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for creating solutions that make western Oregon a healthier, more resilient place to live. Tribal members Jan Looking Wolf Reibach, Brian Krehbiel, Jon A. George and Reina Nelson performed the welcoming drum and song, and George provided the blessing before the event. George, who is also a Tribal Council member, was joined by fellow Tribal Council members Reyn Leno, Toby McClary and June Sherer at the event. The latter three also serve on the Board of Trustees of Spirit Mountain Community Fund …

to educational and civic groups across the Northwest. Among those in the audience were Lewis and Grand Ronde Tribal Elders and sisters Violet Folden and Gladys Hobbs. Indians from many different backgrounds attended, as well as current and past Chemawa students, their descendants and descendants of staff and teachers who worked there. Joe Smith of Keizer remembers he "was out there all the time" in the late 1940s when his grandfather was assistant superintendent. "It was just a neat place to be," he …

Memorial in Salem that was dedicated on June 6. Tribal members also blessed the memorial. Like the inaugural event in 2013, all Veterans Summit meals were provided by the Tribe and an honor board allowed those in attendance to write the name of a deceased veteran on a sticky note and place it under the conflict in which they lost their lives. A carved, wooden memorial of the iconic Iwo Jima flag raising honored Howard Brandon, who was killed in action in March 1945. He was the brother of Gunny …

voting process: Question: "What exactly are we voting for? If we remove the BIA, what is going to be put in its place?" Answer: "Nothing has been written yet, we have a process and an ordinance that will be written, 30-day comment period and then Tribal Council will approve the new voting ordinance." Basically, we are being asked to vote on a constitutional change that gives Tribal Council full control over our voting process and at this time we have absolutely no idea what these changes are going …

. "This was a wealthy place," Mercier said. "Other Tribes used to come here to take salmon from the falls, and they brought their wares to trade." Willamette Partnership Board Chairman John Miller thanked the Tribe and other partners for their contributions over the last decade. "There are some real innovators in this group," Miller said. "People came to the table with a lot, but they went away with more than they came with." Matt Bennett, who owns Sybaris restaurant in Albany, continued his five-year …

to the TERO team.” Mercier said that Campos will be very busy. “He has a lot of work to do, probably more than most new TERO directors, and he is taking on all this work with enthusiasm and dedication to Tribal employment,” Mercier said. “I told Steve this is a great place to work, and employees like to stay for a long time. I hope he is one of those employees.” In a staffwide e-mail sent Friday, June 29, Mercier also thanked fellow TERO employees for making his two-year stint as interim director …

measures in place using current staff in the department and from other Tribal offices,” the Tribal Council statement said. “We do not expect any impact on membership or applicants for enrollment during this time. The open positions in the department should be posted next week.” DeLoe was a 24-year employee of the Tribe and was named Member Services manager in 2010. Catabay started working for the Tribe in July 2004. DeLoe supervised the Member Services Department during the enrollment audit started …

honored guests. “A blessing is necessary in order to ensure the clinic is a place of health and healing,” Health Committee member Patti Tom-Martin said during the ceremony. A dedication ceremony was held on Oct. 3, 1997, to honor staff and Tribal members who contributed to “the realization of the dream of having our own health center for Tribal and community members and those who have continued to serve the membership even before there were buildings and programs.” During the dedication ceremony …

to that safe place, be someone to listen, a friend, that is important.” When Atanacio was growing up in foster care, struggling with her own issues and navigating the often murky waters of high school, she didn’t feel noticed. “I just sort of flew under the radar,” she said. “I didn’t feel challenged at school. I got my work done, but didn’t feel like any teachers really took an interest in me.” A desire to grow up and begin her adult life led Atanacio to leave high school and obtain a GED instead …

to still say ‘No’ to their kids, and to let them know it is OK to say, ‘I want better for you,’ ” she said. “Part of the vision for this group is to have a healed community … to put strategies into place to help young people. Trauma will take a long time to heal. The idea is to figure out how to build a better foundation.” Other points brought up during the first public meeting included the struggle of communicating with people who are in the midst of addictions, and how to support without enabling …