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. Fire Management: Planned burns will be the preferred method of site preparation and vegetation management. Commercial thinning and proactive treatments will occur at 12 years instead of 20 to manage spacing. Silviculture: The focus is on cultivation, managing invasive species and implementing climate resilience. Silviculture treatments include burning, site prep, planting, netting, releasing, under planting, spot spraying, under burning and pre-commercial thinning. Drake then shared several maps …

was first staged in 2006. "This timely and lyric play celebrates the important role of the salmon in Native culture and spirituality and explores the intimate, profound and ecologically critical relationship between people, land, river and biotic communities," states the play's synopsis on the University of Oregon Department of Theatre Arts' Web site. "In the end, salmon means home for all of us who live in the Pacific Northwest." Clifford, who is not attending the University of Oregon, said she …

different ways, such as at gatherings, etc. Tribal Council member Wink Soderberg said that the song "was so good" that he was going to save it for 40 years to play at his funeral. The song can be listened to and downloaded for free at www.lookingwolf.com . Reibach's presentation also can be watched on the Tribal Web site by clicking on the May 25 Tribal Council meeting video starting at about the three-minute mark. "In continuation of support for our Tribe and wishing us all 'One Heart …

meeting on June 2, which can be viewed on the Tribal Web site www.grandronde.org under the Videos tab, involved a back and forth about whether it was better to bundle the four amendments into one vote or allow Tribal voters to decide an each amendment separately. In February 2008, Tribal membership voted on three separate enrollment proposals, but only OK'd a five-year relinquishment period by enough votes - two-thirds majority -- to amend the Tribal Constitution. A proposal to remove the rule …

became the Tribe's Tribal Historic Preservation Officer in early 2011 after the Tribe received a $27,000 grant from the National Park Service. The position allows the Tribe to have increased sovereignty in controlling its architectural and historic sites on Reservation and trust lands. As the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Thorsgard has the authority on the Tribe's trust lands to assess potential archaeological materials and devise plans to avoid affecting the site or move the materials out …

a special, shared responsibility to respect and foster American Indian and Alaska Native cultural and religious heritage, and today's agreement recognizes that important role," said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in a statement. The four federal agencies plan to work during the next five years to raise awareness about sacred sites, including development of a Web site, a training program for federal employees and guidance for managing sacred sites. In addition, officials at the Department …

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was a site heavily used by Native Americans in the pre-contact era. After finding the item, which Engman told The Salem Statesman-Journal looked like a "pretty weird rock," she showed it to her mother, Callavinna Simons, who called the Marion County Historical Society, which referred them to the state Parks and Recreation Department. State Archaeologist Dennis Griffin authenticated the item as a Native American artifact, probably used by the Santiam band of the Kalapuya people. Griffin said …

NAMMYs this year - Best Compilation and Best Male Artist. Those awards went to "The Color of Hope" and Gary Small, respectively. Tribal member and guitarist Steve Hudson, who presented the Best Music Video award to Reibach, also was nominated this year for Best Country Recording for "The Old Road," but that award went to C.C. Murdock for "Native Heart." To watch the award-winning "Live As One" video, visit the Web site www.lookingwolf.com. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link …

federal grant applications. "We continue to move forward with fundraising efforts paralleled with management and continued development of Land and Culture and Chachalu. Full updates of the Chachalu capital campaign with financials, projections, plans and recommendations shall be provided to Tribal Council in September." Long a dream of the Tribe, a Tribal museum and cultural center received a jump-start in the summer of 2011 when the Tribe purchased the former Grand Ronde Middle School site from …