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, a big truck came by and it killed a chicken crossing the road. " 'Kids,' said Eula, 'we're gonna have chicken soup for lunch.' There was a small burner in the room. She put on a pan of water. She asked me if I wanted to help pluck the chicken. I started doing that when I was 6 years old, and I was good at getting the feathers off. That day, my mother had sent over a loaf of bread, so we had that, too." It was Eula who presented Dottie with her eighth-grade diploma. Dottie was born in the house …

for their protocol time. Protocol lasted all day, from about 9 a.m. to midnight, at nearby Chief Leschi School. Protocol is an opportunity for the canoe families to share songs and dances. The order of protocol is that the Tribe that travels the farthest to attend goes first. Grand Ronde began its protocol at 1:52 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1. “Protocol is the best part,” Krehbiel said. “I love listening to other Tribe’s songs and when we go up dancing to our songs.” At protocol, the Tribe’s Cultural …

and all our Tribal members really, the most accurate numbers that can be produced. So again, I just want to kind of give them credit for really providing the most accurate numbers.” Spirit Mountain Casino CEO Camille Mercier said in an email that, “After 30 years, the casino has become significantly more sophisticated in how it measures performance, evaluates economic factors that influence the business and understands seasonality within our market. Advances in technology have helped us as operators …

the ’99 amendment did. … The risk is that as times change, as Supreme Court justices change, people will start latching on to that ‘Well, they’re not really Indian,’ so you run a higher risk of a termination-type event again if you can’t show and demonstrate your ties to your Tribe, your people and your land. “If we get to the point where we double our numbers and those people who are doubled are not able to demonstrate those connections, not able to show their knowledge of their Tribe, the risk …

to see the women on Tribal Council be leaders. “I think that they should step out and be that lead and show people that they are working together, that they can figure out what the needs are and take us as a Tribe to that next level,” said Tom. “That’s my hope and dream.” Grout, who served on Tribal Council off and on from September 1987 through September 2004, said her family was always led by males, but that she sees a need for both genders on Tribal Council. “It takes a mixture to make a good …

people, were pretty negligent and didn't act in the best interest of the people they were representing as this particular section of land took away the wealth of our people, both past and present." "I could tell my dad felt it," said Jim Holmes, a member of the Tribe and Merle Holmes' son. Jim and his brother, David, also a member of the Tribe, "had a real easy childhood," he said, living in Salem, away from the reservation, and so felt no ill effect from the big traumas that their father …

Tribal Government & News Tribe hosting Veterans' Summit on July 9-12 06.21.2013 Ron Karten Events If you go Veterans' Summit: A Gathering of Warriors When: Noon Tuesday, July 9, through 2 p.m. Friday, July 12 Where: Uyxat Powwow Grounds off Hebo Road, Grand Ronde Admission: Free More information: 800-422-0232 It will be difficult not to run into a veteran in Grand Ronde between Tuesday, July 9, and Sunday, July 14. The annual Marcellus Northwest Memorial Veterans Powwow will be held Friday …

team swept us in three games, but it was fun to play hard and to see her and her parents there,” McKnight said. “I’m looking forward to playing some good volleyball with my team and maybe earn a win (next time).” The two schools will face each other again at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at Chemeketa. McKnight encourages other youth to remember that the biggest rewards of hard work aren’t immediate and require patience. “Big goals take a lot of time and effort,” she said. “If you want to reach your …

anymore. Some came all the way from Washington. Yes, I was very proud of them, each and every one. The family of Marion's would have made her proud of them; they did a wonderful job of pulling together and my beloved niece, Judy, she sang for her mom, so beautiful and my Willie how proud I was of them. All I could do was cry, and Marion's oldest son of Buddie was like me; all we had was tears. Kenny, my baby brother did such a good job. He's the one who kept us all from breaking up. Thank God he …

at the Oregon Coast. “I told myself, ‘I am going back to school and will never do a job like this again,’ ” Childers recalls. “It was rough because I had two young kids, but I never quit. It can be done.” It took some time, but eventually she earned an associate degree from Chemeketa Community College and then a bachelor’s degree in organizational management from George Fox University in 1999, utilizing the Tribe’s educational programs. Childers worked for the Tribe from 1992 to 2009, beginning …