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as the young participants are very egg-er about scrambling about for the treats quickly. In past years, the time for all the candy to be spoken for is about one minute after the hunt begins. Attendees are also asked to bring their own basket or bag to carry their treasures home. This is one Tribal event that requires promptness on the part of parents and prospective Easter egg hunters, lest they miss out on the various treats. “We are very excited to be able to have the Easter egg hunt,” Housing Services …

you have built, or what great businesses you have made? Would they see the hard work done to unite their descendants into one Tribe after the transgressions of the U.S. government? Maybe they would give immense recognition to the efforts of teaching our children of our past, of Tribal traditions and of the last living language of our Tribes. Would they comment on what a strange turn of events to be a people pushed to the edge of existence, yet now to be held with high esteem, and holding great …

, former manager of the Cultural Resources Department. Along with a handful of other Tribal Elders, Olson poured over the treasures originally from the estate of former Tribal Elder Victoria Howard, Danforth's great-grandmother. They looked for people and places they recognized. They were awed by the age and rarity of what they saw. "I really think that might be (former Tribal Elder) Mose Allen," said Olson of one picture. The intriguing cache of almost 150 pieces, including some 20 letters …

of the Tribal Council only seem to be willing to address one of the two main questions asked in the 2010 Tribal Council Election Survey. Those two main survey questions received more affirmative votes than the highest vote getter (541) in the Tribal Council Election that year where 1,095 Tribal members cast votes for the various Tribal Council candidates. A total of 948 Tribal voters responded either "yes" (582) or "no" (366) to Question 1, which was: "I support a primary election to reduce …

Tribal Government & News One-third of eligible Tribal voters expected to vote 08.30.2012 Ron Karten Elections If recent history holds true, only one-third of this year's 3,882 eligible Tribal voters will select the next three Tribal Council members when ballots are counted on Saturday, Sept. 8. That's one in three adult Tribal members. The Tribal Constitution controls who is eligible to vote in Tribal elections. It states that all "duly enrolled members … who are 18 years of age or older shall …

Yamhill, Polk, Marion and Lincoln counties, nonprofits (Juliette's House, Henderson House, Sable House and Liberty House, among many) and two Tribes - the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians' Indian Care Program and the Grand Ronde Tribe's Domestic Violence Program - each with a niche service in the fight to end domestic and/or sexual violence within their communities. Annie Falla, the Grand Ronde Tribe's Domestic Violence Program coordinator, said that one of the luncheon's aims was to introduce …

Culture Reeves helping to teach the Grand Ronde story 05.01.2014 Dean Rhodes People , Education Tribal member Mercedes Reeves is appropriately one of first to teach the Grand Ronde Tribe's fourth-grade Tribal history curriculum while she is still a student teacher. This is the curriculum's pilot school year for this project initiated late last spring of 2013. As far as Trinity Minahan, the Education Department's Curriculum Specialist, knows, this is the only Tribe-specific curriculum aligned …

Tribal Government & News Tribal Council OKs new mascot logo for Banks School District 01.26.2017 Dean Rhodes Tribal Council The Banks School District is one step closer to retaining its Braves mascot name and adopting a more culturally appropriate Native American mascot image. At its Wednesday, Jan. 25, meeting, Tribal Council approved an amended memorandum of understanding with the Banks School District that calls for ending usage of a Native warrior’s profile as its mascot image and adopting …

chip. The purpose is a protection issue for the house. It’s not good game protection to have all these different chips in your tray at one time. We want to make sure our chips are clean, modern and easy to recognize.” Dillon said that issuing specialty chips, such as the Martha Jane and anniversary chips, are promotional, but also the casino can bring in revenue from guests who like to collect playing chips. “The reason we do those is because it’s fun and guests like it, but another reason …

checklist.” As far as I know “the enrollment application checklist” is for staff use and has not been released to the membership as a public document. In my opinion, it is not possible for Tribal Council to make just one all-encompassing amendment that will resolve every enrollment issue created by some of the wording of the 1999 amendment. I believe that each of these issues needs to be addressed separately in order to avoid creating additional problems with our enrollment requirements. Some …