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10 years of service she also distributed Tribal Pendleton blankets. 2011 – The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde became the official owner of the eight-acre Grand Ronde Middle School property. The Tribe agreed to buy the land and 27,443-foot facility for $675,000 from the Willamina School District. The property was part of the Tribe’s original reservation given to it in an 1857 Presidential Order in exchange for ceded lands that included most of western Oregon. The property was zoned as Grand …

a moment to express my opinion on the constitutional vote taking place. As a Tribal member who has lived here my entire life and been through a few constitutional votes, there are a few questions I believe each of you should ask yourselves before voting. Is it really the right time to do this? No. Do you know the impact to yourself and your family if it were to pass? No. Do you know the impact to our endowments, which are the future for all Tribal members? No. Do you know the impact it could …

available to $49,400. Or, possibly, the 80-degree weather that was much more amenable than last year’s triple-digit temperatures. Whatever the reason or reasons, the 2017 Grand Ronde Contest Powwow was one of the best attended in recent memory. “This is our biggest Friday night ever,” Powwow Special Event Board Chair Dana Ainam said during the 7 p.m. grand entry on Friday, Aug. 18. There were so many dancers at Uyxat Powwow Grounds for the Friday evening grand entry that it took approximately 20 …

mother walked on two years ago. “She would be very proud of her son, but it makes me feel good being up on the wall.” Kleffner served 10 years in the Navy from 1980 to 1990 as an interior communications technician. For Tribal descendant Steven Rife Jr., who served in the Navy from 2000 to 2006 as a gas turbine systems technician and was stationed at Bremerton, Wash., and Pearl Harbor, seeing his name added to the Navy pillar was “exciting.” “It’s kind of exciting that I will always have a place …

Executive Director Jack McGowan in November 2001. “Kathryn Harrison manifests the best we can be as people and as Oregonians.” She was the first Native American recipient of the Oregon History Maker honor in 2012 given out by the Oregon Historical Society. She also received the Betty Roberts Women in Leadership Award from Emerge Oregon, a Portland-based training program for Democratic women that same year. Harrison received honorary degrees from Portland State University in 2003, the University …

said. “That means farm and food business support, better food access and equity, and increasing knowledge and visibility in the community. We strongly believe that everyone, no matter what their income, has the right to be able to choose the best food for their family.” Food Roots partners with 50 local food producers within a 100-mile radius to serve 300 customers annually. The organization also has four corporate clients: Adventist Health, Tillamook Creamery, Nestucca Valley School District …

. Orrenzo Snyder (Comanche), gave the invocation. Midnite Express was the host drum. Invited drums were Southern Cree, Hay Creek Singers, Fort Peck Sioux, Iron Swing and Wankinyan Luta. The invited drum groups competed for $30,000 in prize money, with the $10,000 top prize going to Fort Peck Sioux. There was also a best-dressed drum competition Saturday evening, with prizes ranging from $200 to $500. The top prize went to Fort Peck Sioux as well. During the royalty coronation Friday evening before …

are only going to increase,” said Brown. “These challenges on the coast will not stop us from promoting the Oregon Coast as a desirable place to live, visit and do business. I will continue to promote the Oregon Coast and the coastal tourism industry that is so critical to Oregon economies. “The Pacific Ocean will be the focal point of a variety of really important endeavors – education and research, tourism, alternative energy and fisheries. The possibilities for innovation and development …

of service, as well as time and place from Hawaii in 1941 to 21 st century Iraq and Afghanistan. Albany resident David Russell, 96, survived the Day of Infamy sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii that saw his ship, the USS Oklahoma, sunk by Japanese torpedoes. He survived, but 429 of his fellow shipmates were killed or missing in action. Russell’s presence was a highlight of the Saturday afternoon session of the powwow, which saw 64 veterans line up and state their branch of service and years …

categories increase the total prize money in all the dance categories to almost $50,000. The numerous dance contests will feature first-place prizes from $1,000 to $150 depending on age categories. Other than that, the Contest Powwow is business as usual. Other grand entries are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, and 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. Head staff will include master of ceremonies Casey Wallahee, arena director Fred Ike Jr., head dance judge Charlie Tailfeathers, head drum judge Chase …