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of $1,222,600 will fund site work at the Tribe’s home ownership development off McPherson Road. Tribal Council approved a contract with Scholten Construction of Willamina on July 27 to build the site improvements, which will include laying the foundations and other improvements for the first 20 homes in the Tribal subdivision. Tribal Council also approved $265,000 to buy the nearby 12.36-acre Freeman property at 28075 McPherson Road. Finally, Tribal Council approved the allocation …

. “During your tenure, the (committee) developed eight white papers addressing key policy issues and offering formal recommendations to HUD leadership,” he said. “These papers focused on topics including the impact of inflation on the Indian Housing Block Grant program, culturally specific housing counseling requirements, interagency challenges, the Build America, Buy America Act, Indian Community Development Block Grant rulemaking, equity in Native American housing funding, and construction …

Tribal Government & News Program helps Tribal couple buy first home 06.29.2011 Dean Rhodes Federal government , Housing Smoke Signals staff writer Tribal Elder Edwin Ashman and wife, Ellie, have moved into the first home they have ever owned. Before the new place made them a Dallas couple in June, they rented a house in Sheridan for 25 years, raising seven children. On and off for most of that time, they were looking for a place to buy and, according to Ellie, it was always this place …

ingested, effects can range from that of a stimulant no stronger than coffee to one as potent as an opioid. Proponents say kratom, marketed in the United States as a supplement, can help with withdrawal from opiates, anxiety, insomnia, low energy and a host of other health conditions. However, those in addiction medicine are concerned about teen use and the potential for the drug to be used in conjunction with other medicines, with potentially fatal consequences. Who can buy it and from where varies …

in Tribal members moving home to Grand Ronde and working in the community. Leno and Housing Administrative Program Manager Joan Dugger said that new home ownership opportunities will help fill a void in the local housing market. The Tribe currently offers low-income housing, market-rate rental units and Elder housing. The home ownership piece will fill that void where a person can buy their own house and move out of a rental, which also creates room for other renters. “We have several market-rate units …

for the program because of recent changes to federal housing income guidelines. The Tribal Housing Authority suspended the program in June for the summer months after being informed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that it was tightening its eligibility rules. The program serves more than 200 low-income Tribal members attending college. Housing and Urban Development is now insisting that students under 23 years of age include their parents' income in evaluating eligibility and also …

monthly payments from April through November. The relief payments approved in March were designed to help Tribal members adversely affected by the nationwide economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the suspension of quarterly per capita payments in June and September after Spirit Mountain Casino closed for 74 days from mid-March through May 31. Oregon’s nine federally recognized Tribes reaped about $200 million in direct payments from the departments of the Treasury and Interior …

, featured history of the Clackamas people, drumming, dancing, a land acknowledgment and personal testimonies. Descendants of the Clackamas people are part of the modern-day Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Approximately 200 people attended the remote event, where Grand Ronde Tribal Council member Jon A. George served as the event master of ceremonies and also led the invocation. “We are excited you are joining us today and this has been a great team to work with at Clackamas County,” he said …

Culture Yesteryears - Nov. 15, 2021 11.15.2021 Danielle Harrison Yesteryears 2016 – The Tribe’s Natural Resources Department held its first camas and yampah harvest from the Tribal Plant Materials Program at its Hebo Road office. Approximately 15 Tribal members and employees gathered to dig 200 camas and 200 yampah bulbs out of the Natural Resources’ raised plant beds. “Camas was the primary plant food of our ancestors,” said Tribal Historic Preservation Office Manager David Harrelson. “Most …

arriving, Hale has sharpened up the merchandising at the store, from the gas pumps to parking stripes to signage. Gone with the restaurant is the restaurant signage on the east outside wall of the building. It has been replaced with another sign advertising the current price of diesel fuel. "You can see that sign a mile-and-a-half down the road," said Hale. "That's what we're trying to do. Clean up the appearance, and provide the best service you can buy. We're keeping the pumps' appearance …