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phones, and allows users to meet online, with or without video. Zoom users can choose to record meetings, collaborate on projects and share or comment on each other’s screens, all with a platform that is relatively user-friendly. It’s also free for meetings of up to 40 minutes with 100 participants. Paid plans range from $150 to $200 per year. Government agencies in the Unites States and worldwide have been using Zoom to communicate and continue conducting business during the pandemic, including …

on the bill officially ended the dark time of Termination. Every year since, the Tribe has held a celebration. It includes a meal, giveaways, speeches, dancing, drumming, singing and a Restoration Powwow. Approximately 200 Tribal members, family, friends and elected officials traveled to Grand Ronde last year for the event held in the Tribal gym. In an e-mail to all Tribal employees on Friday, Nov. 20, Kennedy said that Restoration is a bright spot in an otherwise bleak year. “This Sunday marks …

COVID-19 vaccine just before Christmas. Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe said the Tribe's Health & Wellness Center received 200 doses of the recently approved Moderna vaccine on Tuesday, Dec. 22. “I am very happy to say we received the first allotment of the Moderna vaccine and we are starting to vaccinate clinic personnel, Tribal first responders, then adult foster care workers and residents, so we can start getting some herd immunity built up,” she said. As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec …

will likely have only 20 on a bus.” Willamina, which has approximately 40 percent Native American or descendant students in its population, has had kindergarten students, several special needs students and students with Internet connectivity issues on the campus for in-person learning since late September. “We have had approximately 150 to 200 students a day on campus with no COVID outbreaks among our student-teacher population,” Zimbrick said. “Our district leadership team will create a re-opening …

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. Those are expected to cover the cost of 15 treatment centers with wraparound services. Until they are created, a temporary 24/7 phone hotline has been set up by partnering with Lines for Life, a suicide prevention nonprofit. Lastly, the Health Authority also was required to form an Oversight and Accountability Council by Feb. 1 to implement a plan to establish treatment centers and administer funds. Almost 200 applied to serve on the council, with 21 selected, including Tribal Council Chairwoman …

it was held in Grand Ronde to more than 200 the fifth year. After the keynote address, several breakout sessions were held where attendees could ask questions and work in small groups, just as if they were attending the summit in person. Grand Ronde Tribal member and Oregon Indian Education Director April Campbell was one of the presenters. She works closely with state education groups, Oregon’s nine federally recognized Tribes, and other Native communities and organizations. She also led …

meetings for the group since the pandemic began. “Until 200 years ago, we were living in peace, going about the daily business of surviving the elements,” Bobb said. “Then, the Oregon Territory was opened up to the white settlers with total disregard for the Indigenous people who occupied the lands for 10,000 years. … With the advent of the white settler into the farmland of the Willamette Valley, and the overwhelming dominance of the U.S. Cavalry, my ancestral leaders were forced to the table to cede …

of milepost 4 on Highway 18. Assist outside agency in the 24000 block of Yamhill River Road. Assist outside agency in the 27900 block of Andy Riggs Road. Assist outside agency in the 200 block of Northeast Third Street in Willamina. Thursday, Sept. 9 Domestic disturbance reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Suspicious activity reported in the 27100 block of Salmon River Highway. Assist outside agency in the 27900 block of Andy Riggs Road. Warrant arrest occurred in the area of Hebo …

. The Tribal leaders also sent a separate letter to Secretary of State Shemia Fagan asking her office to review whether the small Oregon Racing Commission has the regulatory framework, statutory authority, security controls and staff expertise to adequately regulate a gaming facility with more than 200 of the machines. “We are at a critical moment where the state is about to approve the largest expansion of state-regulated gambling in decades without public or legislative input,” the Tribal …