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Culture Yesteryears: Jan. 1, 2025 12.30.2024 Yesteryears 2010 2020 – Tribal member Allison Empey, who was working part-time as a pediatrician, took job as deputy director of the Northwest Native American Center for Excellence, to oversee a program to help Native American and Alaska Native students prepare for medical school. The center was formed as a collaboration between Portland State University, Oregon Health and Science University and the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. It …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council announces new app launch, approves ag permits 09.11.2025 Danielle Harrison Tribal Council By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals editor With just a week passing in between meetings, Tribal Council had a fairly light agenda Wednesday, Sept. 10, with only a few action items. The shorter one-week period between meetings occurred because Tribal Council traditionally holds a meeting after new members are sworn into office. Earlier in the day, incumbent Kathleen …

Fellowship is a distinguished program that has brought mutual benefit for years to fellows, Pacific Northwest Tribes and Oregonians.” Wright said she looks forward to being a part of DeFazio’s team again to gain a deeper understanding of the government-to-government relationship between Tribal, state and federal governments, and to learn the practical experience needed to navigate Tribal politics and policies. “I am excited by the prospect of working in a bipartisan environment and experiencing …

, and she has always been a real professional." Claymore oversees nine other Indian schools in the Northwest and is acting school supervisor at Chemawa. "I loved it there," said Fischer. "I liked the people that worked there. And you learned a lot from the students. I enjoyed that." Fischer applied for the position during the summer and was notified of the good news by Claymore on Sept. 14. She was sworn in to the three-year position on Sept. 22 at the first board meeting of the new school year …

fully understands our Tribal government finances can enlighten us. Leroy Good Roll #892 Dear Tribal members: I would like to say thank you to all Tribal members who made this year's Contest Powwow possible. Thank you to the Powwow Special Event Board members for your dedication and hard work preparing for and facilitating the powwow; thank you to Tribal Council for your commitment to promoting our culture and heritage through the powwow; thank you to the volunteers who made the powwow possible …

members. "It's been good for us to do the teamwork," said Deborah Kroeker, Housing Services specialist, and point-person for the team. "Unfortunately, we tend to get tied up in our own stuff. Now, this coordinated effort is on the front burner. "As we go through this process, we hope that it will improve how services are structured. All of us will be more knowledgeable about how related services function, and what services others provide." It is a program whose time has come. Polk County initiated …

Tribal member. “The importance is that all the Tribes collectively came together with the university and said we are going to work together on making higher education not only a priority, but also a good experience for Native students who come to the University of Oregon. It really lays the foundation for future collaboration.” “I think the importance of it was that, number one, it was a task just to get all nine Tribes there and Tribal leadership there,” Leno said. “But I believe it shows …

that of 67 properties owned by the Tribe, 10 are not in trust, including Chachalu. “Of those 10 properties, three are currently with the Bureau of Indian Affairs for conversion, one we are presenting today (Chachalu) and four of the remaining six we are in the process of removing obstacles to make them good conversion candidates,” stated the staff report. In addition, Reibach said the Rattlesnake Butte fee-to-trust application is the first non-local one for the Tribe. The Chachalu property …

is the great-grandson of Martha Jane Sands, whose statue stands at Spirit Mountain Casino in honor of her and for the journey she made on the Trail of Tears. Dean's aunt Gertrude also is displayed sitting next to Martha Jane Sands. Dean also served as intake personnel with Social Services in Salem. He loved working with children and enjoyed spending time with youth. Dean enjoyed the time he spent coaching baseball, hunting and fishing, and was known to be the life of the party and to have a good …

genuinely want to know as much as possible. It’s good talking to people who are interested and eager to learn more.” During past events, some Tribes have displayed and shared thoughts about their baskets, cradleboards, native plants, first foods, youth and Elders programs, partnerships with their neighbors and other governments, fisheries, health programs and governmental organization. Although the Native American Rehabilitation Association’s serving of mini frybread was cancelled last year due …