Traditions and Transitions
On July 23, City Club hosts a discussion about tribal environmental stewardship with two representatives from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Cheryle Kennedy, the Tribes’ Chairwoman, will provide an overview of the ways that treaty rights and federal recognition and laws impact the region’s Native Americans, while focusing her attention on what the Grand Ronde are doing to promote culturally informed land and forestry management. Tribal lawyer Lisa Bluelake will discuss inter-tribal and inter-governmental efforts to promote habitat protection, maintain safe fish consumption levels and safeguard cultural and historic rights and practices.
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde adapt traditional values to modern society by working to preserve and enhance their ancestral lands, which encompass much of western Oregon. Through restoration work on reservation land and partnerships with community organizations, the Grand Ronde also strive to improve salmon and animal habitat more generally in the Pacific Northwest.
