New Faces (continued)

Wyatt Miner

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

BOLD (Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure) NTEP (Northwest Tribal Elders Project) Project Assistant

Hello my name is Wyatt Miner, I was born and raised in Eagle Butte, SD on the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe. My bands are Itazpico and hunkpapa, I grew up on my family’s farm where my love for nature and wildlife started. I moved out here to Portland with my fiancé a little over a year ago and we are now expecting our first child together.

Pearl Rose

Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes

NTCCP Coalition Coordinator

Hello, my name is Pearl Rose. I was born in Portland and raised all over Oregon. I am Dakota Sioux from the Assinaboine and Sioux tribes of Ft. Peck, MT. I have worked in the Portland area in the mental health and addictions field for the past 10 years, and absolutely love working for our native communities.

Aurora Martinez

Samish Indian Nation

THRIVE Project Coordinator

Nów7 si7ám. Sqwemey7ileshewó:t se ne-sná7 . Che XwS7amesh-sen. (Hello, My traditional name is Sqwemey7ileshewó:t, and my English name is Aurora Martinez. I come from Samish Indian Nation). I come from Everett, Washington but moved to Portland this last year to complete the Wy'East pathway at OHSU.

I am a previous youth delegate with the health board and have a bachelor's degree from Western Washington University in Kinesiology and a Master's in Healthcare Administration from West Coast University. I am passionate about working with tribes and youth to teach about health and look forward to working with the health board in the THRIVE project.