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interpretations, ours is simply this: For 27 years we lived as members of this Tribe, we met the constitutional requirements for enrollment, we drummed, we sang at events, some of us mastered Chinuk Wawa and we allowed the Tribe to use our family to influence public policy. People within certain positions in our Tribal governance, those whose behavior is considered “affirmative misconduct” and “very egregious” by the court, wanted us out, and for a time, we were. But we're back. Because, as we've …

returning to the community after rehabilitation or incarceration. Weasel is an Assiniboine Tribal member from the Fort Belknap community near Harlem, Mont. And Maria Ulery-LaFriniere, who started working for the Tribe in July, is the new chemical dependency counselor. She is a member of the White Earth Band of Chippewa who previously worked for the White Bison organization and for the Siletz Tribe. “They both have very solid A and D (alcohol and drug counseling) credentials, but they also have …

, Dobkins said. This year, and for a few more to come, it is and will be the Chemawa photo project. "The project is one that will exist on a number of levels," Dobkins said, "and change over time." It will include straight research to archive the photos. Studying the yearbooks will play an important role in making identifications and verifying time. It will include meetings with Chemawa students past and present, and that will likely involve Grand Ronde and other Native American Elders who attended …

working for Great Western Corp. on the Fogarty Creek Bridge project on U.S. Highway 101. “He has been offered to move with the company to the next project in California, so a real success story in a short period of time for Ferrell DeGarmo,” said Azure. DeGarmo, who was the March worker of the month, received an engraved plaque and a $150 gift certificate to Spirit Mountain Casino. “I just want to thank everybody – all the TERO staff,” said DeGarmo. “I’m thankful for all the opportunity given to me …

was Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez, who completed her fellowship with Rep. Kurt Schrader’s office in 2010 and was hired full-time as the congressman's communications director and district representative for Tillamook and Lincoln counties. Her specialties included fisheries, transportation, community development, grants, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and ocean issues, including tsunami, marine debris, and wave and wind energy. Auger is also working for Schrader’s office …

to their dad wasn’t enough. The fight seemed too big and I wasn’t in a good place. … I chose to be prideful, stubborn and refused to surrender.” Since Leno still saw her children every other weekend, she told herself at the time that everything was OK. “But then I would lose a job, stop paying child support and then lose my driver’s license,” she says. “I would go from seeing them every other weekend to being very undependable.” Leno first tried methamphetamine at a party in 1981. At first, it was all …

for Willamette Falls on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The rally was held in opposition to Portland General Electric’s attempt to condemn 5 acres of public land at Willamette Falls located between Oregon City and West Linn. “We are here today to stand up for our river,” Tribal Council member Kathleen George said. “We are here today on behalf of the Grand Ronde people, on behalf of the Oregon people, who love Willamette Falls. Grand Ronde people have been here and at the base of the falls since time immemorial …

’t be what it is today,” she said. “I want to say thank you because working here has been phenomenal to me. We’re such a generous and giving community, and I’m thankful every day for the opportunities that I have.” After the presentation concluded, several Tribal Council members thanked Ambrose. “When I get the time to go on Fridays, people are always very, very grateful,” Vice Chair Chris Mercier said. “I don’t know of another Tribe that has something equivalent to this, it’s a real boon to our …

bottom covers parent on the roll at the time of your birth with 176 denied applications. Hardly the floodgates that some would like us to believe. However, they made it very clear that there will be more and they can’t be sure exactly how many, but these are actual applications they have denied due to the 1999 amendment over the past 17 years. The others statistics listed will not be affected by the purposed amendment. This amendment in no way helps anyone who meets zero requirements. Really have …

fishing organizations in Oregon were not only in attendance, but their members also were very vocal and demonstrative in efforts to fight any harvesting and gathering rights the Tribe sought to regain. Tribal Council Secretary Cheryle A. Kennedy, who served on early Tribal Councils in the 1980s, said it was a “terrible time” for the Tribe and that Tribal Council members felt like they were being held hostage choosing between hunting and fishing rights or getting support for a Reservation Plan …