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here today is very important for our people,” Kennedy said. “I was a direct descendent of the people who once fished here. I can’t say how [emotional] this makes me feel. … We are strong, resilient and doing the best that we know how to do as an honorable people and respectful of this beautiful fishing area our creator gave us. … Today, we are moving forward and getting the fish returned to us. … We all stand here believing and hoping.” Other Tribal Council members in attendance were Michael …

any family in Grand Ronde.’ She told me, ‘Yes, you do,’ ” Ingraham recalls. Intrigued, Ingraham began researching her family. “I was raised white and didn’t know my Tribal family history at all,” she said. “My grandma and auntie would leave quite frequently when we were growing up, but not tell us where they were going. Turns out they went to Grand Ronde.” After she learned more about her Native heritage, Ingraham was hooked. “I have totes and totes full of notebooks about it,” she said. “I …

approval before they could develop property that they privately own,” Merkley said in a press release announcing House passage of the act. “Several Oregon Tribes asked me for help on this issue as they encountered barriers to development projects, and I could not be more pleased to see it heading to the president’s desk to be signed into law. This legislation is critically important to Tribal sovereignty and economic growth, allowing Tribes to take ownership over development opportunities …

cooking and having the opportunity to plant camas. When we come here again, the plants will be flowering. I really enjoyed the elk stew and am looking forward to next year. I hope this grows.” Attendees were served a lunch of salmon, elk stew, carrots and potatoes, and salad. Harrison’s favorite part of the event was meeting a woman from her mother’s Tribe, the Eyak. She also enjoyed watching the cooking demonstration of carrots and potatoes in the earthen oven. “That was brand new to me,” she …

meeting. “One of the things is he was pretty humble about what he did. He didn’t put up big banners and say, ‘Look at me. Look what I did. I’m the greatest.’ Or anything like that. He really did his job quietly, fulfilled the purpose of part of his life was, and I’m very appreciative to that and to the family for all of those contributions. “I guess the message that I would want to leave with all of our members is to look within ourselves and (ask) what is our contribution to our people and our …

be hard to duplicate in a live environment. It is very difficult because you have to have a very quiet venue. It’s very delicate.” Things have changed, personally and professionally, for Reibach, who has moved to Dallas, seen his son move out and attend college, and he is exercising more and watching his diet. “Part of the reason why I left the whole scene is that concerts would drain me. When I would get done performing, I would just be exhausted and I would have to consume lots of food and get …

. “In a few years, I’m pretty sure you’re going to see me in the governor’s spot,” Fisher said. The annual event is a chance for Oregon’s Tribes to make intergovernmental connections and educate legislators and the public about who they are. This year, five Youth Council members shadowed Grand Ronde Tribal Council members during the event and toured the Capitol building. “It’s very exciting to have our Youth Council here today,” said Tribal Council member Tonya Gleason-Shepek. “This is an important day …

in and ask for that service? That is a very difficult question. … In the Tribal environment, it’s about families coming. I actually went and looked for services. I would have never done it had my wife, my kids, my grandkids not pushed me to do that because in the belief of veterans there is always somebody that needs it more than you. We believe one of the answers to your question is you need to get these families involved … if not that veteran will sit home and go without that service believing …

staff members have been on top of the situation and keeping an eye on it for years. “The Tribal Historic Preservation Office has been monitoring that steep bank at least for the past five years out of consideration for the erosion because it is one of the most significant spaces owned today,” Edwards said. “For me, I approach everything I do with reverence, but if there is a greater reverence it’s there.” Edwards said a strong desire to minimize any impact on the sensitive area requires using one …

since he was 6 years old when his father brought home elk calls and left them on a windowsill while he went to take a nap. “Don’t touch those,” his father said. “Well, soon as that door shut I pushed a chair over and grabbed the elk calls,” Lux said. He got one to make a noise and went right in to tell his father, who briefly scolded him for not following instructions. “But then he started working with me on it,” Lux said. He went to the World Championships in Seattle that same year. It was 1989 …