Wes Leers of Portland, who works for 3 Kings Environmental from Battle Ground, Washington, sprays water on the former accounting office for Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. That building and several more, including the old clinic and Cay-Uma-Wa Education facility, are being razed over the next eight weeks. That will leave the July Grounds mostly empty except for the Community Center, the Longhouse and a couple of other smaller buildings.
Wes Leers of Portland, who works for 3 Kings Environmental from Battle Ground, Washington, sprays water on the former accounting office for Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. That building and several more, including the old clinic and Cay-Uma-Wa Education facility, are being razed over the next eight weeks. That will leave the July Grounds mostly empty except for the Community Center, the Longhouse and a couple of other smaller buildings.

Demolition begins at July Grounds

By the CUJ MISSION – Demolition work is beginning at the July Grounds on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Heavy equipment has moved in to tear down the Cay-Uma-Wa Education Center, the old Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, the former Nixyaawii Community School, and the old Tribal Police station. About the only buildings left at the July Grounds will be the Community…

Wes Leers of Portland, who works for 3 Kings Environmental from Battle Ground, Washington, sprays water on the former accounting office for Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. That building and several more, including the old clinic and Cay-Uma-Wa Education facility, are being razed over the next eight weeks. That will leave the July Grounds mostly empty except for the Community Center, the Longhouse and a couple of other smaller buildings.
Wes Leers of Portland, who works for 3 Kings Environmental from Battle Ground, Washington, sprays water on the former accounting office for Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. That building and several more, including the old clinic and Cay-Uma-Wa Education facility, are being razed over the next eight weeks. That will leave the July Grounds mostly empty except for the Community Center, the Longhouse and a couple of other smaller buildings.

Demolition begins at July Grounds

By the CUJ MISSION – Demolition work is beginning at the July Grounds on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Heavy equipment has moved in to tear down the Cay-Uma-Wa Education Center, the old Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, the former Nixyaawii Community School, and the old Tribal Police station. About the only buildings left at the July Grounds will be the Community…

Wes Leers of Portland, who works for 3 Kings Environmental from Battle Ground, Washington, sprays water on the former accounting office for Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. That building and several more, including the old clinic and Cay-Uma-Wa Education facility, are being razed over the next eight weeks. That will leave the July Grounds mostly empty except for the Community Center, the Longhouse and a couple of other smaller buildings.
Wes Leers of Portland, who works for 3 Kings Environmental from Battle Ground, Washington, sprays water on the former accounting office for Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. That building and several more, including the old clinic and Cay-Uma-Wa Education facility, are being razed over the next eight weeks. That will leave the July Grounds mostly empty except for the Community Center, the Longhouse and a couple of other smaller buildings.

Demolition begins at July Grounds

By the CUJ MISSION – Demolition work is beginning at the July Grounds on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Heavy equipment has moved in to tear down the Cay-Uma-Wa Education Center, the old Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, the former Nixyaawii Community School, and the old Tribal Police station. About the only buildings left at the July Grounds will be the Community…

BOT Secretary Sally Kosey addresses fellow Board of Trustees members during a Zoom video-conference in April.
BOT Secretary Sally Kosey addresses fellow Board of Trustees members during a Zoom video-conference in April.

By the CUJ MISSION – Besides the challenges of making tribal government work from the isolation of their homes, leaders on the Umatilla Indian Reservation are feeling a little lonely like everybody else. They miss their friends and families. For General Council Chair Lindsey X. Watchman, that means “not being able to hug family members long and tightly, to see…

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Yellowhawk study will determine reopening decisions

By the CUJ MISSION – A phased plan to re-open government and business on the Umatilla Indian Reservation was unveiled May 6 in a work session with the Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). The Board of Trustees (BOT) on May 11 is expected to approve a resolution authorizing implementation of the plan,…

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CTUIR Opens Traditional Sweat for Immediate Family and Households

MISSION – The Incident Command Team is granting permission to CTUIR community residents and their immediate family members to practice traditional sweat, reconsidering a March 24 order prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is highly encouraged that sweat only continue with individuals that reside within your immediate household and does not include extended family or community members (to include community…

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CTUIR Lifts Travel Restriction and Provides Guidelines for Travel

MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Incident Command Team (ICT) has worked on several plans to ensure the safety of the entire community. The CTUIR ICT has reconsidered the 75-mile travel restriction and have made the determination to remove the travel restriction and issue guidelines. The ICT would like community members to take the following…

Virus Bill Offers $24B In Tribal Relief, Bars Alaska Native Cos.

By Andrew Westney, Law360 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tribes and tribal groups would receive $24 billion as part of a proposed House package for coronavirus relief, with Alaska Native corporations made ineligible for the main tribal funding pool after the government’s plan to include them in the previous round of funding sparked a suit from federally recognized tribes. The $3 trillion…

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CTUIR Call Center seeks to reach out to Tribal members

MISSION – A Virtual Call Center has been established by the Office of the Executive Director so that each member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) will receive a call during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The purpose of the calls, according to CTUIR Executive Director Ted Wright, is to contact all Tribal member households and ensure…