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Committee, guided the bill through the Senate in 2011. In his lunch-time update, he said, "I haven't heard anything from anybody that this law is not a success." He said he intended to make it permanent during the 2015 legislative session. "Improved communication and partnership are the lynchpin," said Eriks Gabliks, director of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, the state police academy. "It's milestone legislation," Gabliks added. "National voices think SB 412 …

Fellow is Maria Givens of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. George said the good work done by the Community Fund, in addition to the connections made by having people serve on the Board of Trustees – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown served on the board from inception until she became governor earlier this year – are invaluable to the Tribe. Brown’s successor is Val Hoyle, a Democratic representative from the Eugene area. “We were very pleased to get Val,” George said. “I think she will be a great voice for the fund …

governments. Thus, the department has made the restoration of Tribal homelands a priority.” “S. 818 is a consensus-based legislative proposal to assist the Tribe in re-acquiring lands within its original reservation,” Leno said. “Based on the universal support and the importance of the legislation to the Tribe, I request passage of the legislation be a top priority of the committee and the Senate.” Regarding another bill that would expand the area where the Siletz Indian Tribe could take land …

bank in Grand Ronde occurred over a lunch between Tribal Council and the organization’s Board of Directors. “That moment is when we said that we should be partnering together and we can do this together,” Gaupo said. “I think it is so fitting that the perspective changed over food. Over food, we understood that fellowship happens, that community happens and that partnership happens.” “Everyone is excited about this partnership,” added Mike Garrison, Food Share Board of Directors chairman. Ambrose …

to choose between Tribal members for hires. “I can tell you those have become extremely competitive,” Dempsey said about government jobs. A result, he added, is that Tribal members are now asserting that they should have been hired over the Tribal member who did get offered the job. Dempsey gave a survey of his department, which became a “one-stop shop” in August 2015 when the Employment Services building opened and the Human Resources departments at the Tribal government and casino merged. Since …

to find quickly. The new system saves Pharmacy clerks from digging through rows of last names to locate prescriptions ‑‑ no easy task in Grand Ronde where many people often share the same family name. “We were dealing with pretty long lines in the lobby,” says acting Pharmacy Director Lincoln Wright. “Even though the system was alphabetized, it took a while. Now we just go to the bag that blinks. This is the first pharmacy I have worked in that uses this system.” The wireless RetrieveRx system …

selected to complement cultural programming that will occur during the almost 12 months that the items will be on display in Grand Ronde. In response to a question by Tribal Council member Denise Harvey, Harrelson said the Summers Collection items are returning to Grand Ronde because the Tribe finally has a facility that can accommodate and care for antiquities. “This is tremendous,” Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George said. “I just can’t wait.” In other important cultural news, Tribal Council …

. It wasn’t all about keeping it in the Tribe. I think sometimes Tribal Council gets more credit than we need because what we do would be impossible without our employees. It is great for me to see our employees who have passion for the Tribe.” Cultural Resources Department Manager David Harrelson also spoke to attendees about what service to the Tribal community has meant during different periods in history. “We only have (approximately) 5,400 Tribal members, but the work this government does …

committee and special event board minutes. Cultural Resources Department Manager David Harrelson gave the cultural presentation to open the meeting, discussing what “culture” means to each person individually. “I encourage you to look inward and seek those answers,” Harrelson said. “Culture is who you are and where you come from.” Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

with an Oregon Tribe to retain its Native mascot. Currently, the Grand Ronde Tribe is working with the Molalla, Marcola and Scappoose school districts regarding their use of Native mascots. At the Tuesday, Jan. 24, Legislative Action Committee meeting, Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George thanked the Tribe’s Cultural Resources Department for working with Nike’s marketing and design team to create a culturally appropriate mascot image. “I think that is one point that is very important about us …