As part of the Umatilla Tribal Fire Station Phase II Remodel, Confederated Way will be closed for paving Monday, Oct. 2.
Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start will promote school readiness and competence of enrolled children ages 3 through 5, by enhancing all aspects of their development and offering support to their families. Click here for the 2023-2024 application for Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start program. 2023-2024_Head_Start_online_application.pdf (ctuir.org)
By CHRIS AADLAND PENDLETON, Ore. – Tribal leaders, mentors and others gathered in the Nixyaawii Governance Center rotunda Thursday morning to recognize the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Youth Leadership Council for their contributions to Indian Country and recent earning of a high-profile award. In June, Portland-based nonprofit Ecotrust named the youth council as one of the…
By CHRIS AADLAND Confederated Umatilla Journal PENDLETON, Ore. – The White House on Wednesday directed the government to prioritize working to revitalize salmon populations in the Columbia River Basin, a move a tribal leader called the biggest commitment the federal government has made to restoring native fish species facing extinction. Through a memorandum, President Joe Biden ordered federal agencies…
By MATTHEW BROWNAssociated Press HARDIN, Mont. (AP) — Yolanda Fraser is back near a ragged chain-link fence, blinking through tears as she tidies up flowers and ribbons and a pinwheel twirls in the breeze at a makeshift roadside memorial in a small Montana town. This is where the badly decomposed body of her granddaughter Kaysera Stops Pretty Places was found…
ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Biden administration has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Spokane Tribe of Indians signed the deal with federal officials on Thursday, The Seattle Times…
By CHRIS AADLAND MISSION, Ore. — A safer and newer-looking parking situation will soon greet those pulling up to the Nicht-Yow-Way Senior Center after a few weeks of work that could complicate access. Work is expected to begin this week on a project to upgrade the crumbling parking areas at the building that houses the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla…
By CHRIS AADLAND Confederated Umatilla Journal PENDLETON, Ore. — Tribal leaders signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with a corporate entity today, further establishing a partnership and ensuring consultation in development projects that could affect land or resources important to Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation community members. The agreement, a Memorandum of Understanding with Amazon Web Services, builds on…
CLACKAMAS, Ore. — Salmon fishing will reopen from West Puget Island to Warrior Rock and remain open from Warrior Rock to Bonneville Dam effective Sept. 22, meaning the entire mainstem below Bonneville will be open to salmon fishing through the end of the year, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington decided today during a joint state hearing. Seasons and regulations…
WASHINGTON — A historic agreement to support Tribally led efforts to restore healthy and abundant salmon populations in the Upper Columbia River Basin was announced by the federal government today. The agreement between the United States, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, and the Spokane Tribe of Indians will fund efforts to test the feasibility of, and…