The business of bounce
By Miranda Vega Rector of the CUJ MISSION – Catherine Barkley and Iosefa Taula have started a new tribal owned business as co-owners of Mission Inflatables, providing bounce houses and […]
Month: August 2021
Conserving groundwater key to drought response
By John Barkley of the Department of Natural Resources While the western United States is alit with mega forest fires exacerbated by extreme drought and record-setting high temperatures, water resources […]
Communication, involvement, and preparation for the Pendleton Round-Up
In 2020 the Pendleton Round-Up was cancelled due to the circumstances regarding COVID-19. This was one of the few times in the over 100 year old history the Round-Up has […]
Guest column: Remembering elite firefighters killed in the line of fire
This fire related story begins decades before I was born in August of 1963. During the late 1940s-60s, my grandfather, the late Walter Gene Pond, became a supervisor of fire […]
Brigham: An update from the Chair of the Board of Trustees
First would like to let everyone know that the BOT wants to congratulate all of our students who graduated in 2021 including Head Start, 8th graders, high school and college/university […]
Tribal youth attend Salmon Orca Summit in Shelton
By the CUJ SHELTON, Wash. – Members of the Youth Leadership Council of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) attended the annual Salmon Orca Summit held July […]
Vaccinated Win Big Prizes
By the CUJ MISSION – More than $200,000 in prize money for getting vaccinated was announced on Aug. 3. Three grand prizes for $50,000 — including one scholarship in that […]
COVID cases jump in July
By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation reached a small but grim milestone in July. Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center officials stated […]
Burns, Soaring Eagle, Moses anchor Young Guns to NABI Championship, win trip to NBA Finals game
By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ PHOENIX – A trio of CTUIR members played significant roles on an inter-tribal team called the “Young Guns,” which captured the 18th-annual Native American […]