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to these Termination policies as well. It goes right to the heart of the survival of the Tribes. … What we saw this week is that political change doesn’t start very often in Washington, D.C., and trickle down. It’s almost always bottom up so that as people get involved, they see what it really means if we were to walk all over history and throw out Tribal rights, rights that have been acknowledged for decades and decades, what a setback that would do to the cause of freedom and liberty. What people …

officer and executive commanding officer while serving in the Army from 1977 through ’80. “I wouldn’t apply for my MST benefits until last year,” Davis said on Friday, July 7, the second day of the fifth annual Veterans Summit held at Uyxat Powwow Grounds. “It was very hard to come to terms with it after decades and the system that they use … they interview you, but it’s like an interrogation. “I put this off for years and years knowing that I had a right to do it, but I wasn’t going to go through …

from 2013 until he got the job working for the Tribe earlier this year. Drake and his girlfriend Rachel Steege just purchased a home in Willamina in which to raise their 3-year-old daughter Ava. “It was a great job but this was an opportunity I wanted to take to come back out to the Tribe and be productive for the Tribe and give back to the Tribe because they have given me so much,” said Drake. “So here I am giving back.” Drake’s first project working as a full-time GIS analyst has been taking …

in the field and Tribal sovereignty.” Fish and Wildlife Program Manager Kelly Dirksen said it was made clear to him early on in the mid-1990s that restoration of hunting rights was going to be a Tribal priority. “Pretty much from the time I started 20 years ago it was made clear that we wanted to restore some of the Tribal hunting rights,” said Dirksen. “So that work really ramped up in 2007 and then culminated in the Wildlife Management Plan in 2014. “It was a real conservative season last year …

host drums. The powwow was first planned to coincide with Oregon’s celebration of 150 years of statehood in 2009. The state’s western Tribes saw Oregon’s birthday event as an opportunity to tell the Northwest Native story, including treaty-guaranteed sovereignty and a history dating back from time immemorial. Many from the non-Native community came to enjoy the day as well. Charles and Penelope Gonzalez of Sweet Home came as “huge fans of Native American culture,” said Charles, a professional …

. “These relationships and these MOUs are very important to us,” McClary said. “It really means a lot to the Tribe to have these partnerships. I know that these are always productive meetings.” McClary’s opening remarks were followed by opening remarks from the respective forest supervisors – Tracy Beck of the Willamette, Jerry Ingersoll of the Siuslaw and Lisa Northrop of the Mount Hood. In addition, Tribal Relations Adviser Waldo Walker of the Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest regional office in Portland …

the slots at "that place" and plant flowers and more flowers, shopping, beading, eating prawns and bingo on Fridays. Her favorite colors were turquoise and purple and she had an affinity for Spellbound perfume. Christy was born in Portland, Ore., at the old St. Vincent Hospital to Danny and Patricia Mansayon. Both parents worked so our maternal grandmother raised Christy from birth to adulthood. During this time, they lived in Portland, Gresham, Moody and Milwaukie. Christy's brother, Greg, joined …

. That was the main message of the Wednesday, Jan. 16, educational meeting regarding the upcoming Tribal constitutional amendment election. The meeting, held at the Tribal Community Center, attracted approximately 50 people. With the federal government in the midst of its longest partial shutdown in history, it’s unclear whether Bureau of Indian Affairs employees will return to the job in time to create a voter list for the scheduled Feb. 25 election. Approximately 800,000 “non-essential” federal …

of kratom and limited sales to customers 21 years of age and older. However, the bill didn’t make it out of committee. Lawmakers have said they ran out of time and are hoping to address kratom in the next legislative session. Although restrictions on kratom are currently left to individual states and cities, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use it. The FDA is concerned that kratom, which it says affects the same opioid brain receptors as morphine, appears to leave …

of liabilities associated with purchasing a contaminated site. Chapman said the two-party, government-to-government agreement between the state and Tribe is a “very good fit” and will provide a substantial public benefit since it will clean up and redevelop the property, which has not been in use since 2011. Grand Ronde Ceded Lands Manager Michael Karnosh gave a brief history lesson of the Grand Ronde Tribe’s connection to Willamette Falls from time immemorial to current-day dipnet fishing and Pacific …