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,…
Year: 2021
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…
Record-breaking heat affects CTUIR
By The CUJ MISSION – Record-breaking heat in Oregon caused the CTUIR government to consider keeping employees at home. Those in the field were granted administrative leave for portions of each day during the week of June 28. An air conditioning issue in the north wing of the Nixyaawii Governance Center also caused an administrative leave or work from home…
Youth Council sends letter to President Biden
By The CUJ MISSION – The CTUIR Youth Leadership Council sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden on June 9 and started an online petition that’s gained more than 10,000 signatures. They asked the president to remove the four lower Snake River dams “and save salmon from extinction!” “America made a deal and promised that we would be able…
Yellowhawk holds equine therapy open house June 23
MISSION – An open house was held for the K’usiinmi Tawtnukt Horse Medicine Program on June 23 in the Tribal Arena on Patawa Road. During the open house, a demonstration of a horse medicine session took place and spectators were able to see how Tribal culture and history will be incorporated. “We are not a full equine therapy program,” said…
Willamette Falls is a Part of Our Heritage for Many Reasons
By The CTUIR Board of Trustees The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) has a long history of traditional use of Willamette Falls and the surrounding region, a history spanning from time immemorial to today. Willamette Falls was and is an inter-tribal fishery utilized by tribes throughout the Pacific Northwest, including but not limited to the CTUIR, the…