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spent a lot of time pacing back and forth in that spot, trying to stay warm. Other restoration work on the Officer's Quarters building included recreation of a porch and installation of a bay window. Licht said a recent discovery of a painting of Fort Hoskins in Philomath, which was a sister fort to Fort Yamhill and built by the same people, provided clues to what Fort Yamhill probably looked like. "There were no photographs of Fort Yamhill, so what do you restore it to?" Licht said about …

will exercise sovereignty over its lands by setting its own harvest limits that do not exceed those OK'd by the state. Natural Resources Department Manager Michael Wilson said that currently, Tribal members who are hunting with a Tribally issued tag are doing so under the auspices of the 1986 consent decree, which is controlled by the state. The consent decree established Tribal hunting, fishing and gathering rights and set the Trask Wildlife Unit, north of the Reservation, as the area where …

. Leno, who also is Tribal Council chairman, welcomed the grant recipients to Grand Ronde and talked about being on Tribal Council when the fund was formed 17 years ago. "We like to have you come to the Governance Center so you can find out what we're all about," Leno said, adding that the Tribe likes to dispel the myth that it is only its casino. "We appreciate all your efforts," said Ron Reibach, who works at Spirit Mountain Casino and also sits on the fund's Board of Trustees. "I see where …

(to the landscape) since that time and am thankful we have an agreement in place.” Kennedy’s remarks kicked off the seventh annual Coffee & Conversation event held in southern Oregon on Friday, Sept. 21, to commemorate the 1853 treaty signing at Table Rocks and the September 2011 signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Land Management and The Nature Conservancy to manage the Table Rocks area north of Medford. “I hope our joint efforts are helping turn the dial to a better place …

that they matter,” he said, before introducing two youth who have been helped by the Dream Center. “Making a difference in lives takes partnerships and we thank you so much for partnering with us and helping us to make a difference.” Community Fund Grants Coordinator Julia Willis and Program Coordinator Angela Sears then read off this quarter’s grant recipients while Community Director Mychal Cherry handed out gift bags and Dozono distributed the checks. Other large grants recipients on Dec. 13 …

is a great milestone to have accomplished. From where the Tribe and the Tribal community have come from and what we had back then and being Terminated, I have so much gratitude for our Tribe being able to help the nonprofit organizations in Oregon and for us to be able to accomplish what we have and to help all of you accomplish what you have. To be a part of that is just an overwhelming appreciation.” Sears also introduced Community Fund employees-- Grants Coordinator Jim Holmes, Program …

Steve Bobb Sr., who is also a Vietnam War-era Marine Corps veteran. “There haven’t been any big events for quite a while.” The powwow will begin at uyxat Powwow Grounds off Hebo Road with a Veterans Royalty pageant at 11 a.m. Friday, July 8, and conclude with a grand entry at noon Sunday, July 10. The last Veterans Powwow was held in 2019, and few things have changed for this year’s format, except there won’t be an official Veterans Summit that began in 2013 in an effort to connect veterans …

and understanding, walked on Thursday, Aug. 11, at the age of 73. He was born on April 7, 1949, to Faye Riggs White and Wilson Bobb Jr. When he was 2 months old, his mother was killed in a car accident and he was raised by his grandparents, Wilson Bobb Sr. and Lena Bobb, on a 240-acre farm where the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department building is now located off Hebo Road. He attended school in Willamina and left Willamina High three months before he was set to graduate in 1967 and started …

be at the core subject areas. Staffing high school is based on offering all courses required for graduation. … So that becomes a bit more difficult when enrollment declines.” She cited the Nixya’awii Community School, which is a public charter school in Pendleton that serves the area’s Native American population, as an example. “To access public funds (state school funding), the charter school must be sponsored by a public school,” she said. “The funding flows through the public school with 85 …

training, Moody was shipped off to Vietnam, where he spent six months as a combat medic. Afterward, he transferred to military assistance command, where he worked with a medical team doing public relations work by providing health care for local villagers. Moody was about to retire when the first Gulf War started in January 1991. He continued his service, retiring later that year. “So, immediately after leaving the Army, I joined Doctors Without Borders,” he said. “I'm sure most of you have heard …