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staff and ODF&W agree that it is highly unlikely Willamette Valley steelhead will survive,” George said. “If it isn’t addressed, our fish don’t stand a chance.” To permanently remove sea lions from the Willamette Falls area, the state must apply for a permit to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The suspected sea lions must be identified by the Willamette Committee, which includes the Tribal and state representatives, according to the federal legislation. So far, Dirksen said …

) By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Earning a gold star in school is usually a positive experience. Earning a gold star as a military family definitely isn’t. Gold Star families are so designated because they have lost a family member – husband, wife, sibling or child -- in battle. The seventh annual Veterans Summit: Gathering of Warriors held at uyxat Powwow Grounds on Thursday and Friday, July 11-12, heard from two Gold Star parents who spoke about losing their sons in Afghanistan and Iraq …

and Treasury told Tribes that they needed the data to determine the allocations to each Tribe. “If Treasury used the April submissions of Tribes – which was submitted by Tribes under federal penalty for misrepresentation so you would expect them to be accurate – then Treasury would have had a solid case here,” said Professor Joseph Kalt, co-director of the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and one of several authors of the report released on Monday, May 18. “But for reasons no one …

black people,” Jordan said. "I think it is important to talk about this movement and show our support.” “We've been having age-appropriate conversations with our daughter and talk about black history in America and how even today we still have to fight for human rights,” Amanda said. “We have to make changes so our black friends and family are safe." Tribal member Auburn Logan first heard about the Dallas protest on Twitter and used her various social media platforms to spread the word …

the pandemic. “It seemed like a narrative that was trying to be developed was this was something about Tribal Council trying to get something,” George said. “I just want to assure the membership that throughout this entire pandemic, over 18 months now, Tribal Council has been 100 percent focused on supporting our people … and our people also includes our employees. … Did the people on Tribal Council receive some benefits? We did, so I guess we’re guilty of that, but we’re also guilty of putting …

within a year. Webb said that as energy efficient units are completed, they will be certified for occupancy so that Elders do not have to wait for the entire project to be completed before moving in. Phase One of the homeownership project at the end of McPherson Road east of Grand Ronde Road. Civil improvements for the 20 lots are currently being installed and should be complete by May at a cost of $1.936 million. The project is installing 1,050 feet of new roads and sidewalks as well. Webb said …

Tribe, the two entities chose Lakamas, which is the Chinuk Wawa word for camas. “I have been at Linfield for 17 years and I didn’t know we had so much camas here,” Ochoa said. “This (knowledge) has created a lot of synergy and opportunity with the Tribe.” Bill Fleeger, a visiting senior scholar in the Linfield Environmental Studies department, also noted that the partnership with the Tribe was an important aspect of the college’s goal to connect learning, life and community in meaningful ways …

of these policies so Indigenous peoples can continue to grow and heal.” Haaland said the Department of the Interior will launch a year-long “Road to Healing” tour that will include stops across the country to allow American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian survivors of the federal Indian boarding school system to share their stories, help connect communities with trauma-informed support and collect a permanent oral history. According to the Department of the Interior, “there is ample …

Conservancy so all parties are on the same page. The conversation continued into its second hour with BLM Medford District Manager Elizabeth Burghard saying they are particularly interested in documenting traditional ecological knowledge in regards to fire management. Edwards jumped in the conversation to caution that in many ways that sort of documentation could be seen as a “taking.” He mentioned Tribes have been through systematic oppression, relocation and assimilation, yet knowledge …

my life somewhat together and I’m in my 30s.” She said her journey included marriage, a now nearly-2-year-old daughter who is “my guiding force,” and co-ownership of a shop in Corvallis. “I have made plenty of mistakes to get where I am, so don’t be like me and wreck your car from being careless or fail at school and then you have to repay your scholarships, ‘cause that really sucks,” Wolf said. “But even if you make mistakes like that, there is some hope for you, and I am evidence of that.” She …