NCS playing football with Pendleton Bucks
Tyasin Burns, a senior next year at Nixyaawii Community School, will play football with the Pendleton Buckaroos. By Wil Phinney of the CUJ PENDLETON – Pendleton High School Coach Eric Davis […]
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SAMS & SONS — First Nixyaawii coach returns with two boys
Dakota Sams drives to the basket for Pendleton Buckaroos last year. Grayson, Ryan and Dakota Sams stand in the Nixyaawii Community School gym. By Wil Phinney of the CUJ Ryan […]
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Hearings in July for people cited in social gathering case
By Wil Phinney of the CUJ MISSION – Toby Patrick says he has “no regrets” about hosting a feast in April that led to citations for perhaps as many as […]
Read MoreJ.C. Penney
J.C. Penney Jan. 29, 1926 – June 29, 2020 James C. Penney,”wit-sy-ky-kun,” an enrolled member and life-long resident of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, left this earth of natural causes at […]
Read MoreRod Cowapoo Jr.
Rod Cowapoo Jr. Jan. 25, 1961 – June 2020 Rod “Gibb” Cowapoo Jr. was born on Jan. 25, 1961 to Roderick Cowapoo Sr. and Thelma Johnson. He died June 19, […]
Read MorePatrick Louis Luke
Patrick Louis Luke Dec. 7, 1962 – June 22, 2020 WHITE SWAN, Wash. – Patrick Louis Luke, “Yetatamanisht,” passed away at his home in White Swan, Wash., on June 22, […]
Read MoreVerna Dee “Duck” Conner
Verna Dee ‘Duck’ Conner March 5, 1959 — June 19, 2020 Born in Salem, Oregon, Verna Dee was named after her doctor, Dr. Vernon D. Casterline. Verna graduated from Madras […]
Read MoreCome on America: Listen to COVID-19 experts
It’s summer so the virus must be over, right? Not so fast. Pull that mask back up over your nose. A coronavirus resurgence is wiping out two months of progress […]
Read MoreClimate makes BOT priority list
By the CUJ MISSION – For the first time, climate change and enrollment are listed among the top priorities for the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Confederated Tribes of […]
Read MoreLeaders of CTUIR, Round-Up begin talks
Board of Trustees members and Presidents of the Round-Up and Happy Canyon Boards talked over Zoom June 24. By Wil Phinney of the CUJ MISSION – Triggered by a lack […]
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