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-picked for the project. White spoke on behalf of the entire crew when he said, “We are all proud to have had the opportunity to construct this for you guys.” White also singled out Erika Price of Akana for the design and engineering of the project. “When you look at this structure, this represents the strength of our Tribe,” said Leno. “We were terminated for 30 years. We stayed here anyway. We were here for a long time. We are here today and we will be here forever, and to me that’s what this arbor …

Mulligan welcomed a small crowd and thanked members of the Tribe’s Education staff who helped her bring the tour to Grand Ronde. “This is about Native American musician Jim Pepper,” said Mulligan. “We’re going to mix in some live music and some historical background as well. I want to throw out some special thanks to Leslie Riggs, Kathy Cole and the fabulous Elaine Lane for helping me to organize this event.” The actors walked into the gym singing and then took the stage for the performance …

themselves with dignity and poise. To a person, they are excellent representatives of the Tribes. I truly believe the partnership has had real and lasting effects. I know one of our proudest moments happened on opening day of the project when the mayor of Newberg presented the Tribes with a “key to the city.” This symbolic gesture signaled an official and profound shift in local thinking, which to me is the most powerful effect we could ask for. I hope it is an indication of where the United States …

organizing the celebration. She jokes that consistent meeting attendance is a good way to find yourself chairing a committee. “The goal of our celebration is to provide staple items, but present them in new and various ways,” she says. “Maybe you don’t like baked salmon, but you’ll like salmon cakes. It is also about telling stories of why the food is important. For me, it was about harvesting bitterroot with my grandma. It was more important to her than me going to school. Telling those stories …

believe in myself and that I could finish the drill or the sprints.” However, midway through her freshman season, McKnight is starting to see the rewards of all of her hard work. “What got me through it was that I knew that even when I didn’t believe in myself, my teammates and my coaches did and they were there backing me up the whole time,” McKnight said. A big supporter on and off the court has been her mother, Glenna Berry. She has watched her daughter work hard to achieve her dreams …

these people in, correct all of the records and go forward.’ “We were told, ‘You go do the job.’ We didn’t want to. And I regret every day that I went forward and did the job that council told me to do because all it has done to this Tribe is literally tear it apart. It hurt families. … Do you think I want to go sit in those hearings and be raked over the coals for three years, to hear an Elder of 90 some years old cry on the phone? Do you know how bad that makes me feel? But I did what I was told …

the decision and we know they’re zero Grand Ronde because that’s in the court papers, and now they’re on our Enrollment committee” Gray said. “They are real Tribal members,” Kennedy responded. “To me they’re still not Tribal members. Courts made them, but they’re not,” Gray said. At the Jan. 10 Tribal Council meeting, Gray also criticized Tribal Council for placing unspecified non-members on Tribal committees and special event boards. “At a number of Tribal Council meetings, including the last …

into these things,” said Reeves. “I was so blown away. It completely reflected the Tribes here in the Willamette Valley. These were longhouses with wood sheds in the back and that had canoes.” Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George said he thought the student dioramas on display in Grand Ronde until Friday, Feb., 3, were well done and reflective of students who had been taught well. “When looking over the display it shows me today that our Native curriculum is working,” said George. “I’m amazed …

College in Polson, Mont. “I grew up designing and I was a gamer,” she said. “But I never saw myself depicted in anything. I knew if I wanted to play a game with accurate representation, I would have to design it myself.” Although LaPensée has moved across the country, she still visits Grand Ronde and considers the area a big part of her life. “Everyone who has helped contribute to who I am today, that means a lot to me,” she said. “I honor all of those who were fundamental for both myself and my …

said. “I think the one theme that I got during the election is … just the questions directed toward me were about openness. People want to know more about what is going on in the Tribal government. I think they like some of the steps we are taking, but the sense I got is that the government is still not open enough for Tribal members who really want to know about it.” Chris Mercier said he was not surprised to see a candidate finally shatter the 700-vote ceiling. “I figured if it was ever going …