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to the area. As a result, the giraffes, rhinos, big cats, zebras and impalas did not fare well in the wet Pacific Northwest weather. The property was eventually acquired by The Nature Conservancy, who worked directly with the Tribe to transfer the property into Tribal ownership in 2019. In total, the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department manages more than 2,500 acres of conservation land at 12 different sites. “We’ve been working on doing a lot of different projects,” Tribal Natural Resources …

oak acorns, hazelnuts and wapato, Archuleta said. Today, Tribal members sometimes plant them in home gardens. Before contact with European settlers, Tribes encouraged the growth of useful plants in a variety of ways and also traveled regularly to different sites where particular foods were in season. Camas, which grows in wet soil conditions, was found throughout the Willamette Valley, Archuleta said, and was “a very important first food.” The Tribe still has gathering areas throughout western …

or the federal Bureau of Land Management. Heavily sprayed with herbicides, they have little to no underbrush. “All you see is trees and dead stuff,” he said. “We could get as good or better results if we could burn (the sites). “It’s just politically difficult for us. … It’s starting to come back (into use). Hampton is starting to do some burns along with us.” Hampton Lumber owns some 100,000 acres of timberland in Oregon. Although the Natural Resources Department does conduct some herbicide …

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American Enlightenment Association will honor former Arena Director Craig Whitehead and Willamette University Native American alumni. For additional information, call Willamette's Office of Multicultural Affairs at 503-370-6265 or visit willamette.edu/dept/oma/events/powwow/ . Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article Link Subscribe Subscribe to our Newspaper for latest updates: Subscribe To Our Newspaper For Latest Updates: …

to Salem in 1990 to begin a 24-year photojournalism career with the Statesman Journal , where he covered the Portland Trail Blazers, Division I college football, the Thurston High School mass shooting and then-Sen. Barack Obama’s visit. He left in 2014 to pursue freelance photography, shooting Oregon State University football and basketball games for The Associated Press. Gonzalez also had a photograph of a Woodburn farm worker featured in the book and nationwide traveling exhibition “Americanos …

. The scholarship is renewable up to five years and has an option to increase in award amount each year the recipient maintains all eligibility requirements. To learn more about the scholarship, contact Walker at 541-962-3588 or by e-mail at walkerss@eou.edu . To learn how to contribute to the fund, contact the Eastern Oregon University Foundation at 541-962-3740 or visit www.eou.edu/foundation/giving . Donations are tax deductible and may be public or anonymous. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter Share Article …

the oldest living member of the Tribe, Nora Kimsey. In addition to meeting with Tribal Council, the governor visited the Health & Wellness Clinic, the Tribal Library, Education Complex and made a surprise visit to Tribal Elder Hubert Mercier. 2002 – The eighth annual Government-to-Government Summit was held in Grand Ronde at Spirit Mountain Casino. Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber made what many believed would be his final appearance at the summit. He spoke about Executive Order 96-30 that mandated state …

with family and friends. She also supported various charities in Lane County. Gloria had a wonderful sense of humor, a great laugh and was a very loving, generous and kind person, and her home was always open to everyone. She loved a good visit with family and friends. She is survived by her children, daughter Sandra and husband Samuel Combs of Woodburn, Ore., and their children, Andrea, Dannyelle, Sarah, Elizabeth, Elijah and Ethan, and daughter Danielle Sundahl and son Abel Lynch …

, and stories of his many years working construction with his brothers. Visitation will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 23, at Mueller’s Chapel of the Falls, 314 W. 1 st Ave., Kennewick, Wash., and the funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. with Kenneth Haller and Victor Cureton officiating. Burial will follow at Desert Lawn Memorial Park, 1401 S. Union, Kennewick. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family, visit the Sympathy Store at www.muellersfuneralhomes.com. Share On Facebook Share …