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for grabs. Our ethnicity, our traditions, who we are is not swag for non-Indian students, parents or communities to make money off of. … I am not a mascot, a stereotype or a nickname. We are all human beings.” On the other hand, Tribal Council and Tribal staff explained the Tribe’s stand on Native American mascots. “This is a Native American issue, not a Board of Education issue,” said Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno. “We should have it in our hands to declare what is right and what is wrong. … Why …

; Gleaners of Clackamas County Inc. of Oregon City, $5,000, to acquire a forklift; Greater Yamhill Watershed Council of McMinnville, $4,700, for its Watershed Education Adventures Youth Stewardship Program; HIV Alliance of Eugene, $25,000, for reducing injection-related HIV infections in Lane County; I Have a Dream Foundation of Oregon of Portland, $40,000, for its Dreamer School Engagement Project; Japanese Garden Society of Oregon of Portland, $75,000, for its Cultural Crossing expansion project …

Kathleen George introduced Tribal Council members in attendance: Vice Chair Jack Giffen Jr., Secretary Toby McClary, Tonya Gleason-Shepek, Chris Mercier and Ed Pearsall. McClary and Pearsall sit on the Community Fund’s Board of Trustees along with Chairman Sho Dozono, who also attended the check distribution. “We couldn’t be more proud to support your work,” George said. “You folks who are here today are truly our community champions, and I have to tell you that the Tribe is tremendously proud …

to the Spirit Mountain Community Fund family to the new folks,” George said. “It is a tremendous privilege for the Tribe and Spirit Mountain Community Fund to invest in your work and to empower your work. I want to thank you for being Oregon’s community heroes.” McClary welcomed grant recipients to Grand Ronde. “It is important for us to get people out past the casino to the Tribal headquarters to realize that we are more than a casino out here,” McClary said. “We are a true government …

into a lengthy discussion. Vice Chair Jack Giffen Jr. moved to table the first reading, saying he favored an advisory vote from the membership before Tribal Council decides on such an important social issue. “This impacts many generations,” Giffen said. “We all were raised differently and I think an advisory vote by the membership would be, in my eyes, the best way to go with this because each generation has their own opinion of this law. For nine people to make a decision, which encompasses so many …

their people, including the safety for Native women in their Tribal communities," she said. "I want to make a difference for future generations," said Adams. "We owe them. It's time to make a change." Services available for victims of domestic violence include: Grand Ronde Native American Women Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, Grand Ronde, 503-930-8799 Henderson House, McMinnville, 503-472-1503 Sable House, Dallas, 503-623-6703 Willamette Valley Crisis Center, Salem, 24-hour hotline …

have affected Tribal constitutional amendment elections. Most recently in May 2014, Tribal Council requested the bureau cancel a scheduled election because procedural errors at the Siletz Agency Office “seriously compromised” the integrity of the election process. Tribal Council unanimously agreed during its Jan. 2 meeting to create policies on running BIA elections at the urging of Giffen. “Three times is three strikes,” he said. “I’m not going to have egg on my face a fourth time.” Share …

-making era in the 1850s, the government approached us and entered into seven treaties. We have seven ratified treaties. We are a strong people. We occupied the area of western Oregon, a vast land area. … I wanted you to know that through that treaty-making era, in exchange for our lands we pre-paid for certain things through those treaty obligations. And those were to have a homeland; they were to have health, education. We were to have a place where we could live and raise our families …

. Van Orden’s daughter, Annette Wright and her husband, Pickett, drove from North Carolina to witness her father’s name being added to the list. He was a World War II Navy veteran who served in the South Pacific. “Last year we were in town visiting relatives and saw this memorial,” she said. “I called Steve Bobb and found out my grandfather was on the list, so we talked about what it would take to add my dad, and that’s why we’re here now.” Annette Wright touches the pillar where her grandfather …

Coordinator Jesse Knight, Board of Trustees Chair Chip Lazenby, Giffen and Harvey shook recipients’ hands. “Thank you for all of the work you do to make a difference in our community,” Harvey said. “This is my most favorite part of the job. I’m very proud of the Community Fund.” Following the check presentation, Marion-Polk Food Share won a Pendleton blanket that was raffled off. Large grant recipients during the June 12 event were: Juliette’s House of McMinnville, $50,000, for its “Prevention Arc …