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Care Transformation bill that, if passed in the state Legislature, will require federal waivers. Oregon state advocates at the Oregon Health Plan are pushing to have the bill approved by the Legislature's close, likely later this month, but consultation with the Grand Ronde Tribe is not scheduled until July. "What do you do when states ignore Tribal needs?" asked Angoff. "If you've got a solution, let me know." Kennedy, who serves on the federal department's Tribal Advisory Committee, "put …

into upper level biology, chemistry and environmental science classes. The subjects are interesting and challenging, and I need to be challenged or I'll get bored. These classes make me work hard." Of an Environmental Science class, she recalls the challenges of writing a report on a field study, analyzing all the data, finding legitimate references and "just writing the report," she said. "I liked it, though. It's kind of amazing because it's tedious and you're constantly searching …

," she said, "I've been asked to do some consulting work and the restoration of a cradle board basket." Last February, Oregon State University contracted Wood to do a three-day basket making workshop. In the last month, she did a basket consultation for an Oregon woman whose great-grandfather gave her an 80-year-old basket. "She wanted me to identify it. It's not a Pacific Northwest or Willamette Valley coastal basket, but it is beautiful," Wood said. "It's more like southern Oregon or California …

, I'm sure it would have been a lot like the police academy," McKnight said. "About 60 percent of the candidates were ex-military. There was a lot of marching together; making sure you're on time. To me, it was almost like law school and basic training in the military. And there was a lot of testing. Every three to four weeks including a three-hour midterm and a three-hour final exam." Tribal officers-in-training from Warm Springs attended the academy with McKnight, and other Tribal officers …

culture." "What has impressed me is the consistency of really good use of (HUD) funds," he said. These projects show "the time, commitment and effort" these local communities are putting into their projects. Regarding budget talks in Washington, D.C., Boyd said that the Tribes have helped themselves by using 85 percent to 90 percent of available funding from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. In Grand Ronde, the Housing Authority received one ARRA grant and made use of 90 percent …

in Washington, D.C., next month. As we confront the challenges currently facing our Tribal communities and work to ensure American Indians and Alaska Natives have meaningful opportunities to pursue their dreams, we are forging a brighter future for the First Americans and all Americans. "Now, therefore, I, Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States do hereby proclaim November 2011 as National Native …

been on the board since 1997, thanked the Grand Ronde Tribe for its generosity. "They (the Tribe) are more than just a casino," Dozono said. "They have invested in themselves and invested $55 million in surrounding communities. … Being on the board has been my best job ever." Tribal Council Vice Chair Reyn Leno echoed the sentiment that the Tribe is more than its casino. "It's always a great thing to have people come here and find out who we are and what we do," Leno said. "It's amazing to me …

application of sponsorships" may make "us more visible, educated and involved as a vital government and business within the state of Oregon and through the country," but with so many Tribal members suffering the effects of the economy and circumstances of life, the value of those sponsorships is lost in translation, to me and many others, I'm sure. Charles G. Haller II Roll #1032 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe …

on the Grand Ronde Tribal Council. It was kind of tough at first … but I learned a lot from being on COG. "I think the tendency is for people to assume that Tribal politics and Tribal government are vastly different from mainstream politics and mainstream government. I think there are differences, but I think there are more similarities than differences. So getting to serve with the people on COG and hearing their stories of the challenges they face, it's taught me a lot. … I'm honored …

occurred. Grand Ronde Tribal Council members attended all of the hearings, which were held in Portland, Warm Springs, Cascade Locks, Hood River and Stevenson, Wash., and expressed their concerns about altering Oregon's one casino per Tribe on reservation land policy. Tribal Council members also expressed concerns about other Oregon Tribes staking claim to Grand Ronde's ceded homelands. "For me, it was about our ceded homelands," said Tribal Council member Kathleen Tom at the Jan. 8 General Council …