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Oregon’s Indigenous cultures are as diverse as its landscape. Preserving the lifeways of these cultures rebuilds community and showcases the knowledge, wisdom and skills passed down from generation to generation.

Oregon’s Indigenous cultures are as diverse as its landscape. Preserving the lifeways of these cultures rebuilds community and showcases the knowledge, wisdom and skills passed down from generation to generation.

The following is a statement by funders and philanthropic organizations in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings in Students for Fair Admissions v.

In a time when many Oregonians are experiencing financial precarity and can barely afford to pay rent, a Portland-based tenant aid organization is on the brink of financial collapse. The Community Alliance of Tenants (CAT) has served as a tenant advocacy group for people across Oregon since its formation in 1996, offering resources like a renters rights hotline and tenant organizing support. The organization has helped renters deal with unexpected rent hikes and landlord disputes...

Also, the Academy of American Poets has named its first Latino president, and the TGR Foundation, a charity started by the golfer Tiger Woods, has selected a new leader.

The Oregon Senate has belatedly confirmed Amy Tykeson to the Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon.

In 2017, Multnomah County came out with a plan to build tiny homes in people’s backyards for free if they agreed to let a homeless family live there.

Architects grapple with the carbon impacts and benefits of building in wood.

Michelle Depass, the CEO of the Portland, Oregon-based Meyer Memorial Trust, the state’s largest private foundation, thinks the label “civic building” is less about the architecture than action. She would argue that the Trust’s new headquarters fits the definition: “Building democracy isn’t about four walls. It is a participatory practice.

<strong>In 2022 Lance J. Randall moved to Portland to lead the Black Business Association of Oregon — a newly formed organization with its sights on attracting, retaining and supporting Black-owned businesses throughout the state. </strong>