Tribes Open First Commercial Fishery of 2021
PORTLAND — Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm Springs, and Yakama tribal fishers are making their way to the Columbia River after the tribes announced that the first commercial gillnet fishery of […]
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Umatilla River basin spring Chinook fishing reopened on May 25
PENDLETON – On May 26, the CTUIR’s Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC) released Emergency Tributary Regulations for Spring/Summer Chinook fisheries. The notice came a day after the Oregon Department of […]
Read MoreGoodbye and goodluck, salmon relatives
MORE THAN 134,000 spring Chinook salmon smolt were trucked from the Lookingglass Hatchery in Elgin to four raceways on Catherine Creek (Saxsaaxinma) in March. The setting includes fresh creek water […]
Read MoreBurns selected to All-Star game
PENDLETON – The accolades keep coming in for CTUIR member Tyasin Burns, a football player for Pendleton High School. Burns was selected to the 5A/6A All-Star game called the Les […]
Read MoreFoot race to honor Spino
WARM SPRINGS – A CTUIR member’s efforts on another reservation are being celebrated this year. Azar Spino started the annual Super Man – Wonder Woman Endurance Foot Race in Warm […]
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Soaring Eagle signs with Haskell
WHITE SWAN, Wash. – Teal Soaring Eagle, a 6-foot-2 guard from White Swan High School, signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, […]
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CTUIR signs MOU with City of Kennewick
By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ, KENNEWICK – In referencing the aspirations to work together with the City of Kennewick, Board of Trustees member Armand Minthorn recalled the discovery of […]
Read MoreWindy Boy awarded State Seal of Biliteracy
By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ, MISSION – Robert Windy Boy is a one of a kind — literally. The Pendleton High School student earned the Oregon Seal of Biliteracy […]
Read MoreNCS welcomes three new faces
By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ, MISSION – Nixyaawii Community School added three new faces in May. Robby Bill (Behavior Support), Nicci Harrison (Language Arts) and Aaron Noisey (PE/Health) received […]
Read MoreGuzman steps down as Yellowhawk CEO
By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ, MISSION – Former Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center CEO Lisa Guzman will be remembered as one of the key figures within the CTUIR that helped […]
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