Portland’s Tribal Relations office was once a national leader. What happened?

Portland’s Tribal Relations office was once a national leader. What happened?

Indigenous community leaders and tribal officials see an opportunity to get Portland's Tribal Relations Program back on track — if city leaders are willing to listen.

Portland's Tribal Relations Office Was Once a National Leader. What Happened? - Underscore Native News

When the City of Portland established its Tribal Relations Program in 2017, it turned heads. In a city with one of the nation’s largest populations of Native residents, creating a program to bridge the long-neglected relationships between Tribal and city governments seemed obvious – and overdue.  The trailblazing program became a quick model for how other U.S. cities and counties could reimagine their relationships with Tribal leaders and Native…