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MAY 15, 2017
Hatfield Fellow program
seeking applicants
The web-based application for the 2017-18 Hatfield Fellowship for Oregon
Tribal members will close on Wednesday, May 31.
Each year, Spirit Mountain Community Fund sponsors a congressional
fellowship with a member of the Oregon delegation to enhance the mutual
understanding between the federal government and Indian Country.
Past fellows have served in a number of Senate and House congressional
offices, including those of Sens. Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley and Gordon Smith
and Reps. Kurt Schrader, Darlene Hooley, Peter DeFazio and Greg Walden.
“The Hatfield Fellowship is a yearly investment in strengthening the
understanding between Oregon Tribes and our congressional represen-
tatives,” Community Fund Director Mychal Cherry said. “By spending
eight months as part of a congressional office, these Tribal members come
away with an invaluable understanding of how things are done in D.C.
During the fellowship experience, working relationships are formed that
will benefit the fellow throughout their career. The congressional staff also
learn from a colleague about the realities in Indian Country and the huge
potential for our communities. This is absolutely a learning exchange.”
Fellows begin their time in Washington, D.C., in November with a
monthlong orientation with the American Political Science Association in
Washington, D.C. The Hatfield Fellowship was created in 1998 to honor
Sen. Mark Hatfield’s public service to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
Additional information about the program is available at www.thecom-
munityfund.com/hatfield-fellowship.
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Veteran Rep Training
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal Cultural Adviser Bobby Mercier talks about the community and
spiritual support with the connection to Tribal culture that veterans
receive in Grand Ronde during the Tribal Veteran Representative
Training held at Adult Education on Thursday, May 11. The training was
sponsored by the Veterans Affairs Office of Tribal Government Relations
in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs and
it was hosted by the Grand Ronde Tribe. The training was three days
long from May 9-11 and Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno gave the
welcoming speech on the training’s first day.
Health & Wellness Center Entrance
Reminder: The drive-through entrance at the Health &
Wellness Center is for loading and unloading only.
The entrance was built with our Elders and those with mobility issues
and their ease of access in mind. If you are coming to the center to pick
up prescriptions, please park in
one of our regular parking spaces.
Thank you,
Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center Administration
WIC visits Health & Wellness Center
Pregnant? Breastfeeding? Does your family include a child under the
age of 5? If so, you may qualify for the Women, Infants and Children
program. With WIC, people can receive answers to nutritional questions
and access fruits and vegetables, whole grains, eggs, milk, cheese, juice,
cereal and more. A WIC representative visits the Health & Wellness
Center on the third Tuesday of the month, which will be May 16.
Walk-ins are welcome between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. When WIC clients
arrive at the Health & Wellness Center, they should enter through
the Wellness Department located at the back of the medical wing.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 503-
623-8175, ext. 2297.
Cameron Smith, director of Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs,
gives an update on the department during the Tribal Veteran
Representative Training held at Adult Education on Tuesday, May 9.
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