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Tribal Council members Ed Pearsall (left) and Ed Larsen at the Tribe's display booth
at the State Capitol (pictured at right). Photos by Justin Phillips
Tribal Information Day
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde participated in
this year's Tribal Information Day held on January 18 at
the Oregon State Capitol. Tribal Information Day is a way
for Tribes to meet and share information with legislators
and their staff, administrators and other state officials.
Staffing this year's booth were Tribal members Justin
Martin, Adam Henny and Angela Ellis.
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Nan itch Sahallie:
Empowering Youth to Recovery
By Justin Phillips
On a cold, clear, frosty morning
in January, a seven-week program
designed to provide top-quality treat
ment for our youth was in full effect
at the Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde's Nanitch Sahallie Youth
Treatment Center.
Nanitch Sahallie, in Chinook
means "To Look Upward, To Look
Forward," and encourages us to re
member our spiritual foundations for
recovery. This story will take you on
the inside of Nanitch Sahallie, what
the seven-week treatment program
is like and the current statistics.
The mission of Nanitch Sahallie is
to provide a safe environment in
which quality treatment for chemi
cally dependent youth and their
families can be offered; using a phi
losophy based on American Indian
values and traditions; healing the
individual using a holistic approach;
empowering youth to make choices
which could allow them to lead
healthier, more productive lives; be
ing clean and sober.
Candi Henry is the Division Man
ager for Nanitch Sahallie. She has
worked there for four and a half
years. She and her staff believe in
enhancing the health and well-being
of the people they serve. They
use caring with compassion and ex
cellence in every aspect of detail.
The two-month program is com
pleted six times a year. Program ser
vices offered are: 24-hour supervi
sion, psychological services, indi
vidual counseling with certified staff,
life skills counseling, daily group
therapy, nature outings, education
and prevention programs, spiritual
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Zoo's Birds of Prey
Outreach Program
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The Spirit Mountain Community
Fund recently awarded The Oregon
Zoo Foundation a $20,000 grant for
the Birds of Prey outreach program.
This is the second year the Spirit
Mountain Community Fund has pro
vided support for the zoo's environ
mental education program that in
troduces predatory birds to 15,000
Willamette Valley students in Polk,
Marion and Yamhill Counties.
"This grant will help the zoo serve
children from rural communities
throughout the Willamette Valley,"
said Angela Ellis, Community Fund
Administrator for the Spirit Mountain
Community Fund. "When these pow
erful birds of prey visit schools, they
raise student awareness of the natu
ral world and the interconnectedness
between all living things. The Spirit
Mountain Community Fund is proud
to help the zoo make its education
programs available to all Oregonians."
Through the creation of the Spirit
Mountain Community Fund in 1997,
Tribal members have given nearly
$10 million to worthy organizations
and causes in Western Oregon.
The 20-30 minute programs fea
ture "fly-by" stunts performed by a
variety of birds, an interactive dis
cussion about the birds and their
habitats, and a question and answer
session with the Birds of Prey staff.
Zoo staff will talk about seven birds
during these fast-paced, in-school as
sembly presentations, which feature
live, hawks, owls, eagles and other
birds. The
program en
courages stu
dents to take
an active role in
learning about
the birds and
stresses the importance of environ
mental stewardship.
"The schoolchildren really love be
ing close to the birds and learning
more about how they live in the wild.
The children also enjoy learning
about what they can do to conserve
bird habitat," according to Birds of
Prey Instructor Shannon LaMonica.
The Birds of Prey program began
in 1986, and is constantly rated
among the most favorite experiences
by zoo visitors. Each year more than
250,000 people view these majestic
birds, up close and in flight, during
presentations on and off zoo grounds.
The non-profit Oregon Zoo Foun
dation coordinates all private fund
raising efforts on behalf of the Or
egon Zoo, including a membership
program, animal sponsorships, cor
porate and foundation support and
major gifts. The Oregon Zoo Foun
dation shares the Oregon Zoo's mis
sion: "Inspiring our community to
create a better future for wildlife."