on to college. Since then, its reach has grown dramatically. By 1958, there were more civilians taking the test than veterans. Today, it's known to some as "America's Largest High School." Thanks to government incentives, the test has become a ticket to some federal jobs programs, college grants, and, for prisoners, a chance to get out of jail a little sooner. The GED test has been revised over the years, but in 2014 …

Oregon Tribal Grants program, which gave $110,000 each to the Burns Paiute, Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, Coquille Indian, Grand Ronde, Siletz, Umatilla and Warm Springs Tribes. Leno accepted the Grand Ronde check, saying it will help fund a needed adolescent psychiatrist at the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Clinic. Leno also was honored during the event for his 21 years of service on Tribal Council and his many years on the Board of Trustees. He received a beaver hat signifying his …