Governor Holds First Meeting of Administration with Oregon’s Tribes

In her first official meeting as Governor of the State of Oregon, Tina Kotek met with Cow Creek Tribal leaders and officials from the state’s other federally recognized Tribes.

Cow Creek Tribal Chairman Carla Keene and CEO Michael Rondeau attended the meeting with Governor Kotek, as well as her inauguration as Oregon’s 39^th Governor on January 9 at the Capitol in Salem.

During her inaugural address, Kotek spoke of recognizing the need for change in the state, and she vowed to work for all Oregonians.

The meeting with Tribal leaders followed the inauguration. Chairman Keene expressed to Kotek the need for increased housing and behavioral health services.

Before being elected Governor, Kotek was the longest serving Speaker of the House in Oregon’s State House of Representatives.

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Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Chairman Carla Keene and Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, January 9, 2023.

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Chair Cheryl Kennedy of Grand Ronde, Chair Kat Brigham of Umatilla, Chairman Carla Keene of Cow Creek, and Vice Chair Gail Hatcher of Klamath Tribes, January 9, 2023.

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Cow Creek CEO Michael Rondeau, former Oregon Governor Kate Brown, former Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts, and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, January 9, 2023.

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Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians CEO Michael Rondeau and Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, January 9, 2023.

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Tribal leaders sit down for first meeting with Governor Tina Kotek, directly after Kotek's inauguration January 9, 2023.