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Bobb Sr., both Marine Corps veterans who served tours of duty in Vietnam, were the principal Tribal speakers during the 40-minute event. Jim Willis, director of the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs, read a national proclamation that honored the 50 th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War and the veterans who served and died in that conflict. And Vietnam War-era veterans were asked to stand and be honored. "We were always very proud of what we did," Leno said about the brotherhood …

to celebrate the people of the Willamette Valley and the river. We do have a treaty that spans this entire region, the Willamette Valley Treaty," Kennedy said. "The chiefs of our Tribe were skilled negotiators, skilled strategists and skilled warriors. To defend the area and the commerce that was going on here, our chiefs had to devise ways to make sure that this area remained in the hands of the people who lived here since time immemorial." Kennedy said the "River People" exhibit should encourage those …

determined hunting seasons, which will run a week earlier and later than those sanctioned by the state. "Our goal is to continue to expand that and provide the maximum opportunities for the Tribal membership," Dirksen said. Dirksen thanked Tribal Council for being "relentless" in supporting creation and passage of the management plan, as well as for working on receiving state approval. He also thanked the Tribe's Legal Department for its many hours of hard work. "It is such an exciting time …

, is setting up a confidential database including basic client demographics for future donors/grant funders and is planning to start community outreach. "I think it will be very challenging and slow moving at the beginning," Falla said. "Then it will all start taking off." Falla seems to have been born for the job. She was raised by "a strong female, a German mom who pushed my brother and I to be the best we could was empowering," she said. "She made it clear we would have to do our best because we …

Tribal Government & News Letters to the Editor -- Oct. 15, 2015 10.14.2015 Dean Rhodes Letters Dear Smoke Signals : On behalf of the Chehalem Cultural Center Board of Directors and staff, I would like to offer our sincere appreciation and take a moment to enumerate some of the positive results of our Focus Culture partnership over the past year. From our perspective, the project was a resounding success. I hope you feel the same. From the very first day, my experience with the staff …

,” Cultural Education Coordinator Jordan Mercier said. “It is a very close group, so to (a new participant) it can be intimidating. It is important to bridge them in.” On Friday, July 20, most of the Canoe Family had set up camp at Columbia View Park in St. Helens for three days of paddle practice on the Columbia River to become more adept at navigating before they began the miles of paddling starting from Samish, Wash., and ending in Tacoma, Wash., on Saturday, July 28. Stops were scheduled …

. In addition to updating three previous transportation plans, Akana also has worked on Tribal housing projects and was the lead consultant on the Uyxat Powwow Grounds arena. Vice President and Principal Planner Dennis Petrequin said that traffic fatalities nationwide have decreased, but that is not the case in Indian Country. “It is very disturbing that the rate has gone up as much as it has,” he said. Petrequin also said that while Highway 18 crash rates are similar to other principal …

have had,” he said. “I get to give away someone else’s money to people who deserve it. It’s been an amazing ride for me to see the generosity of this Tribe.” First-time Community Fund grant recipients Susan Armstrong and Nora Niesen of Guide Dogs for the Blind, and Golden Retriever/Labrador mix Valeda, gave a brief presentation about the history of their organization and the work they do to help people with visual impairments become more independent. The organization received a $25,000 large …

cast a ballot for the election to count. “This is the next step,” Tribal Council member Kathleen George said during the Tuesday, Oct. 16, Legislative Action Committee meeting. “It is much more formal. … This is the same issue raised in the advisory vote even though we now have to work through this very formal process.” Tribal Council Vice Chair Chris Mercier said that he has always wondered why Tribal members make the effort to register to vote in BIA-supervised constitutional amendment …

oversaw her second quarterly check distribution in the Governance Center Atrium since taking over the fund in February. “You are here because your steadfast work in communities fulfills our mission,” Cherry said about the Tribal tradition of potlatch, or sharing the bounty. “We thank you very much for the work that you are doing.” The Community Fund distributed seven small grants and 26 large grants to nonprofit organizations in 11 northwestern Oregon counties. Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno …