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are suffering from staggering violent crime and victimization rates,” she said. “PL 280 Tribes and those facing the challenges of Termination and Restoration are disproportionately impacted by this underfunding. As Congress determines how to best allocate funds, Grand Ronde asks that increased and targeted funding for these Tribes be given a high priority.” Kennedy also touched on two other funding issues in her submitted and oral testimony – more funding for the Indian Health Service to improve health …

Hernandez handed out certificates of appreciation and Tribal Council members shook employees’ hands and also dispensed occasional hugs. Tribal employees were treated to a catered lunch, which included prime rib, salmon, turkey, sage stuffing, mashed potatoes, fresh vegetables, green salad, pasta salad, fruit salad, rolls and several dessert options. Raffles were conducted throughout the event that included gift cards to Best Buy, Target, Walmart, Home Depot, Dutch Bros. and Cabelas, as well …

the discovery with Biological Technician Nathan Breece. "The tin sheets draw the snakes because they provide cover and warm up underneath when the sun's out. We flipped the tin over and there was the snake. "We have equipment that we used to safely get our hands on the snake. We had it for maybe 10 minutes and then released it." Dirksen and Breece documented the first western rattlesnake the Tribe has seen at the refuge. Although there is a history of western rattlesnakes in the area, it has been so …

have a written policy on what students can wear during graduation ceremonies. “It’s all up to local control,” Campbell said. “Typically every year we get phone calls from parents or students concerned that they were told that they were not able to wear regalia or eagle feathers. So for the last few years since we don’t have an official state policy, Dr. Noor and his predecessor, Rob Sexton, have sent these letters out as a reminder for the districts to encourage them to hopefully do some outreach …

definition of “federal recognition.” “The ROD most conspicuously fails to reckon in any serious way with the 2005 proceedings before the National Indian Gaming Commission in this very case with respect to this very parcel,” Robbins said. “In seeking a so-called restored lands exception to IGRA (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act), the Cowlitz admitted and the NIGC determined that any recognition or jurisdiction for the Cowlitz was terminated as of 1934 and had been throughout the entire 20 th century …

way to ensure continued support of Oregon nonprofit organizations. Tribal member and Spirit Mountain Casino Marketing Director Adam Henny, a member of the fund board since its establishment, said he also was encouraged with results of the meeting. “I have been so pleased to represent both Spirit Mountain Casino and my Tribe on the Spirit Mountain Community Fund board over the last few years,” he said. 1999 – The Grand Ronde Community Water Association and the Tribe announced a settlement …

players, Spirit Mountain is doing well, especially in the first seven months of 2019. In 2018, the casino was 7.8 percent over budget and is matching budget projections so far this year. Dillon said the challenges continuing to confront Spirit Mountain include a difficult hiring market in which the state unemployment rate is low and there are a reported 30,000 unfilled jobs in Oregon. In reaction, the casino is using gaming technology to make operations more efficient. “Everyone is wanting help …

generations to this woman’s grandmother, and had happened for so long it had become an accepted practice in that family.” She added that some of the self-medicating behaviors victims of historical trauma may engage in include alcohol and drug abuse, rape, and emotional and sexual abuse, which cause further trauma and perpetuate the cycle. “In law enforcement and social services, you deal with some people so much, you get impatient with them,” Edwards said. “But we don’t know what caused them to go …

, the most exciting part is that it is an opportunity for all of us to see old friends and relatives, and to be so thankful for our Tribe being restored and all of those who made it possible,” Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George says. “It’s a time to come together and have fun.” On Friday, Nov. 22, the Tribe will fete 36 years of Restoration and all of the accomplishments that have come with it. George serves on the Restoration Committee, which is charged with arranging the celebration. The group has …

through our doors now, probably because bars are now closing at 10 p.m.,” he said. “So far, we are doing very well. There was pent-up demand of people wanting to come out.” Spirit Mountain Casino had considered reinstituting its popular shuttle service, but ultimately decided to wait given the recent uptick of coronavirus cases in Oregon and the difficulty in thoroughly sanitizing the buses. “We have to be responsible and consider that most of the people we are bringing in on those buses are older …