Corinne Sams, CTUIR Board of Trustees, expresses concerns during the August 4 meeting of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde can now issue hunting and fishing licenses to its citizens under a historic agreement with the state, despite opposition from other tribes who object to the agreement’s inclusion of Willamette Falls. By NIKA BARTOO-SMITH Underscore News SALEM, Ore. — At Friday’s meeting of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, not an empty seat…
ASSOCIATED PRESS BROWNING, Mont. (AP) - A widespread Medicaid scam that left an unknown number of Native Americans homeless in metro Phoenix is being declared a public health state of emergency by the Blackfeet Nation of Montana after the Navajo Nation took similar action in June. The scam left an unknown number of Native Americans without shelter in the greater…
DENVER – Mary Smith, Cherokee, has been named President of the American Bar Association (ABA), making her the first Native American to hold the position. The ABA is the world’s largest voluntary association of lawyers, judges, and legal professionals. “The National Native American Bar Association is immensely proud of Mary Smith’s achievements and her dedication to advancing the legal profession…
Proposed changes outlined in a recently completed analysis will likely lead to a significant boost in tribal member dividend payments.
By ADAM BEAMAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the California-Oregon border – a process that won`t conclude until the end of next year with the help of heavy machinery and explosives. But in some ways, removing the dams is the easy part. The hard part will come over…
MISSION, Ore. – Umatilla Tribal Police and the FBI are investigating a Tuesday shooting that left a tribal citizen in the hospital. UTPD responded to a shooting on the Umatilla Indian Reservation on Popcorn Lane at 4:50 p.m., where the victim was found with a gunshot wound that was considered non-life threatening. The victim was taken by Life Flight to…
