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Tribal Government & News Tribe hosting annual Memorial Day event on May 26 05.01.2014 Ron Karten Events The Veterans Special Event Board will be sponsoring the annual Memorial Day ceremony held at the West Valley Veterans Memorial on the Tribal campus beginning at 1 p.m. Monday, May 26. A community meal will be served in the Tribal Community Center beginning at noon. Veterans Special Event Board Chairman Steve Bobb Sr., a Vietnam-era Marine Corps veteran, will be the master of ceremonies …

Culture Walking On - Dave Brumitt 04.29.2015 Dean Rhodes Walking On Dave Edgar Brumitt Jan. 26, 1947 – April 10, 2015 Tribal Elder Dave Edgar Brumitt was born on Jan. 26, 1947, in Portland, Ore., and walked on on April 10, 2015, at the age of 68. He lived in Los Angeles, working as a costumer for the movies and as a furniture restorer, and worked as a National Parks guide in his more than 20 years in Hawaii. After a short stay in San Francisco, he moved back to Portland and made electric …

. She hopes that sharing her story with others will help them avoid the ordeal she endured. “As a stage four survivor, there is an 80 percent chance that colon cancer will return so I need to remain vigilant,” she says. “The next time, it won’t be a surgery and removal. It will mean a colostomy bag. … Colon cancer is on the rise and statistics in Native Americans are more than 50 percent higher at risk increase. … We owe it to ourselves to take the best care of ourselves.” Case set up a display …

discussion to something a little more thoughtful. Best practices, frankly,” he said. “Real-world experience cuts through a lot of BS.” Giffen volunteered to supply any Tribal forest management practices data should Schrader need it to bolster his arguments in Congress. Wilson presented him a copy of the Tribe’s 10-Year Management Plan. The meeting ended with Leno presenting Schrader a framed ceded lands map to hang in his Washington, D.C., office. Because of Schrader’s busy schedule, a planned visit …

-- Steven Richmond became interested in learning more about Oregon’s first peoples while taking a Native American legal studies class in college. “I’ve learned a lot about Tribal issues and want to know more,” the Western Oregon University sophomore said. Since Richmond is also serving as an intern for Oregon Rep. Dan Rayfield of Corvallis, Tribal Legislative Information Day at the State Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 21, provided ample opportunity to visit with representatives from Oregon’s nine …

future on the mat continues to look unlimited. "I felt like I could take it pretty easily," Hofenbredl said, "if I wrestled my best." This year, Hofenbredl, in the 106-pound class, and Ben Rebischke, a senior in the 220-pound class, won their weight classes to lead the Dallas High School Dragons to their first state wrestling title. Hofenbredl's toughest match, he said, came in the quarter finals against Pendleton's Colton Skeen, whom he has wrestled and defeated before. "It was great," said Tribal …

A. George and Land and Culture employees Bobby Mercier and Travis Stewart performing cultural drumming and singing. Kathleen George, Spirit Mountain Community Fund director, told grant recipient representatives that the fund is a commitment the Tribe made to "making Oregon a better place to live by investing in grass-roots organizations." She thanked those in attendance for their creativity and courageousness in the daily work they do. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno, who also sits …

to increase advocacy and the voice of Native people in Oregon. Tribal Council member Kathleen George spoke during lunch on Tuesday, May 1, where she thanked attendees for caring about Tribal education and students. “We know that many Tribal students continue to struggle in Oregon’s education system,” she said. “The best statewide report that we have for Tribal students, the Chalkboard Project report, tells us that just about 55 percent of our Tribal member students will graduate on time from high school …

. Kathleen George and Harrelson watched from nearby. “The feeling I get is almost indescribable,” Kathleen George said. “It has been the same feeling I have gotten since the first time I saw the falls. There is such a deep connection and it always feels like we are being welcomed back. It is a place of power for Oregon and for our Tribe.” Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …