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Reyn Leno, Vice Chair Jack Giffen Jr. and Tribal Council members Ed Pearsall, Jon A. George and Tonya Gleason-Shepek watched the historic moment as Shepek captured the moment on her cell phone. “For me, it was just amazing to see our people up there on the rocks, dip netting,” Leno said. 2011 – Tribal Council capped off more than 10 years of work at the Cultural Resources Department with an allocation of $16,500 to buy 5,300 copies of the department’s Chinuk Wawa dictionary. The publication …

of Grand Ronde celebrated the beginning of onsite work at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill property. A private demolition event, held on Tuesday, Sept. 21, marked the start of a new era at the site. “I just want to say about 10 years ago, if you told me we would hold this property here, I’m not sure I would have believed you,” Tribal Council Vice Chair Chris Mercier told a group of approximately 25 people who attended. “One thing I really like about this site is its history. Our roots run deep …

Manager Rich Jarvis. “However, if it was up to me, I would pick the Spirit Mountain Casino (float) as the best in the group,” he added. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

just east of Portland. The Tribe purchased the property in December 2015 and is currently working to have it taken into trust. Despite withdrawing from the Gaming Alliance, the Siletz Tribe hosted the Aug. 30 Oregon Tribes meeting at its casino in Lincoln City and continues to partner with the Grand Ronde Tribe in developing Chemawa Station in Keizer. “To me, I don’t understand why a Tribe would withdraw from OTGA, but choose to belong to an organization that is a coalition of the nine Oregon …

to address the priority concerns in Polk County. I also offer a Tribal partnership and perspective, including historic land management principles, to conserve and restore Polk County’s natural resources and production capabilities.” McClary says her qualifications include managing more than 2,400 acres of Tribal lands designated for fish and wildlife habitat of which 827 acres are in the Polk Soil & Water Conservation District’s boundaries. “Board priorities for me will include creating a positive …

this opportunity will allow me to explore how the higher education curriculum is influenced by policy at a federal level.” The Grand Ronde Tribe established the Mark O. Hatfield Fellowship in 1998 as a tribute to Hatfield to honor his accomplishments as Oregon governor and U.S. senator. Each year, Spirit Mountain Community Fund sponsors a Native American to serve as the fellow and intern in an Oregon congressional office, enhancing the mutual understanding between leadership in Washington, D.C., and Indian …

professionals in a neutral setting where they could learn from each other and share solutions to some of the most challenging environmental problems.” George, who chairs the state Environmental Quality Commission, focused her speech on celebrating the accomplishments of the Clean Water Act as well as its shortcomings. “Although my work with the Environmental Quality Commission brings me back to this regularly, I will not pretend that I am the foremost expert on clean water in this room,” she said …

all of the infrastructure.” For these reasons, Falla said the school having a generator is even more crucial. “The school needs reliable electric service to make meals for the kids,” she said. “That to me is crucially important to get nutrients for them.” Falla has spearheaded a few different fundraisers for Ukraine since the war began and said Tribal employees have been generous. “I’ve been really impressed with the response here,” she said. “Lots of people here can relate because it’s a culture …

member Russ Leno, who joined the Air Force at the age of 18 and served a two-year tour of duty in Japan from 1945-47. He was an eyewitness to the devastation caused by the dropping of atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. “I rode a train right down the middle of the whole thing,” he said. “I took a bunch of pictures, but they wouldn’t let you keep them. All my bothers had served, so it was natural for me to go.” Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments …

he hoped that cultural food, particularly camas, would be included. “This is really exciting to me and I know there have been studies that show that camas helps stave off diabetes in our people,” Langley said. “The more we return to those foods, the better our health outcomes will be.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Native Americans have a far greater chance of having diabetes than any other racial group, and are twice as likely as caucasians to have the health …