Mission, OR – Yesterday the new restrictions approved by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Incident Command Team (ICT) took effect, temporarily closing select business units. Tribal businesses that remain open include the casino, RV park and hotel at Wildhorse Resort, Wildhorse and Birch Creek Golf Courses, Museum Store at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, Arrowhead Travel Plaza and…
Month: November 2020
Governor Kate Brown Issues Executive Order on the Temporary Freeze to Stop the Rapid Spread of COVID-19
The order outlines risk reduction measures, effective for two weeks beginning Nov. 18, in all Oregon counties (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today issued Executive Order 20-65 following last week’s announcement of a statewide freeze to stop the rapid community spread of COVID-19 in Oregon. In light of increasing COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the order outlines necessary risk reduction measures designed…
Board of Trustees Approves Willamette Falls Traditional Use Report
Mission, OR – The Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) on Monday, November 9, approved the public release of Traditional Use Study of Willamette Falls and the Lower Columbia River by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, a report prepared by the Department of Natural Resources Cultural Resource Protection Program. This…
UNITY and Nike N7 to Host “Hear Us. See Us. Rise Together” Webinar with Native American Athletes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2020 Media Contact: Cassidy Rue | 623.692.6818 Cassidy@uriascommunications.com UNITY and Nike N7 to Host “Hear Us. See Us. Rise Together” Webinar with Native American Athletes The webinar featuring Native American athletes Shauna Long, Madison Hammond and Lindy Waters III will focus on using sports to create positive change Mesa, AZ – As part of its fall educational webinar series,…
Updated Health and Safety Guidelines on the Umatilla Indian Reservation
MISSION, OR – On Friday, November 13, Governor Kate Brown issued a new set of orders, freezing or limiting the conduct of many businesses and activities throughout the State. As a sovereign government, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) are not bound by these restrictions, but the CTUIR respects Governor Brown’s efforts to stop the spread of…
Non-Indian hunting and fishing regulations
2020 1013 Non-Indian Synopsis for UIR 30 day comment period
2021 Columbia River Annual Regulations
Click the link here: 2020 1023 Columbia River Commercial and Subsistence Annual Regulations CUJ
Proposed Non-Indian Fishing & Hunting Guidelines
Check them out here: 2020 1013 Non-Indian Synopsis for UIR 30 day comment period
Candlelight vigil held on BIA lawn
By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ MISSION – A small but powerful candlelight vigil was held Oct. 15 in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Seven community members and CTUIR workers gathered on the BIA lawn to share experiences, prayers and songs, while standing in a half circle. Dana Campbell, the tribe’s child youth advocate for the Family Violence Services…