MISSION – Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center is recommending universal mask use in public indoor settings throughout the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The recommendation aligns with new guidance from the CDC that everyone in areas of substantial or high transmission should wear a mask, even if they are vaccinated. COVID-19 is spreading among our community members within the boundaries of the Umatilla…
Month: July 2021
Board of Trustees Authorizes Closure of Off-Reservation Tribal Properties Due to Extreme Risk of Wildfire
Mission, OR – The Board of Trustees of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) has approved the closure of a number of off-reservation properties owned by the CTUIR in order to protect people, structures, and land by reducing the risk of catastrophic fire events that could occur from human causes. The closure applies to the Rainwater, Wanaket,…
CTUIR receives $25,000 grant for Tribal Broadband Project
MISSION, OR – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) received a $25,000 grant from the First Nations Development Institute of Longmont, Colorado. The award will support the CTUIR Tribal Broadband Project by providing funding for a fixed based wireless system on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The funding will help with the construction costs cost for two wireless…
Public Hearing Notice
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Land Protection Planning Commission of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) will hold the following public hearing: Conditional Use File #CU-21-004 – Applicant, Gary Adams Construction on behalf of Charlie and Leslie Carnes, 49464 E Poverty Flats Road, Pendleton, OR 97810 seeks approval from the Land Protection Planning Commission to enlarge…
Public Notice: Umatilla Chemical Depot
UMATILLA CHEMICAL DEPOT For Public Review Amendment to Programmatic Agreement regarding impact to Historic Properties as the result of properties leaving Army control Umatilla Chemical Depot, Hermiston, Oregon Department of the Army, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Division The Umatilla Chemical Depot (UMCD), located east of Hermiston, in Morrow and Umatilla counties,…
Board explores Birch Creek Golf Course
Former Pendleton Country Club improved, rebranded By Miranda Vega Rector of the CUJ MISSION – The Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) toured the Birch Creek Golf Course, formerly the Pendleton Country Club, for the first time since they purchased it in 2019. Due to many COVID-19 restrictions and shut downs, as…
ABOVE: Kendyl DeJong smiles with Achilles, a dog that was surrendered to animal control and will be placed with PAWS for adoption. BELOW: A skunk walks into a trap that was setup to catch two kittens and their mom.
SPOTLIGHT: Kendyl DeJong, CTUIR Animal Control Officer recounts quirky stories
By Miranda Vega Rector of the CUJ MISSION – With five years of experience being the Animal Control Officer for the CTUIR, Kendyl DeJong has acquired quite the collection of stories from a kitten riding a semi-truck’s transmission for 279 miles to accidentally trapping a skunk. “Every day the calls come in and I never know what is going to…
Whooshh provides passage at Nursery Bridge Dam
By The CUJ The CTUIR Department of Natural Resources utilized a Whooshh Innovations, Inc. fish passage technique at Nursery Bridge Dam on the Walla Walla River in June. “The purpose is to safely move trapped spring Chinook from the sorting area up top to a transport truck,” Jon Lovrak, Project Leader for Hatchery Facilities, said. Fish were elevated 25 feet…
Carrying the Torch
CTUIR member Ashlyn Wallace sets scoring record, becomes next Tribal hooper to join NCAA ranks By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ In what’s become nothing shy of a pipeline to college basketball in recent years, yet another CTUIR member will move on from Clarkston High School in Washington state to play basketball at the next level. Ashlyn Wallace capped off…
Tylor & the Train Robbers releasing album, talk CTUIR connection
By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ If you’ve ever listened to Tylor & the Train Robbers, you’ll hear a lyric-driven blend of classic roots, country and modern Americana music. But a more subtle part of their band identity can be found by looking at the bass cabinet of Jason Bushman, which dons a CTUIR flag. Bushman, a CTUIR descendant, says…