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yesterday." "I got into it," said Melisa Chandler, a site monitor in the Cultural Resources Department. "I took my time and was working on it all day, off and on." As for the youth, she said, "They're seeing what can happen when the work on it, and how they can shape things." Before it was over, Rick Thompson, president of Traditional Archers of Oregon, honored the Tribe with a bow he had made. He presented it to Tribal Council member Toby McClary, who said he knew how successful the camp was even …

with Chinook salmon prints as well for their leadership with the state Department of Education Native American mascot project. Further information can be found at the OIEA Web site at www.oiea.org . Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

, Northern Ireland, Reibach and his entourage - wife, Rhonda; son, Shane; godson and guitarist, Daniel; and percussionist Nathan Myers - headed to the Waterside Theatre, site of his scheduled concert that evening. While signing autographs after the concert, a 7-year-old boy named Liam O Gallachoir approached Reibach and said that he was a Grand Ronde Tribal member. Then the boy's mother, Maya Frost, introduced herself as a Tribal member as well. "There was an immediate connection and they told me …

, so doctors will know what services the Community Health program has been providing. Chamberlain said she aims to expand the role of Community Health representative and certified nursing assistant positions to include an educational component. For Elders who receive the one noon meal from the Elders' meal site, that education might involve helping coordinate and plan other meals during the day, whether that involves cooking or ordering in. On shopping trips, education might touch on reading …

and Hermila Chavez, as well as University of Oregon graduate student Stephanie Wood (all are members of the Tribe) in putting the project together. In addition, master weaver Margaret Matthews, and Tribal members Brian Krehbiel, Bobby Mercier, David Harrelson and Melisa Chandler participated. Krehbiel is Cultural Education specialist, Mercier is Cultural Language specialist, Harrelson is Cultural Protection specialist and Chandler is a Cultural Site monitor. Elders voted to allow the exhibit to use …

, "are not hippies growing pot for personal use. These are Mexican mercenaries who camp out for four to five months with firearms on site and big rewards for delivering the crop. "The solid waste generated includes household garbage, agricultural (including chemical) garbage and the remains of marijuana plants themselves," he said. In 2009, his group uncovered 21,000 plants in six growing operations at a cost of $11,000. "Native agriculture is taken out and trees are pruned up six to eight feet to create …

more land in the local area. "Additionally when we can, we may pick up contracts off-reservation which can supplement some of the budgetary draw from the Tribe and lessen the budget over time." "The position is to do a lot of things," Edwards says. "One, is to flesh out the department, the Site Protection Program … by bringing in and creating positions, having the personnel resources to handle existing lands, historic lands, including the ceded lands, which is a very large area. "Sixty percent …

," said Tribal Council member Jon A. George. "This spot," he added, "was the old BIA school that I went to until sixth grade." Of two emotional times in his life, McClary said the first was the opening of the plankhouse and the second is "the opening of this Museum and Cultural Center." "Reclaiming this place as a site of cultural teaching and sharing and affirmation is extraordinarily inspiring," said Dobkins. Though so many people have worked so hard for so long to bring this facility to life, she …

gas connection, increased electrical capacity and the decommissioning of an existing septic system. Site work included creating a small paved parking area, an off-street turnaround, perimeter fencing, ramp access to the main floor, garden space, a small storage shed and trash enclosure, play equipment and drought-resistant landscaping. The contractor was Native American-owned company Advanced Native Construction. The architect was Portland-based Sarah Cantine with Scott/Edwards Architecture …

in April. Since her days at Tacoma Community College, she has been fired up about Indian affairs, and since those days she has been inexorably headed to work at the Tribe. In her first position, as a Ceded Lands specialist, beginning in April, she learned from Ceded Lands Manager Michael Karnosh. She served as Tribal representative for the cleanup of the Portland Harbor Superfund site. The Tribe has long had an environmental interest in making sure the harbor, located in the Tribe’s ceded lands …