S moke S ignals
APRIL 1, 2015
Doar hired as
general manager
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
Tribal member Dawn Doar, 42,
has been hired as the Tribe’s new
general manager, Tribal Council
Chairman Reyn Leno announced at
the Wednesday, March 25, Tribal
Council meeting.
Leno said Doar will start on Mon-
day, April 6.
Doar will succeed Mark John-
ston, who resigned in May 2014.
Since then, Tribal Planner Rick
George has been serving as interim
general manager until a permanent
replacement could be hired.
Doar graduated from Oregon
State University with a bachelor’s
degree in business administration
in 1999 and received her master’s
in business administration from
the University of Phoenix in Jan-
uary.
She served in the U.S. Army as
a commissioned officer from 2000
through 2008, leaving at the rank
of captain. One of her duties, ac-
cording to her LinkedIn profile,
was as a battalion logistics officer,
where she was responsible for pro-
viding supplies for more than 1,000
soldiers worldwide and handling
receipts of more than $32 million.
Doar worked at Spirit Mountain
Casino as the lead cage supervisor
from 1995 to 2000. After leaving
the Army, she worked for Lockheed
Martin and the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs.
“She has 10 years of leadership
experience and success in exten-
sive, large-scale personnel training
and logistics and budget opera-
tions; and experience with federal,
state, county and global agencies
from foreign countries,” Leno said.
She is the daughter of Leonard
and Carol Logan and will reside in
Sheridan.
“I am really looking forward to
the opportunity,” Doar said. “I hope
I can add value to the membership
and the Tribe in serving the peo-
ple.” n
First Foods event set for April 25
The Culture Committee will hold a First Foods Celebration on
Saturday, April 25. Location and time are to be determined. More
information to come as soon as it is available. n
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Native sci-fi/thriller
showing in Portland
“Legends from the Sky,” a new movie from Holt Hamilton Pro-
ductions in Flagstaff, Ariz., will show at the Regal Fox Tower
Stadium 10, 846 S.W. Park Ave., Portland, from Friday, April 10,
through Thursday, April 16.
The movie follows the saga of Lyle, a Native American veteran
who is burdened by survivor’s guilt following a disastrous mili-
tary tour. He is forced to search for his missing grandfather, who
disappears when an unknown federal organization takes over his
ancestral homelands.
The movie was filmed on the Navajo Nation in Arizona with
additional filming occurring on the Makah Reservation in Neah
Bay, Wash.
The movie stars Navajo actor Edsel Pete as Lyle and Navajo
code talker Thomas H. Begay as the grandfather.
Writer and director Travis Holt Hamilton said he hopes it opens
the door for future science fiction films with Native themes, a genre
not yet well established.
“I’ve had the idea to make a science fiction Native thriller for
quite some time,” Hamilton said. “This story gave me the oppor-
tunity to get in and work with a different style of filmmaking.”
For show times, call the theater at 844-462-7342, ext. 327. n
Committees plan meet-
and-greet with providers
The Tribe’s Social Services and Health committees will be holding a
meet and greet with providers and the Sexual Assault Response Resource
Circle from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 27, in the Elders Activity
Center, 48940 Blacktail Drive.
There will be a light lunch provided and door prizes.
For more information, contact Jamie Adams at the Health & Wellness
Center at 503-879-5086. n
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