The City of Pendleton has recognized Julie Taylor during National Volunteer Week, April 19-25, for the work she does in the local community. Taylor is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and the director…
Read MoreBy the CUJ MISSION – The Confederated Tribes have negotiated mitigation agreements with AT&T and Union Pacific Railroad to mitigate for impacts to culturally significant sites caused by construction projects in Umatilla and Gilliam counties, respectively. Both companies will contribute…
Read MoreBy the CUJ A team of six people have changed the way they provide nutritious meals to tribal elders during the COVID-10 pandemic. Usually hot meals are delivered each weekday. However, to protect elders, one of the most at-risk populations,…
Read MoreBy Casey Brown of the CUJ MISSION – The Nixyaawii Senior Center is currently providing 520 meals per week, two hot and three frozen each for 104 elders, thanks to funding from the federal CARES Act. The supplemental funding from…
Read MoreBy Casey Brown of the CUJ UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION – The 2020 Census continues rain, shine, or pandemic. The decennial count of every person in the county reached “an important milestone” on April 28, according to Shana Radford, tribal partnership…
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MISSION – Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center has received a $32,000 grant to support the efforts of the First Foods & Food Systems Collaborative for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). The grant from the First Nations Development…
Read MoreBy Casey Brown of the CUJ MISSION – Broadband speeds on the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s “UmaRez” network have been ramped up to assist reservation residents and tribal members who are working or going to school from home due to COVID-19.…
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As Gail and Brenda Shippentower of Mission pulled weeds and swept sidewalks in the July Grounds, they didn’t want anyone to know what they were up to. They were getting the Nicht-Ya-Wi Warriors Memorial ready for Memorial Day. “It is…
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MISSION – Debra Croswell has been assigned new duties as President/Managing Director of Cayuse Shared Services, which will provide administrative support functions for the Cayuse Holdings family of companies. Croswell, who joined Cayuse Technologies in January of 2018, is an…
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By Wil Phinney of the CUJ WALLULA GAP – Logan Quaempts’ moccasins moved nimbly on the basalt deck, a crisp spring wind off the Columbia River, a setting sun in the west at his back, and it was almost like…
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