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OREGON NATIVE AMERICAN CHAMBER
NOVEMBER 2009 VOLUME 14 ISSUE 11
Chamber Chatter
DATES TO REMEMBER:
November 5__Native American Heritage Month Proclamation & Celebration: see ad on page 4
November 11__Say Hey, NW! Location: Multnomah Athletic Club 6:00-8:00 PM. Contact Vicky Nakashima 503-516-3505 [email protected]
November 13__ NAYA Uniting Our Children and Families. contact Christine Dupres 503-288-8177 x240 or [email protected]
November 18__American Indian Nations & Oregon. Dr. Bob Miller of Lewis & Clark Law School presenting in Auditorium
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Inside this Issue
ONAC GATHERING PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS
2
MEMBERSHIP INFO 3
MEMBER MEETING 3
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
3
NAYA HONORING CEREMONY
3
NATIVE AMERICAN BUSINESS: IT MOTIVES
3
LOCAL VETERANS DAY PARADE
4
Native Voices 4
Native American
Heritage Celebration 4
Stand Up & Be Counted! 4
AISES National Conference 5
Marketplace: Native
American Merchandise 5
The ONAC Board Elections was on October 28, 2009.
Congratulations to the new ONAC Board!!
We would like to thank everyone who had a
part in our successful election.
We have a lot to accomplish this coming year and are very confident that the new Board is up for the challenge to make the Oregon Native American Chamber “thrive!” We would also like to take this time to thank
outgoing Board Members Kelly Anne Ilagan
(10 years), Michael Tom (3 years), Marc
Anderson (1 year), Tamra Russell and Jerry
Walker for their dedication and contribution.
ONAC BOARD ELECTION RESULTS
President Barack Obama will host a White House Tribal Nations Conference on November 5, 2009 from 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., with leaders of all 564 federally recognized Tribes invited. Each federally recognized Tribe can send one representative; it is unclear whether Tribes that do not yet have federal recognition can attend. Indian Country To-day reports that the meeting will be held at the Sidney R. Yates Auditorium of the Department of the Interior in
Washington D.C.
“…I look forward to hearing directly from the leaders in Indian country about what my administration can do to not only meet their needs, but help improve their lives and the lives of their peoples,” Obama said. MyTribeTV, a Native-owned business in Seattle, will provide online coverage of the conference. The event will
be streamed at tribalsummit.mytribetv.com .
FIRST NATIVE NATIONS SUMMIT AT
WHITE HOUSE NOVEMBER 5, 2009
2009-2010 ONAC Board
Sherrie Davis
Herb Fricke
Brandon Jenness
Bianca Kednay
Kara McFall
Penny Painter
Tony Seminary
Dave Thayer
John Witty
CHAMBER CHATTER VOLUME 14 ISSUE 11
Keynote Speaker, Dave Tovey
Economic Development Director,
Siletz Tribal Business Corporation
NAYA
Dancers
ONAC Board and Scholarship/Award Recipients:
Back Row (left to right): Linda Meanus, Penny Painter (Board), Bianca Kednay (Board),
Marc Anderson (Board), Sherrie Davis (Board), Michael Tom (Board), David Thayer
(Board), Herb Fricke (Board), Debra Clayton
Front Row (left to right): Kelly Anne Ilagan (Board), Pamela George, Jessica Stryker,
Janel Lara, Donna Turquoise
MC, Ken Boddie
KOIN News 6
with ONAC President, Herb Fricke
More photos of ONAC’s
5th Annual Gathering http://photobucket.com/onac
Benefits:
Monthly meeting to connect and network
Provide opportunities to do business with Native American enterprises
Heighten public awareness of native owned businesses
Provide training and educational business programs aimed at Native American youth
Enlist Oregon Native American entrepreneurs, Individuals, and the Oregon Business community at large to join and support the
mission of the Oregon Native American Chamber
Fees:
Sponsor- $500.00/year
Tribal sponsor- $250.00/year
Small business/Non-profit- $50.00/year
Individual- $25.00/year
Student - FREE
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
LET’S DO LUNCH! WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009
Lunch will be provided by The NAYA Family Center kitchen, a new catering company located in the NAYA Family Center. The menu will vary, but is certain to be delicious. Lunch will cost $10.00 per person.
Please RSVP by Friday, November 13 by 9:00 am. to Bianca Kednay at: [email protected]. We are unable to guarantee a lunch if you do not RSVP by deadline .
Members meet the last Wednesday of every month (unless otherwise noted), from 11:30am to 1:00pm. Monthly meetings are located at The NAYA Family Center– 5135 NE Columbia Blvd Port-land, OR 97218, 503.288.8177
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Please fill out membership form on-line - www.onacc.org
NAYA Family Center held their annual Gathering event on the evening of September 24 honoring community volunteers, NAYA AmeriCorps VISTAs and community partners who provided time and vital resources to assist NAYA in their mission. As part of the Native American tradition, they selected a special evening to publicly honor these volunteers. As a long and proud NAYA tradition each volunteer was asked to come forward in front of the community to be thanked and given a NAYA honoring necklace.
Siletz Tribes hiring: QA & Tester jobs IT Motives is assisting the Siletz
Tribe in Lincoln City, OR is hiring at their new Software Test Center on
the Oregon Coast! We are currently recruiting for an Enterprise Manager
with 5-10 yrs of QA and Testing experience to run the Test Center. Also
needed are positions as software testers, both experienced and entry-level.
Interested parties kindly send your resume to [email protected]. Native
American Tribal Members are strongly encouraged to apply.
Employment Opportunities
IT Motives is a Native American-owned Information Technology
staffing and search firm for contract, contract-hire, and permanent placement positions. Our focus is business applications, software engineering, networks, and systems. Our business model is simple: recruit and find the best talent, provide exceptional customer service, uphold the highest levels of integrity and ethics, and have fun while doing so! Tony Seminary is the Principal/Founder of IT Motives from Umatilla, Yakima, and Grand Ronde. He is a 13 year veteran of the IT staffing market in the Portland, OR metro area and an ONAC member. If you’d like to know more about IT Motives, visit the IT Motives website at www.itmotives.com or feel free to contact Tony at [email protected].
Business of The Month
NAYA Fall Gathering
$72/presentation, up to 200 presentations/year Program: Chinook trades and Kalapuya pre-contact. Native American background preferred
Please Contact Jennifer Kozik (503) 645-5353 http://www.washingtoncountymuseum.org/
education/index.php
Washington County Museum Part-time
Contractor Presenter Position available
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Buffalo Soldiers Featured in Hollywood Neighborhood Veterans Day Parade The Scanner- November 2, 2009
While America’s military is engaged in two wars, Portlanders are invited to honor military veterans, the active military and their families at the 35th annual Veterans Day parade in the Hollywood District Nov. 11. The parade starts at 9:45 a.m. and is Portland’s only parade that honors America’s veterans. The parade begins at NE 40th Avenue and NE Hancock Street and travels east on NE Sandy Boulevard to NE 48th Avenue, where a memorial ceremony will be held. The parade’s grand marshal is veterans’ activist John Neuman, programs director of Veterans of Oregon and Members of the Community. Speakers at the ceremony will include Portland Mayor Sam Adams, City Commissioner Nick Fish, Portland Fire and Rescue Chief John Klum and Portland Police Chief Rosie Sizer. Covered seating will be available for senior citizens and those with disabilities at the ceremony following the parade in front of the Ross Hollywood Chapel at 4733 NE Thompson Street.
Oregon has one of the four highest unemployment rates in the nation*. “If the fact that Oregon has a 10.8% unemployment rate is a problem that must be solved immediately, then why is it that there is no such urgency when it comes to the tribes?” The Warm Springs tribe has a 60% unemployment rate as of April 2009*. That is over half of the population without work and helping to support the rest.
If the highly educated are being selected for the few positions available, where does that leave the tribes who may not have the advanced educational systems outside of leaving the reservation and attending a university? There should be no need to force a member to leave his reservation in order to support their family back home. I believe that the answer lies in creating a new system of farming and resource management. This would give tribal members jobs at home that could sustain their own economy as well as provide valuable jobs to the unemployed. The solution is found by looking within and not without. I encourage you all to lend your hand to your neighboring tribes and let them know you support them and will aid them. Remember, it only takes one step to begin a long journey as it only takes one voice to be heard.
Unemployment rates at Warm Springs, Not a problem? Article By Brandon Jenness
*Based off of the figures posted by the Portlander magazine article issued August 21st 2009, *US Census September 2009, http://
quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/41/4159000.html, *OPB News article April 2009 BY ETHAN LINDSEY
Native Voices
When: Thursday, Nov 5, 2009. Proclamation:
11:20 a.m. Community celebration to follow
Where: Multnomah Building. Commissioners
Boardroom 100. 501 SE Hawthorne Boulevard
Every decade a census is conducted in the U.S, as mandated by the U.S. Constitution. The data will directly affect how more than $200 billion in federal grant funding is distributed to state, local and tribal governments each year. The participation of tribal populations in the 2010 census is critical and will consist of only 7 or so questions, will take most households about ten minutes to complete and will likely result in a simpler, less costly and more accurate census. (www.census.gov/geo/www/luca2010/luca.html) Contact Heidi Leibbrandt, 503-988-3663 ext. 25449 or
Jennifer Stone, 503-988-3663 ext. 22869
Stand Up & Be Counted!
If you would like to submit an article about your business please send them to Melissa at [email protected]. Please use the following template – 12 font Times New Roman, normal and no more than 150 words.
Thank you,
ONAC Board Members
Mailing Address: PO Box 69563
Portland, OR 97239
OREGON NATIVE AMERICAN
CHAMBER
W E ’R E ON THE W E B ! ( UNDE R CONSTR UCTI ON )
WWW.ONACC.ORG
* President: Herb Fricke * Co-V.P: Michael Tom
* Co-V.P: Penny Painter * Secretary: Bianca Kednay
* Treasurer: Kelly Anne Ilagan * Board Member: Dave Thayer
* Board Member: Marc Anderson * Board Member: Sherrie Davis
Marketplace: Native American Arts and Crafts
Thursday, November 19, 10:00 am- 4:00 pm, Portland Building 2nd floor
Just in time for your holiday shopping! Up to 16 Native American artisans
sell their traditional arts and crafts. The selection includes jewelry,
leather, and paper crafts, rawhide drums, music, baskets, and organic
health products (www.portlandonline.com/bes/NativeAmericanCelebrations)
If you do not wish to receive email from us or if you are receiving more than one copy to the same address, please contact Melissa at [email protected]
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John Herrington/NASA Astronaut and Chickasaw tribal member and member of AISES was present where 1500 students and Native Professionals attended the American Indian Science and Engineering Society’s (AISES) National Conference on October 29-31, 2009. AISES has 60% students and 40% professionals indicating after graduating, students are staying with the organization and becoming role models. Attendees came from all over the country, but the majority of the students were from Oklahoma and SW schools. The furthest travelled attendee was a NA Professional who came from Thailand! The Career Fair was a huge success including companies such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, BHP Hilton, BPA, IBM, Hewlett Packard, and several federal agencies. There were at least a 100 student poster sessions covering topics such as eco-roofs for storm water management to membrane research for fuel cell technology and tours of PSU and OHSU. The most sought after raffle prize was the Vestas Wind Turbine LEGO set and of course the 42-inch flat screen TV. Most impressive were the students themselves. Each student not only representing their Tribe and their school, but also honoring their family, friends, and mentors who have guided and encouraged them to reach this point in their education. I believe many returned home or to their campus feeling proud of their
accomplishments and inspired to succeed in their chosen field.
NASA Astronaut attends AISES National Conference by Herb Fricke
