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on the job for four months. “I started here in February so I am definitely the new kid on the block,” said Amitrano. “I have a long history with Native American populations. I worked extensively with the Navajo people for a long time.” Amitrano said she drove around Grand Ronde before deciding to accept the position at the Health and Wellness Center. “I thought the monies that were provided (for health care services) here were really spent well. The complex out here is just very impressive,” said …

Community Services Foundation, an apartment reconstruction project for young pregnant women; and Looking Glass Youth and Family Services for its 2016 capital campaign. Spirit Mountain Community Fund Director Kathleen George welcomed large grantee representatives to the Community Center. “Welcome to Grand Ronde,” said George. “It is always wonderful to have you with us here today. We are celebrating 29 new grants and we have a very, very special way of getting things started. We have an exclusive …

a beautiful landscape,” Littlebird says. “Something that looks beautiful on the can or bottle because Deschutes is known for being a very specific kind of location that’s natural and rugged. I wanted to depict that.” Littlebird was compensated for her work and specified in the agreement that she would not use any Indigenous aesthetics or directly Native designs, such as the Chinook zig-zag or imagery of basket weaving to help them promote their beer. Littlebird says she made these boundaries clear …

' cousin, Valerie Alexander. "It is right next to the train tracks and was also on the trail by the river. I heard that they used to hear the horses brush against the cabin walls when they came up the trail." "The road (that goes by the cabin site and an orchard) is called Indian Mary Road and the year-round water source for the refuge is Indian Mary Creek," Williams says. The will to the properties was very complicated, Alexander says, and in order to preserve the home site on the river (Indian …

am heard and help will come as I need it, I must nonetheless do my part, do my work, my part to find the help Creator gives us all – each other. One or two of you may know that I have been doing battle for quite a long time now. It has been hard on me. It must be that way or nothing will be gained, nothing learned. I have filed two separate lawsuits against the state of California and the United States concerning discrimination, abuse of our belongings, our ceremonies and the lack of legal …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Chair testifies against temporary rule allowing more lamprey harvesting time 06.14.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council , Culture , Natural Resources , State Government SALEM – Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno testified unsuccessfully against an Oregon Fish & Wildlife Department temporary rule on Friday, June 9, that will allow increased harvesting time of lamprey at Willamette Falls and potentially place added stresses on the sensitive species. Leno was accompanied …

, growing up in rural Redding. Hauberg and Cameron spent their summers riding in dune buggies, fishing, boating and participating in other outdoor activities. “She knew the area very well,” Hauberg said. “We were pretty Native kids. My grandma used to call us ‘Pocahontas.’ We loved to wander around in the woods and be in nature.” On the day Cameron disappeared, Hauberg said she had recently checked herself out of a drug rehabilitation program and was picked up by Lusby. It was the last time anyone …

culture." "What has impressed me is the consistency of really good use of (HUD) funds," he said. These projects show "the time, commitment and effort" these local communities are putting into their projects. Regarding budget talks in Washington, D.C., Boyd said that the Tribes have helped themselves by using 85 percent to 90 percent of available funding from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. In Grand Ronde, the Housing Authority received one ARRA grant and made use of 90 percent …

that have nourished our people for centuries - since time began. I was always told that if we fail to honor and respect our sacred foods that they will disappear." The event's main course came with the help of many, in and out of the Culture Committee that sponsored the event. Betty Bly "did a whole lot of cooking," she said, including the preparation of salmon, sautéed oysters and mushrooms, crab cakes, the venison made as stew and as pieces on the side that came from the Natural Resources store …

," said Peter Booth, executive director of Willamette Heritage Center, "records a very, very important transition for the Grand Ronde people." "I wrote the book," Olson said, "because as a Native American person, I am pledged with remembering." She spoke about the process of writing, read stories from the book and answered questions. Olson said the Trail of Tears brought together peoples of different languages, religious views and philosophies. Tribes and bands tended to stay together, even …