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Committee hearing. Tribal Council Secretary Michael Langley read a statement at the beginning of the meeting, stating that Tribal Council believes the amendment is in the best interest of the Tribe. It comes in reaction to the divisive disenrollment proceedings that occurred in 2015 during which 67 Tribal members from one family were provisionally disenrolled. Eventually, the Tribal Court of Appeals ruled that the Tribal members who were identified for disenrollment because they allegedly did …

she cannot speak to why other Tribes are not following Grand Ronde’s lead. “All Tribes are sovereign nations,” Kennedy said. “They determine who their members are. When there is a groundswell, I would think, of the membership expressing their desires … every Tribe looks at that differently. I can’t speak for my neighboring Tribe who deals with an issue in one way. I know that we are doing the best we can in recognizing our people. Perhaps other Tribes will look at what we’ve done.” To listen …

margin of victory over second-place finisher Jack Giffen Jr., who received 565 votes, was 59 votes. Giffen, who has been serving as Tribal Council vice chair, was elected to Tribal Council for the fifth time. Tribal Council member Denise Harvey received 557 votes to gain her second consecutive three-year term on Tribal Council, edging out fourth-place finisher Lisa Leno by three votes. It marked the second straight year with a close finish as Tribal Council member Jon A. George retained his …

, the area served at the time by the Willamina-based West Valley Fire District. “At first I really struggled with the decision (to run for sheriff) because to be 100 percent transparent and honest, I have the best job that anybody could ever have right now,” he said. “I’ve been empowered by the Tribe and our leadership to build something from nothing and before that, when I was emergency manager, there was all kinds of support. We were able to do things I haven’t seen in regular government …

tomorrow, so we’re excited about that.” The exhibit, “Tamanowas,” was located in a room off the main event center where vendors were selling jewelry, clothing, blankets and other items. Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George served as event emcee. He noted that before it began, Tribal members had gathered at the Tribal Cemetery for prayers, called atudship. “We’ve been doing that every morning of Restoration since the 30 th year,” George said. “We place our healing stones and pray for healing …

the mouth of the Columbia down to about Tillamook and then up to The Dalles, and then to the Willamette Falls,” Mercier said. “That’s the only place that it lives, that it comes from. You know, when people see Pacific Northwest art, they think of Salish art, which is huge; up the West Coast, all through Washington to Alaska, where it changes some but it’s still the same art form.” Salish art is best known for the iconic totem poles that dot the Pacific Northwest, but Chinookan artists did …

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(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 …

frequently to eat lunch and socialize, and attends an exercise class every Tuesday and Thursday, which involves walking in place for increasing amounts of time. “It’s tough, but good because everyone can go at their own pace,” Leno, 74, says. “When we get tired, we can take a break. I’m a diabetic and I like to cheat a lot, so I really need to stay in shape.” Leno says that the staff and Elders Committee do a good job of offering activities, but that many Elders aren’t taking advantage of those …

this could go out for the membership’s opinion, so I’m just going to remind you all that this is what the area needs and it should not come down to what it does for our pocketbooks or if we live in the area or not. Grand Ronde is the home of our Tribe and the real Indian way is taking care of our home and the many that are in need. I do know that many Tribal members are not from there, but I can honestly say if there were any other place with the amount of members we have here that needed …