By The CUJ MISSION – Three years removed from her last stint with the Confederated Umatilla Journal, Miranda Vega Rector has returned as a temporary reporter through mid-July. A member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Vega Rector…
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By The Office of Tribal Planning The Tribal Housing Development Services Team has been working diligently on a number of housing projects that are coming to fruition in 2021. Lucky 7 is the first that has been in full swing…
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-Phyll Mendacino passed away at age 65 due to COVID-19 complications By Jill-Marie Gavin for the CUJ The last time Red Lodge Transition Services (Red Lodge) organized a large event at Two Rivers Correctional Facility (Two Rivers) was in August…
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By the CUJ MISSION – The Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) saw its highest turnout to date Feb. 28, as 375 showed up. DCFS Director Julie Taylor anticipated the amount after the previous distribution came up short. “It’s…
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NCS rolls 25-20, 25-17, 25-22 in opening game By The CUJ MISSION – The Nixyaawii Community School Lady Eagles volleyball team expected to have 14 suit up to play Tuesday night against Helix High School. But not long before play…
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Wilsonville business owner has CTUIR roots By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ CTUIR member Janet Singh stumbled into creating an authentic Tribal facemask line. When the COVID-19 virus emerged in the United States early last year — and masks were…
Read MoreThe following comments are responses to a list of questions sent by the CUJ to the Nixyaawii School Board candidates. Votes can be cast March 18 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the NCS parking lot. Two candidates will…
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By the CUJ CTUIR member and KCUW radio station assistant Lily Sheoships was selected to participate in the Next Generation Radio Project on March 2. The offer to join a cohort, trained by the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA), Southern…
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By Nixyáawii Marketing Team CTUIR Tribal members will soon have more opportunities to build market rate homes on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. After a recommendation on names from the General Council, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR)…
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Usually an editor’s first column feels like an overview of a resumé: Here’s who I am. Here’s what I’ve done. Here’s what I plan to do. Since landing the job, I can’t stop thinking about Ross. No, not the iconic…
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