OregonOregon Mascots
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Legislators ponder mascot bill
(5/23/2013)
(Oregon) -- A hearing on an Oregon Senate bill that would affect Native American mascots in the state’s schools is scheduled for a hearing at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May...
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Tribal mascots harm Native students: Guest opinion
(5/3/2013)
(Oregon) -- Reyn Leno wanted to set the record straight on the use of tribal mascots in Oregon schools, yet his remarks as chairman of the Confederated Tribes of Grand...
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Mascots bill advances in the Oregon Senate
(4/17/2013)
(Oregon) -- A bill regarding the use of Native American mascots by local schools, if a local tribe approves them, has passed the Oregon Senate.
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Senate Bill allows school districts to work with local tribes on mascots
(4/17/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Oregon Senate passed a bill that would allow Native American mascots with a local tribes permission. Senate Bill 215 passed the with a 24-4 vote.
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Editorial: Senate shows common sense
(4/13/2013)
(Oregon) -- The state Senate struck a small blow for common sense this week when it voted to approve a measure that eases a policy barring schools from using Native...
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Letter: Mascots hurt those of Native American descent
(4/11/2013)
(Oregon) -- To the editor: First they said there is no credible evidence that Indian mascots are harmful. Then, when an overwhelming amount of federally funded, peer-...
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Oregon Senate Loosens State Native American Mascot Policy
(4/11/2013)
(Oregon) -- On May 17, 2012, the Oregon Board of Education voted to ban the use of Native American mascots in the state's schools. The institutions were required to...
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State senate passes mascot bill
(4/11/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Oregon State Senate passed a bill today that would make it easier for schools to keep their Native American mascots. The bill's lsponsor, Senator...
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Oregon Senate Approves Lifting Ban On Native American Mascots
(4/10/2013)
(Oregon) -- Some Oregon public schools may soon be allowed to keep their Native American mascots. The state Senate voted Wednesday in favor of overturning a ban on names...
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Oregon Considers Lifting Ban On Native American Mascots
(4/3/2013)
(Oregon) -- Oregon tribal members are lobbying state lawmakers to uphold a ban on Native American mascots in schools. A committee in Salem heard testimony Wednesday on a...
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Legislation may allow some schools to keep Native American mascots
(4/1/2013)
(Oregon) -- Roseburg High School may be able to keep its Indian mascot - if a bill in Salem passes. The piece of legislation, House Bill 3397, would allow schools with...
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Bills would allow schools to keep Native American names if nearby tribes approve
(3/30/2013)
(Oregon) -- The state Board of Education's decision to ban Native American mascots is less than a year old but attempts are already being made to weaken it.
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Oregon Legislature could alter mascot ban
(3/30/2013)
(Oregon) -- Three bills introduced in Salem attempt to weaken the state Board of Education's 2012 decision to prohibit Native American mascots.
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Lawmakers Hope To Reverse The Native American Mascot Ban
(3/29/2013)
(Oregon) -- Two emergency bills were heard by the Senate yesterday in an effort to reverse the ban on Native American school mascots.
14 Total Articles on this Issue
Medford Casino
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OP/ED: Casino plan a 'toxic product' that should be opposed
(5/19/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Coquille Tribe wishes to install a gambling casino in Medford. The tribe's plans include excluding the land on which it is proposed to be installed...
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OP/ED: Southern Oregon tribal casino won't help economy
(5/14/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Coquille Indian Tribe’s proposal to establish a gambling casino in Medford has drawn strong opposition from Gov. John Kitzhaber and from the...
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Coquille tribe plans Medford video-gaming operation
(5/13/2013)
(Oregon) -- Oregon's one-casino-per-tribe policy is being tested by the Coquille Indian Tribe as it pursues a slightly different gaming operation in Medford.
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Medford proposal tests Kitzhaber's gambling policy
(5/13/2013)
(Oregon) -- Gov. John Kitzhaber's attempts to limit Oregon casinos to one per tribe are getting a test from a video gambling establishment the Coquille Indian Tribe...
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Coquille Doubles Down On Medford Casino
(5/12/2013)
(Oregon) -- A one-casino-per-tribe policy in Oregon faces a tough test as the Coquille Indian Tribe pursues a Medford gaming operation. Gov. John Kitzhaber and the tribe...
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Opinion: Development for whom?
(5/12/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Coquille Indian Tribe's proposal to establish a gambling casino in Medford has drawn strong opposition from Gov. John Kitzhaber and from the Jackson...
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Coquille Tribe Moving Ahead With Medford Casino Plans
(5/7/2013)
(Oregon) -- Representatives of the Coquille Indian Tribe say they're moving forward with a proposal to build a casino in Medford, despite opposition from the...
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Kitzhaber against tribal casino in Medford
(5/7/2013)
(Oregon) -- Gov. John Kitzhaber has asked the federal government to reject a proposal by an Oregon tribe to start a casino in Medford.
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Tribe will fight for second casino
(5/7/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Coquille Indian Tribe plans to fight the governor’s decision to block it’s proposed casino in Medford. “We are disappointed they took...
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Odds Are Against A Casino In Medford
(5/6/2013)
(Oregon) -- Gov. John Kitzhaber has sent letters to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs strongly opposing the efforts by the Coquille tribe to build a casino in Medford.
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County opposes casino in Medford
(5/3/2013)
(Oregon) -- Jackson County's Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to oppose a proposal for an American Indian casino in Medford, and will send a letter...
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Medford council cautious on casino
(5/3/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Medford City Council on Thursday expressed some serious concerns about a proposed casino planned along South Pacific Highway, but it stopped short of...
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Medford Council Finds Casino Plans Vague
(5/3/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Coquille Tribe’s proposal for a Medford Casino has created some serious concerns on the Medford City Council. Thursday the council agreed to send a...
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Jackson County commissioners vote to oppose proposed Medford casino
(5/1/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Jackson County Board of Commissioners has voted to oppose a proposed Medford casino, citing concerns about the potential need for more police, jail space...
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Jackson County says No to casino, Cow Creek agrees
(5/1/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Jackson County Board of Commissioners have voted against a Medford casino, and a Douglas County tribe is happy about the decision. The Coquille tribe...
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County Says No Dice To Casino
(4/30/2013)
(Oregon) -- Jackson County's Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to oppose a proposal for an American Indian casino in Medford, and will send a letter...
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Jackson County Commissioners Will Meet To Discuss Proposed Casino In Medford
(4/30/2013)
(Oregon) -- A proposed casino in Medford is back on the table, as Jackson County Commissioners continue discussions today; re-visiting the Coquille Indian Tribe's...
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Ore. casino plan generates opposition from tribe
(4/29/2013)
(Oregon) -- A plan to turn a bowling alley and restaurant in downtown Medford, Oregon, into a casino, has drawn the ire of a competing tribal nation and may even...
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A casino of controversy? / Packed house gives Medford City Council an earful on a gambling plan by the Coquille Indian Tribe
(4/26/2013)
(Oregon) -- Around 80 people packed a steamy meeting room Thursday night to voice their concerns or support for a proposed Indian casino that could be built on South...
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Medford council hears debate over Coquille tribe's casino plan
(4/26/2013)
(Oregon) -- A proposal to turn a Medford bowling alley and restaurant into a tribal casino has drawn opposition at a public hearing and spotlighted a division between...
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Medford council hears debate over tribal casino
(4/26/2013)
(Oregon) -- The City Council has held a public hearing on a proposal to turn a bowling alley in south Medford into a tribal casino.
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Hearing slated on Indian tribe's plans for a casino in Medford
(4/24/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Medford City Council will hold a public hearing to discuss the Coquille Indian tribe's proposal for a local casino at 7 p.m., Thursday, at the...
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Jackson County Commissioners Presented with Casino Plans
(4/24/2013)
(Oregon) -- It's a controversial proposal that's pitting one Native American tribe against another. On Tuesday in a packed room, the Coquille Tribe outlined...
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Medford Council Considers Casino Proposal
(4/24/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Medford City Council will hold a public hearing this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Jackson County Courthouse auditorium to discuss the Coquille Indian...
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Southern Oregon officials plan hearings on Medford casino
(4/19/2013)
(Oregon) -- City and county officials in Southern Oregon plan a series of meetings and hearings next week on a proposal to put a tribal casino in Medford.
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Officials Set To Deal With Medford Casino Arguments
(4/18/2013)
(Oregon) -- Battle lines will be drawn between two tribes next week over a proposed casino in Medford that has set off alarms with Jackson County and city officials.
26 Total Articles on this Issue
Oregon Gaming
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Private Oregon poker clubs are not 'scofflaw, outlaw organizations,' says fan
(5/15/2013)
(Oregon) -- The debate over Portland's private poker clubs heated up Wednesday, with a lawmaker charging they are operating illegally and players countering that...
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OP/ED: Why Oregon's non-casino poker rooms should stay safe and legal
(5/15/2013)
(Oregon) -- In a few minutes, I’ll be testifying against House Bill 3518, which would shut down the growing number of poker rooms operating in Portland and in...
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Senate: Native school mascots can stay with local tribe's OK
(4/10/2013)
(Oregon) -- A state policy that requires schools to erase Native American logos from uniforms, sports fields, trophy cases and other items would be loosened under a bill...
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'Reservation shopping' at center of tribal casino tiff
(4/8/2013)
(Oregon) -- A congressional effort led by California Sen. Dianne Feinstein hopes to slow the proliferation of tribal casinos. And the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of...
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Oregon Senate will vote on bill providing mascot ban loophole
(4/8/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Oregon Senate will vote Wednesday on a measure allowing schools with Native American mascots to sidestep a statewide ban adopted last year.
5 Total Articles on this Issue
Land Issues
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Return to the land: Cow Creek Band works to buy ranch
(5/1/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians is hoping to close the purchase of a 1,700-acre cattle ranch at the base of the Table Rocks that it intends to...
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Mascot Issue
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'Teach our history, keep Native mascots,' Grand Ronde tribal chairman urges: Guest opinion
(5/1/2013)
(Oregon) -- The issue of Oregon public schools using tribal mascots continues to surface in the Oregon Legislature thanks to the inattentiveness of the state Board of...
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Baby Veronica
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Portland group plays role in Native American adoption case before Supreme Court
(4/16/2013)
(Oregon) -- Today, U.S. Supreme Court justices will hear arguments in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl — or, as it’s widely known, the "Baby Veronica"...
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Bigfoot
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Peter Byrne’s Search Goes On: Acclaimed Bigfoot Hunter Continues Quest At Coast
(4/7/2013)
(Oregon) -- Peter Byrne has been engaged in what he describes as the “Big Searches” for almost his entire life; his Bigfoot search alone has spanned 50 years.
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Idle No More
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Idle No More Gathers Steam in Portland, Oregon, With Teach-in
(3/30/2013)
(Oregon) -- As the Idle No More movement maintains its traction across Canada, the U.S. and the rest of the world, foundation-building teach-ins and events designed to...
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Other News
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Tribal grazing on forest enters second year
(5/22/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and the Nez Perce Tribe are entering the second year of a formal understanding facilitating the exercise of tribal...
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Fire levels barn on tribal land
(5/21/2013)
(Oregon) -- Less than a week after purchasing the Rogue River Ranch at the base of the Table Rocks, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians may be in the market...
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Powwow teaches traditions
(5/20/2013)
(Oregon) -- Men beat on a large drum with mallets and cried out a Native American song as dancers of all ages in vibrant regalia circled inside Gill Coliseum, moving...
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OSU celebrates opening of new Native American Longhouse, Eena Haws
(5/17/2013)
(Oregon) -- The grand opening of the new Native American Longhouse at Oregon State University will take place Friday, May 17, at 4 p.m.
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OP/ED: Tribe’s casino would hurt Medford
(5/16/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Coquille Indian Tribe’s proposal to establish a gambling casino in Medford has drawn strong opposition from Gov. John Kitzhaber and from the Jackson...
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Health care reform affects larger employers differently
(5/12/2013)
(Oregon) -- Three Rivers Casino and Hotel in Florence has offered health insurance to full-time employees since 2004, when it opened in a tent-like structure off Highway...
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Man accused in stabbing at Umatilla reservation
(5/11/2013)
(Oregon) -- Umatilla Tribal Police arrested a man after a stabbing victim showed up a Pendleton hospital. The East Oregonian newspaper (http://is.gd/N4VYKj ) reports...
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Oregon Tribes Gather In Salem For Tribal Nation's Day
(5/10/2013)
(Oregon) -- Leaders and representatives of Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes gathered at Oregon’s State Capitol in Salem this week for tribal nation...
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Tribes hail lamprey release
(5/8/2013)
(Oregon) -- Following a two-tribe religious ceremony held Wednesday, May 1, at the confluence of the Wallowa and Minam rivers, at Minam, 30 lamprey were released into...
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Upper Klamath Basin braces for irrigation shutoffs
(5/7/2013)
(Oregon) -- With drought looming, the state of Oregon is preparing for the likelihood it will have to shut off irrigation access for many of the 200 cattle ranchers and...
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Water war between Klamath River farmers, tribes poised to erupt
(5/6/2013)
(Oregon) -- For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River's most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the...
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To manage the Columbia River, we need a new treaty for a new era: Guest opinion
(5/5/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Columbia River Treaty between the United States and Canada has been a hybrid of fears and profits since its ratification in 1964. Narrowly designed for...
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Tribe buying Medford-area ranch near historically significant sites
(5/2/2013)
(Oregon) -- A Native American tribe in southern Oregon is buying a cattle ranch outside Medford near sites significant in the Rogue Indian Wars of the 1850s.
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Cow Creek Tribe Negotiates for Rogue River Ranch Land
(5/1/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Indian Tribe is negotiating with the Wood Family for the purchase of their Rogue River Ranch along the Rogue near Sams...
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Tribe buying Medford-area ranch near historically significant sites
(5/1/2013)
(Oregon) -- A southern Oregon tribe is buying a cattle ranch outside Medford near sites significant in the Rogue Indian Wars of the 1850s.
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Tribe buying ranch near site of 1850s treaty
(5/1/2013)
(Oregon) -- A Southern Oregon Indian tribe is buying a cattle ranch outside Medford near sites significant in the Rogue Indian Wars of the 1850s.
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Return To The Land
(4/30/2013)
(Oregon) -- The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians is hoping to close the purchase of a 1,700-acre cattle ranch at the base of the Table Rocks that it intends to...
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Coquille or 'Ko-kwel' depends on context
(4/30/2013)
(Oregon) -- So what's the deal with the Coquille tribe and how its name is pronounced? For years we've always pronounced the city name, the river name and the...
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NIKE N7 Sport Summit Proves a Catalyst for Native Leaders, Athletes to ‘Define Tomorrow’
(4/29/2013)
(Oregon) -- Nike N7 has transformed into a movement for positive change by more than 350 Indian country movers and shakers who swelled NIKE World Headquarters for the...
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Like all addicts, compulsive gamblers can’t stop alone
(4/29/2013)
(Oregon) -- Over many years’ work in drug and alcohol treatment, I’ve seen my share of men and women come in with both chemical dependency and gambling...
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