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(Navajo) to see how they could help support Black Lives Matter protestors in Portland Lilly is the past Native American Youth and Family Center’s Civic Engagement coordinator and currently works for the city of Portland. Umtuch has struggled in the past with drugs and alcohol, but is now active in the Wellbriety Movement, which emphasizes culturally based healing. “I had a vision of bringing our culture out to the community, to create a safe place for people of color,” Umtuch said. “A Tribal …

in contracting and subcontracting. The onsite heavy equipment operator training began in 2018 after Kimsey learned of a similar program offered by the Umatilla Tribe in eastern Oregon. The simulator training takes place in a portable classroom on the Tribal campus. The Tribe partners with Baker Technical Institute to offer the training, designed for beginners or experienced operators who want to train on graders, bulldozers, excavators and wheel loaders. Participants spend 15 days learning on high …

and the Blazers are huge in Portland. The owner of this space is a big fan, so we went for it,” Douglass said. “It’s quirky so it fits in well with the neighborhood. People love it.” Evidence of that was shown on a recent Friday afternoon as Douglass handled a sale using a basketball-shaped phone, customer purchases and an interview with Smoke Signals at the same time. So far, the best-selling product has been the Blazer Barbie Doll. “We sell a lot of Blazer gear in general,” he said. “We have …

emergency preparedness coordinator, for helping him bring the Tribe’s Emergency Services Department to fruition. “We felt it was best to make a move to serve this community out here and be partners to our surrounding neighbors,” Warden said. “We got the foundation laid and here we are today. Out here we believe in our people and ourselves. We work very hard to take care of our community. My only wish is that I would have started (working) here a long time ago. I love this place and the people out …

government and pediatrics associations who have not bought into the idea of supporting cradleboard use. We decided we needed to write this. There is a need of more awareness and advocacy for best practices and more policies that support Tribes teaching this.” Added Binh T. Ho, "The process of getting it published in major outlets was frustrating. One editor told me that she's looking for articles on families rather than political articles. But I knew Linda Shockley from Early Learning Lab from …

are blessed to live here in this place that we call Oregon. We have been working a lot this season. It is spring and a time for our Tribes to go out and prepare for the seasons. But it is also important to be here today.” Almost 49 years ago, the state of Oregon established the Legislative Commission on Indian Services. Next came an executive order creating a government-to-government relationship between the state and its nine federally recognized Tribes. That relationship is celebrated with the Spring …

Department of Veterans Affairs and the Native Wellness Institute. Saturday featured a special opportunity to meet with 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota), also known as Tamokoce TeHila. Mills, a former U.S. Marine, is the co-founder of Running Strong for American Indian Youth. He remains the only Western Hemisphere winner of the 10,000-meter run, a record that has held for 60 years. His story is featured in the 1983 film, “Running Brave.” Powwow dancing Dancing is the best …

the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde to talk about their work in bringing school records to light. The group’s purpose is to create a national collection of boarding school records for survivors and their descendants to use. Tribal Librarian Kathy Cole said the group reached out to her last January about coming to Grand Ronde, after an author she knew gave her name to the group. Cole scheduled the listening session as part of the library’s schedule of events. It took place the week after a screening …

of dollars in improving roads and public transportation in the area. However, Grand Ronde Tribal Council members have said previously that the promised share would not come close to making up for damage caused to the Tribe’s economy by the increased competition. Grand Ronde does have a backup plan in place should the Siletz Tribe win approval for a Salem casino. The Tribe owns land in Wood Village, just east of Portland at the site of the former Multnomah Greyhound Park site. If the Salem casino …

treasure, an Oregon trust resource, part of the Willamette River and Willamette Falls, into private property ownership status,” George said. “This has happened without any public process. It is particularly important to Grand Ronde people because Willamette Falls is one of the only places we where can harvest Pacific lamprey for our Tribal people. We have an agreement with the state of Oregon to harvest ceremonial salmon and steelhead every spring. The falls is the only place the Tribe can do …