Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Board of Trustees (BOT) members present a check for $10,000 to Corey Peabody of Beacon Plumbing Strong Racing for winning the 2024 Apollo Columbia Cup at the Tri-City Water Follies. From left are BOT Chairman Gary I. Burke, Members at Large Steven Hart and Corinne Sams and Treasurer Raymond Huesties. The CTUIR is once again sponsoring the purse money for the Apollo Cup at this year’s Water Follies. CTUIR
By TRAVIS SNELL MISSION – For the second consecutive year, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is helping sponsor the Tri-City Water Follies being held July 25-27 in Kennewick and Pasco, Washington, along the Columbia River. The Water Follies is a weekend of hydroplane boat racing in pursuit of the Apollo American Power Boat Association (APBA) Gold…
Lindsay Chiono, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife habitat ecologist-biologist, bands the left leg of a burrowing owl chick while Lorelai Starr, a Whitman College biology undergraduate student, holds it. The aluminum band has a unique number that allows DNR employees to identify it later if they capture it. CTUIR
By TRAVIS SNELL HERMISTON – A biologist with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Department of Natural Resources (DNR) concluded banding burrowing owl chicks for the nesting season on July 21 at the Umatilla Army Depot. Visiting the last two nests for the season on the CTUIR’s land at the depot, Lindsay Chiono, DNR wildlife habitat ecologist-biologist,…
Two teens in kayaks embrace while looking at the Klamath River. A group of Native American teenagers from tribes across the river basin were welcomed by an excited crowd as the group finished their month-long journey kayaking down the Klamath River after the removal of four hydropower dams. BRITTANY PETERSON/AP
by BRITTANY PETERSON, Associated Press KLAMATH, Calif. (AP) — As bright-colored kayaks push through a thick wall of fog, voices and the beats of drums build as kayakers approach a crowd that has formed on the beach. Applause erupts as the boats land on the sandy spit that partially separates the Klamath River from the Pacific Ocean in northern California. Native…
Brian Fullen, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Environmental Health & Safety specialist, sits at his desk, which is covered in miniature figurines that he hides around the Nixyáawii Governance Center with the hope they bring smiles to co-workers who find them. LEE GAVIN/CTUIR
By Jordan Stewart MISSION – Brian Fullen’s playful initiative at the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Nixyáawii Governance Center is helping brighten the days of his fellow employees. Recognizing the power of surprise and delight, the Environmental Health & Safety specialist during his breaks strategically hides small colorful figurines inside and outside the building, hoping to bring…
Dania Wahwasuck, a 24-year-old from Mayetta, Kansas, was crowned Miss Indian World 2025-26 at the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow. She is a Prairie Band Potawatomi and Pyramid Lake Paiute. She succeeds Kassie John, who was Miss Indian World 2024-25.
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Thousands of people are gathering in New Mexico for a celebration showcasing Native American and Indigenous dancers, musicians and artisans from around the world. Billed by organizers as the largest powwow in North America, the annual Gathering of Nations festival kicked off Friday with a colorful procession of dancers spiraling…
Next Board of Trustees Meeting: 9 a.m., April 28, 2025
Meeting called to order at 9:01 a.m. by Board of Trustees (BOT) Chairman Gary I. Burke. Invocation given by Member at Large Toby Patrick. Quorum of six was verified with Vice Chairman Aaron Ashley and Members at Large Lisa Ganuelas and Steven Hart on personal leave. Agenda approved 5-0-0. Old Business Public Law-280 Retrocession Testimony (25-002): This resolution authorizes Member…
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Two young girls twirl in front of the Nixyáawii Education Center’s Week of the Young Child sign on April 8, 2024, in Mission. Students and faculty of the Átaw Miyánašma Learning Center, Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start and InterMountain Education Service District Early Childhood Special Education classrooms paraded from the Nixyáawii Education Center to the Nixyáawii Governance Center as part of the week’s celebrations. LISA SNELL | CUJ PHOTO
By MORIAH BALINGIT, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The problems for Head Start began days after President Donald Trump took office. Trump’s administration announced it would freeze federal grants — the primary funding for the early education program that serves more than half a million low-income children. Then came glitches with the funding website that forced nearly two dozen…
