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and Rehabilitation Services, for vocational rehabilitation services for Native Americans with disabilities; And approved a grant application for up to $100,000 to the Climate Smart Communities Initiative organization to help advance community-based climate resiliency efforts. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Videos tab. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe …

enrollment forms, visit https://www.grandronde.org/services/member-services/enrollment/ . Downloadable forms will be available online by 4 p.m. Friday, May 30. A fillable form will also be available when the open enrollment period begins June 3. The fillable form will be available online at https://www.grandronde.org/services/member-services/ Forms will also be available at the Tribal Governance Center, Health and Wellness Center, Elders Activity Center, Social Services, Adult Education …

the enrollment of one infant into the Tribe because they meet the requirements under the Tribal Constitution and Enrollment Ordinance. To watch the entire meeting, visit the Tribal government’s website at www.grandronde.org and click on the Videos tab. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

. “It is the most essential and precious resource that has supported humanity for over 1,000 generations.” In the trailer, an aerial view of the river in a desert canyon is the backdrop behind text that reads “A tribute to the mighty Colorado River.” Screenings are limited to select theaters. For information on where you can see the film, visit https://theamericansouthwest.film/ and watch the trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K96ly_uLAPk . This story will be updated when the film is digitally …

present was because of a concurrent competition powwow being held in the Pendleton area by the Umatilla Tribe. Tribal Elders in attendance included former Tribal Council Chairwoman Kathryn Harrison, John Lillard, Ed Larsen and Cherie Butler, to name a few. Vendors north of the powwow grounds offered a variety of merchandise for sale, including jewelry, pottery, paintings, beadwork and car decals. Attendees wore a variety of regalia and Native-themed T-shirts, which included one that read “Don’t …

and the cycle is vicious.” Dispensing of the medications is highly regulated. There are 22 cameras located throughout the closely monitored facility. There are also regular inventory checks and no one is allowed to be alone in the medication room. The medicine itself is locked in a secure safe. Registered nurses dispense it under the watchful eye of a supervisor. Clients who have earned take-home doses are given their medication in lock boxes. To help prevent inappropriate use or sale, clients …

included local vegetables, fruits and desserts. These included marionberry, huckleberry, blueberry, pecan, apple and pumpkin pie. Many artisans filled the corridors of the events center, displaying their work for sale. One vendor was Tribal member Melanie Monson. “I just learned in the last year how to weave bear grass. I am going to start harvesting up on Mary’s Peak or Mount Hood,” she said. The pine nuts in her jewelry come from a harvest in California, and the dentalium are mollusk shells …

, so he carved on them. So, I did the jewelry part.” She said today she still uses antlers in her work, making veterans’ pendants, for example. Seidel, who has always done a lot of canning, enjoys offering her fruit and berry jams for sale, along with blankets and beaded necklaces. King makes beaded earrings, necklaces and other jewelry. “My mom always canned; that’s how we lived,” Seidel said. “I’m the youngest of 11 children. We had to can.” She gardened as well, until moving to a 55-and-older …

to Table Rocks, which consists of Upper and Lower Table Rock. The group included Leno, Bobb and fellow Tribal Council members Jack Giffen Jr., Chris Mercier and Wink Soderberg, Tribal Director of Operations and Tribal member John Mercier, Tribal Attorney Rob Greene and Soderberg's wife, Kathy. It was the first visit to the Rocks for Soderberg and John Mercier. Giffen said he has been to the Rocks many times and Bobb, Leno and Chris Mercier had visited once before in 2002 when Bobb, along …

approaching the Grand Ronde table. Sponsored by the Legislative Commission on Indian Services and Oregon’s Tribes, the day’s intent was to provide a time for state legislators and government employees to visit and chat with Tribal representatives. The event was titled “Oregon Is Indian Country: Say Hello to Your Neighbors.” After a slow first hour between and 8 and 9 a.m., it appeared that coffee had kicked in and the Galleria was full of people interested in the Tribal tables. In addition …