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 is a former Native American Journalist Association award winner who took a hiatus from journalism following the birth of her…
Month: March 2021
Lucky 7 Redevelopment Project in full swing
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 of construction. Lucky 7 is an existing manufactured home park on the Reservation near the “Four Corners” intersection of Mission…
From left to right: Muriel Slickpoo, General Council Secretary Shawna Gavin and Red Lodge Executive Director Trish Jordan participate in smudging during a memorial event for Phyll Mendacino at Two Rivers Correctional Facility.
Two Rivers inmate was advocate for Native rights
-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 of 2019. On August 31, 2019, inmates and visitors gathered for the annual “prison pow wow.” Throughout the whole event,…
Food Distribution counts record high number, announces upcoming change
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 growing,” she said. “People are having more need for food. They are going back to work, but they still have…
Lady Eagles, down four players, sweep Helix
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 began, four were forced to sit out due to not having 10 practices. “Luckily, we had just enough players last…
Making a difference, one mask at a time
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 suggested and eventually mandated — Singh rushed to her sewing machine. “At first, I was making masks for my immediate…
NCS School Board Candidates answer CUJ questions
The 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 be elected. On this page, the CUJ has provided one location for all candidates’ responses in the the following order:…
Sheoships selected for Next Generation Radio Project
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 California Public Radio and National Public Radio, came after Sheoships applied Feb. 20. The project, called NextGenRadio: Indigenous, is a…
Bowman South Project now named ‘Nixyáawii’
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) Board of Trustees passed a motion to formally name the neighborhood as Nixyáawii. The Nixyáawii neighborhood will be on approximately…
CUJ Editor Cary Rosenbaum
Coyote Stories: New editor remembers Ross
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 discount store that provides wardrobe upgrades at a fraction of the cost. I’m talking about Ross Baulne, a friend and…