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philanthropic arm, the Spirit Mountain Community Fund. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Auger met virtually with outgoing 2019-20 Fellow Cholena Wright (Klamath), Spirit Mountain Community Fund staff members and Tribal Council members for an afternoon briefing. “I’m very grateful for this opportunity,” Auger said. “Tribal affairs is an area of interest I have that means a lot to me. I’m stepping into the fellowship working remotely, but I’ve worked remotely for many years, so it’s not that foreign to me …

people who completed the course obtained jobs working on the equipment. “This training has worked out really well and we will continue to offer it,” Kimsey said. “The toughest part for me is getting the word out and recruiting Tribal members.” TERO was formed in 2014 to provide quality services for the Grand Ronde Reservation and surrounding region to employ Native people. It achieves this through increasing and enhancing employment opportunities, and promoting Tribal and Native preference …

on the Grand Ronde Reservation. During that time, he worked with many employees from the Tribal Cultural Resources Department, including Manager David Harrelson, Historic Preservation Manager Briece Edwards, Cultural Protection Specialist Chris Bailey and Senior Archaeologist Jessica Curtman. “Being able to work in partnership with the staff at the Historic Preservation Office, with Briece Edwards and David Harrelson and really the whole staff there, really taught me what archaeology can look like …

, and ceremonial pipes and just about anything else I decide to make. Over the years, my kids kept buying me books on carving.” His favorite materials to work with are red cedar and yew. One totem pole took 360 hours to complete and is located at his former residence in Glide. “It is mounted on a cement platform so it will probably never decay,” Larry says. Larry has three daughters and two sons, and eight grandchildren. He spent his working years at Champions Plywood in Roseburg. He is grateful to be a Tribal …

confidence in the commission to give me this opportunity,” he says. “I remain humbled and enthusiastic.” The Legislative Commission for Indian Services was formed 45 years ago and was the first of its kind in the country. It is permanent forum for consideration of Tribal-state government relations and consultation. In 2001, commission duties expanded after the state passed a state-Tribal government-to-government relations law, which required ongoing consultation with its nine federally recognized Tribes …

a plan God sets out for us.” She smiled and continued, “Now, I can see that you’ll get tired of me coming out here to visit you.” The Corvallis School District celebrated Harrison during an indoor ceremony at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 5. She sat at a decorated table with niece and Tribal member Lisa Watson on one side, and Umatilla Board of Trustees Chair Kathryn Brigham, who is also Harrison’s niece, on the other side. Harrison was one of three people that Corvallis School District Superintendent …

telling me, ‘You’re going to be the drag clown in residence, you’re going to come as Carla and you’re going to host our opening dinner because we’re going to host a big dance party with Honey Dijon.’ I just couldn’t believe it.” Honey Dijon is an American DJ, producer and electronic musician who has most recently toured with Madonna and performed internationally at clubs, festivals, art fairs, galleries and fashion events. Hudson spent the week of April 14-21 immersing himself in all things Italian …

Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy was more reserved. “Before it even started, someone asked me, ‘What do you think about that?’” Kennedy said. “I said, ‘Well, I think it’s about time. It was something that happened that’s been swept under the rug … I equated it in similarity to the Holocaust; now people are questioning, did that even happen, and it’s along those same lines. But for me, really, the proof is in the pudding.” Kennedy said she recalls working with other Indigenous leaders in the Pacific …

a very technical side of art. I spent a lot of time at my computer and a lot of time stuck in perfectionism, because that field of work was all about delivering for what other people needed,” she said. “And it was awesome, but when I did get my little brother, it was because something had happened to my mom, and that triggered so many emotions for me, because like a lot of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) communities, and growing up in a BIPOC household, it’s not always OK to express …

hours after the competition. Burrow enjoys all her events, but especially loves the halfpipe. “It’s so fun; you get so much adrenaline,” she said. “The weather was perfect today and I felt like the pipe conditions were soft enough, so it helped me not be scared to get up high enough in the pipe. I was really happy with my performance. My first run didn’t go so well; I fell, but my second run, I was pretty happy with. I got my grabs.” She said she also enjoys the snowboard cross competition …