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Specialist Chris Rempel. Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy welcomed attendees and shared how the Tribe is embracing a holistic and comprehensive approach to opioid addiction. “Every day we see the impacts of opioids in our community,” Kennedy said. “The addiction doesn’t end with the person. It impacts their family, friends and community. I pray that by expanding our services to Portland, more people will find recovery and all of those impacted may begin to heal.” Joining Kennedy in welcoming …

successes of the past year, organizational changes, construction projects and future goals. “I’m excited to talk about everything we’ve done this past year, and our hopes and dreams for the future,” she said. Fasana said 2022 as a whirlwind year after weathering almost two years of various COVID-19 restrictions and closures. “We have new buildings coming online and are trying to figure out where everyone will be going,” she said. “We are still short-staffed and our employees need extra support …

. “After fighting for TERO for many, many years, and seeing how our Tribal members were swept under the rug, how will these amendments promote Tribal members into executive-level positions,” Giffen said. “I look here and see almost everyone in this room and the folks on Tribal Council who were given an opportunity by the Tribe to succeed. … By taking TERO out of this, you’re eliminating an opportunity for a Tribal member to be in a good position. For me, this is going backward.” Tribal Council …

by Tribal Council and it won’t have a provision for elections and nominations. That’s the primary change.” Tribal Council member Lisa Leno added that some council members and Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez had a very “robust” meeting with the prior Elders Committee regarding the changes. “We spent three hours going through this and they provided a lot of comments,” she said. “Those have all been included in this draft so I appreciate them looking through it and giving their feedback and thoughts …

of the Tipsu-ili’i Tribal homeownership development. Specifically, the work will involve building roads and underground utilities to serve the next phase of 32 homes. “We’re excited to get this project underway so we can get phase two completed,” Tribal Engineering & Community Development Department Manager Ryan Webb said during a Tuesday, Sept. 23, Legislative Action Committee meeting. Webb said he expects utilities and roads to be complete in approximately 15 months. There is not a set date for when …

in this year's journey. The Canoe Family has now completed seven journeys, and some Tribal members have participated from the beginning. Most are along to paddle a stroke or two, or many more, but not Tribal Elder Dolores Parmenter. "It's so much fun, I just love it," said Parmenter, who has participated in six journeys. Her first experience with Canoe Journey was Landing Day for the Paddle to Muckleshoot in 2006 at Lake Washington, near Seattle. Every year since then, Parmenter has driven her 1977 …

Tribal Government & News Blumenauer invites Tribal input on marijuana policy issues 06.12.2014 Ron Karten Tribal Council , Federal government Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer told the Grand Ronde Tribal Council on Tuesday, June 3, that he thinks Oregon and Alaska will be the next states to legalize the use of marijuana, joining Washington and Colorado. "It is a movement that is taking place across the United States," Blumenauer said during a two-hour visit to the Grand Ronde Tribal campus …

” following the site visit conducted by Cherry and Sears. Sears then read off this quarter’s grant recipients while Cherry and Kathleen George distributed the checks. Large grants recipients were: Clackamas Women’s Services of Oregon City, $50,000 for expanding its children’s program; Portland Homeless Family Solutions, $50,000 to help prevent homelessness for families with children; St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Inc. of Eugene, $50,000 for its transitional housing project; ChickTech …

for 2020 is at 67.2 percent, down half a percentage point from the year before. Local school districts also saw moderate dips, which officials say is not unexpected given the sudden pivot to distance learning that occurred in March 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to close their doors to in-person instruction. “I do think the lack of in-person instruction did impact some of our students,” Willamina School District Superintendent Carrie Zimbrick says. “We continue to work very closely …

, as well as the changes the Education Department has undergone in the past year and its future goals. “I am really excited to share everything the Education Department has done this past year and I’m honored to work with such an amazing group of people,” she said. “They managed a very difficult situation and brought the best education services they could to the membership.” Fasana described 2021 as a “rollercoaster ride.” “We re-opened in March, closed for a bit during the summer and we’re back …