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14 S moke S ignals NOVEMBER 1, 2017 2017 Monte "Mouse" George, horseshoe tournament held durning the annual "Riggs-Norwest" family reunion at the home Steve and Connie Bobb. Winner of the singles is Gregg Leno and winners of the doubles is Anthony "Homer" Henry and Brad Reid. Portland Culture Classes Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center Optometry Effective July 1, 2017, Tribal spouses on the Skookum Health Assis- tance Program will be required to pay overages above the Skookum Health Assistance Program limitations, as well co-pays when receiving optometry services at the Health & Wellness Center. Regalia, Mini Cradle board and Moss bag Making Classes. Instructed by Dara Dickinson September 30, 2017 10:00 am —2:00 pm (Regalia Making) October 14, 2017 10:00am—2:00 pm (Mini cradleboards) November 18, 2017 10:00 am—2:00 pm (Moss Bags) December 2, 2017 10:00 am—2:00 pm (complete Regalia, Mini cradle board and Moss bag projects) Beading and Moccasin Making Classes. Instructed by Joe Martineau 'Heather can now be legally declared dead' MISSING continued from page 10 the claim has dementia or blame past drug use, even if it was 20 years ago. It is really hard in this region as well because those types of comments live on with a person. … So it is hard to climb out of that and they are not seen as credible.” Shedding light on domestic vio- lence can be difficult even in profes- sional settings. Despite the recent reports that indicate that Native American women experience more intimate partner violence than any other ethnic group, Falla has noticed pushback. “Until a few years ago, there were no statistics,” she said. “So part of this is raising awareness. Native Americans get forgotten when it comes to reporting. If you’re trying to disclose (a crime), law enforce- ment sometimes really doesn’t know who to give you to. In some situa- tions with my clients, it has taken months for them to be able to tell an officer, then they didn’t get a good sense that they would get anywhere or that…the situation was credible.” Other issues that domestic or sexual violence victims may face is feeling as if they lack credibility due to past history or unfavorable experiences with police or the courts. “There is a lot of extreme fear, embarrassment and shame,” Falla said. “But there are people who will believe you and ultimately understand.” To help combat the problem of where to report, the U.S. Depart- ment of Justice created a Tribal Access Program, which provides federally recognized Tribes the abil- ity to access and exchange informa- tion with national crime databases for civil and criminal offenses. Tribal governments can access federal crime databases with in- formation, such as criminal back- ground records, outstanding warrants and domestic violence protection orders. The only Oregon Tribe selected to participate was the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Priority was given to Tribes that had a sex offender registry in accordance with the Adam Walsh Act and that are currently unable to directly submit data to national crime information databases. The problem of missing and mur- dered Native women has become so prevalent that the U.S. Senate signed a resolution designating May 5 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Mur- dered Native Women and Girls. The resolution states that Native women face murder rates that are more than 10 times the national average and that little data exists on the number of missing Native women in the United States. “Often, these disappearances or murders are connected to crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault and sex trafficking,” states a press release from the National Indig- enous Women’s Resource Center. As far as Cameron’s case goes, her family is seeking resolution to a life-altering event that has haunted them for more than five years. “Heather can now be legally de- clared dead,” Gleason-Shepek said. “So the next step for the family is to educate ourselves on the California legal process and determine if we are able to navigate it ourselves or if we will need to raise money to hire legal assistance.” Once Cameron is declared de- ceased, the Tribe will release her monies to a designated guardian of her estate, Gleason-Shepek said. “We know that Heather would want her children to have this mon- ey,” she said. “We hope to use some of the money to increase the reward (for information) and the remaining money would go to her children.” September 30, 2017 10:00 am —2:00 pm (Beading, Moccasin Making) October 14, 2017 10:00am—2:00 pm (Beading, Moccasin Making) November 18, 2017 10:00 am—2:00 pm (complete Beading and Moccasin projects) Class is limited to participants 12 and older, Youth age 12- 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Supplies are limited to one pair per person, must be present to receive materials. Mini Cradle Boards Beaded Moccasins To sign-up Contact : Lisa Archuleta at 503-879-1881 or lisa.archuleta@grandronde.org for more information contact Flicka Lucero at 503-879-2268 or flicka.lucero@grandronde.org Moss Bags CTGR Portland Office 4445 SW Barbur Blvd Portland, OR 97239 503-879-1881 Ad created by George Valdez