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Members who wish to set-aside money in order to cover any potential year-end State tax liability. Tribal Members aged 18 and over can defer a portion of their Per Capita payments to their adult savings plan. That money would be available to withdraw from your savings plan as needed. Please note – this option is not available for Elders’ payments. Money cannot be deferred to the adult savings plan from Elder payments. Open a regular savings account at a bank or credit union and set-aside money …

of Indian Affairs’ Division of Workforce Development for $25,000 to provide college student internships during calendar year 2017; Approved a Tribal credit card for Health Services Executive Director Kelly Rowe to pay for Adult Foster Care residents’ activities held off the Reservation or to purchase emergency supplies; Approved an easement with Bay City for a permanent easement across the Tribe’s Kilchis Point property on Tillamook Bay for an outfall pipe; Approved the Tribal Lands Department …

of the terrorist attacks that occurred a decade ago. Door prize winners were Nancy Coleman, Chip Tom, Wayne Sell, Les McKnight, Kathleen Tom (donated to the Elders Committee), Bob Duncan, Betty Reed, Delores Knight and Jolanda Catabay. The next General Council meeting will be held 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, in Eugene. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

for the Tribe. Tribal Elders Carol Logan and Kathy Provost both said that a better sweat lodge should be a budget priority to allow Tribal members to practice traditional religious practices. “I feel that every time we bring the subject up, we are ignored,” Provost said. Other Tribal members who testified included Veronica Gaston, Les McKnight, Tauni McCammon, Michael Langley, Francene Ambrose and Joanna Brisbois. The public hearing, chaired by Tribal Council Secretary Jon A. George, allowed Tribal …

Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rep. Les AuCoin, Sen. Mark Hatfield, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and other Oregon Tribes in planning the treatment center. Tribal Chairman Mark Mercier provided opening comments and approximately 100 visitors attended the open house. Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates …

remember lots of meetings with Sen. (Mark) Hatfield and Rep. (Les) AuCoin and Elizabeth Furse. I really value those memories.” Attending the Facebook Live event were Kennedy and Tribal Council members Jon A. George and Denise Harvey, with Communications Director Sara Thompson fielding questions asked on Facebook. Blackwell said that she didn’t always aspire to be a general manager and when it was suggested years ago, she didn’t take it seriously because at the time she was a high school dropout …

…This follows our cultural beliefs to be giving and generous people.” In other action, door prize winners were Bill Stephens, Lee Ann Huffman and Brendyn Smallwood, $100 each; and Tyla LaGoy, Jack Giffen Jr., Kameron Crosman, Les Houck and Ester LaGoy, $50 each. Giffen donated his winnings to Canoe Journey. The next General Council meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 5, on Zoom and in Tribal Council Chambers. It will feature a report from the Education Department. The entire meeting can …

Briant, Shannon Stanton, Lio Norwest and Shantell Ulestad. At the Tribal Housing Authority booth, Housing Services Specialist Deborah Kroeker had the site plan for Elders' Housing Phase II available. The Community Health Plan's Diabetomic Health Group tested 75 members from the Shasta Health Plan at the powwow over the weekend, said Wellness Program Manager Bonnie Mercier, wearing yet another hat at powwow. Diabetomic tests read momentary and long-term blood sugar levels, but also provide …

fishing methods in use at this historic site, and will provide the Tribe an important cultural link to its past,” stated the summary. Leno, Giffen and Kennedy were accompanied by Tribal Council members Ed Pearsall, Tonya Gleason-Shepek and Jon A. George, as well as staff members Greene, Fish and Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen, Senior Staff Attorney Jenny Biesack, Natural Resources Department Manager Michael Wilson, Aquatic Biologist Bryan Fendall and Cultural Outreach Coordinator Bobby …

posted on the Internet on a wildlife site where I live in southern Alberta,” said Sinclair. “I’ll tell you this - Tony is amazing. And I quite frankly learned everything from Tony. When I met Tony he was already well on his way to being at the professional level and he just excelled. “Like any artist you have to have something inside you that is there that other folks don’t perhaps that makes you stand out. And Tony is one of those. We found out we share a passion for the environment, wildlife …