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Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Oct. 15, 2011 10.13.2011 Ron Karten Letters Dear Tribal Council: I do not like to choose between the good of my Tribe and the good of my family. Please break the enrollment bundle down into four separate questions so I can vote on each of them on their own merit. Rosemary Jameson Roll #883 Dear Smoke Signals : I am a Tribal Elder. I greatly appreciate the benefits that the Tribe affords me and my family. I have four grandchildren who …

a growing Tribe, so do we really need an enrollment change? In my opinion as a Tribal member, no. So join me in voting “no” on both of the choices put before you on the constitutional amendments. Reyn Leno Tribal Council Chair Roll #453 Dear Smoke Signals : I just wanted to put a special thank you into Smoke Signals for our meat donation for Coffee Creek’s spring celebration. Without the help of our Tribal volunteers and our people, the people in prison would not get anything. The women here …

. “A lot of times, women who are in prison, it is due to circumstances which led them to the choices that they made,” she says. “That is what happened to me. After I split up with my ex, I couldn’t afford to take care of the kids, pay for rent and groceries and make the car payment. I worked and sold drugs, but you can’t do that for long without getting caught.” Research from the Prison Policy Initiative backs this up. In addition to policy changes that increased the arrest and incarceration …

all of his life. The family wanted to share one of his passions for writing with this poem that expressed his lifelong battle. "The Trail" "I feel a need to write my thoughts and experiences, the urge to write, as if it were an unstoppable wind blowing through the forest. I stand on a mountaintop looking down the trail these 50 years have brought me. I see a trail with many twists and curves, a trail with very little sunshine and much sadness, but when the sun shined, it was so bright and soul …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor - March 15, 2012 03.14.2012 Ron Karten Letters Dear Smoke Signals : Let me begin by saying "thank you" to everyone reading this letter. Allow me to share my heartfelt gratitude. Every day we experience and express kindness, happiness, devotion, pride and many other good moments. Whether it is a smile from a child, a loving remark from a spouse or an achievement at work, we all have our good moments. Moments such as these are valuable and we should …

member Leland Hofenbredl, Matt's father, who has supported his son since the beginning, encouraging travel across the country and for Matt to compete. "It's quite an accomplishment," he added, "but I knew he could do it." Strategy, much of it coming from Matt's own instincts, play a big part in his efforts on the mat. "If they're watching me, I want to give them something different than what they've seen (me do in previous matches)," Matt said about how he changes his take-down styles with each …

of Los Angeles. "I loved it. I absolutely loved it. I was being promoted to run the drug treatment program, but by then I knew I wanted to give back to the Tribe, and put out the word at the Tribe that if anything opens up." She is a dedicated exerciser, taking advantage of all the Tribal fitness programs: "Spinning I love." She is also taking in the beauty of the state, the farmers' markets "and helping resurrect my culture is the cherry on the sundae for me. I get to give back and learn myself …

when a refinery fire in California once again stressed the supply of gasoline on the West Coast. "Gas prices generally impact our visits from what we call the 50- to 75-mile range; the Portland and Vancouver area. In April, we saw a significant reduction in the number of trips coming from that area," he said. "The good news is, such as it was in April, people were still coming, a little bit less often but spending a little bit more, which tells me they still had money to spend, but they choose …

Ronde, where he grew up, and his long tenure working in Portland as reasons why he received the third most votes in the election. George said he will work with the other eight Tribal Council members and attempt to make economic diversification of the Tribe's business interests a priority. "For myself, I know that I have to work with eight other people," George said. "For me, it would be very presumptuous to walk in and act like I am going to change everything. "It is about respecting the other …

the country. You guys inspire me every single day." After honoring the late Sonny Black Eagle, who adopted Obama into the Crow Nation during his 2008 presidential campaign and recently walked on, Obama listed his priorities for his second term as president regarding Native American issues. "We've got more work to do," Obama said. "With domestic violence so prevalent on reservations, we're pushing Congress to restore your power to bring to justice anyone, Indian or nonIndian, who hurts a woman …