Former National Congress of American Indians gather for a panel during the 80th annual NCAI convention. From left, Brian Cladoosby, Swinomish; Jefferson Keel, Chickasaw; Susan Masten, Yurok; Ron Allen, Jamestown S’Klallam; and Mel Tonasket, Colville. (Photo Courtesy of Eddie Sherman)
On Thursday, members of the National Congress of American Indians will vote on a controversial constitutional amendment that would exclude 24 state-recognized tribes from voting membership. BY NIKA BARTOO-SMITH Underscore News + ICT Lora Ann Chaisson, principal chief of the United Houma Nation, delivered a land acknowledgment Monday at the 80th annual conference of the National Congress of American Indians…
CTUIR Election Commission Vice Chair Michelle Thompson, left, and member Jeff van Pelt, right, check in voters and ensure the election runs smoothly at the Nixyaawii Governance Center during the final hours of the Board of Trustees and General Council elections on November 14, 2023. PHOTO BY CHRIS AADLAND
BY CHRIS AADLAND Reporter MISSION, Ore. – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) will be led by several new leaders after voters on Tuesday chose six incumbents and six challengers to make up the tribe’s Board of Trustees and General Council. The turnover was similar to the 2019 election, while the previous one in 2021 resulted in…
BOT officers being sworn in are Chair Gary I. Burke; Vice Chair Aaron Ashley; Treasurer Raymond Huesties; Secretary Roberta J. Wilson; and Members At Large Toby Patrick, Steven Hart, Corinne Sams and Lisa Ganuelas.
General Council officers taking their oaths are Chair Alan Crawford, Vice Chair Michael R. Johnson, Secretary Martina Gordon and Interpreter Thomas Morning Owl.
MISSION, Ore. – On Tuesday, Nov. 14, members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) elected six new members and six incumbents to the Board of Trustees and General Council to lead the tribe for the next two years. The CTUIR’s governing body, the Board of Trustees will have four new members. Gary I. Burke replaces N.…
A high view with wild flowers from the Minam River property near the Eagle Cap Wilderness, photo by David Jensen, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
Minam River Wildlife Area acquisition complete, adding 15,573 acres in Oregon landscape-scale conservation MISSOULA, Mont. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), Manulife Investment Management Timber and Agriculture Inc. (Manulife) and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation have announced what they are calling “a major conservation victory for elk, mule deer and other wildlife, fish, hunters, anglers, hikers and…
Kayak Public Transit is introducing a new bus schedule and route in Milton-Freewater.
MISSION, Ore. – The National Rural Transit Assistance Program has announced Kayak Public Transit as its most recent recipient of the RTAP Tribal Transit Agency Award. The national award honors innovation, efficiency, commitment and performance in the tribal transit industry and recognizes challenges overcome and best practices that raise the bar for tribal transit, according to RTAP. “This award is…
Someone drove a vehicle onto the recently completed basketball court, leaving behind tire tracks over much of the court, then damaged the court in other ways – gauging holes in the playing surface, ripping up and breaking tiles, and ruining the alignment or mangling tiles in other spots. PHOTO BY CHRIS AADLAND
BY CHRIS AADLANDReporter MISSION, Ore. — Tribal housing officials are searching for ways to discourage vandalism to projects meant to increase quality of life after a new basketball court was intentionally damaged just weeks after it was installed. On Oct. 9, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Housing Department staff discovered damage to the recently completed basketball court installation…
BY CHRIS AADLAND Reporter MISSION, Ore. – Tribal leaders reviewed the findings of a report on Thursday that laid out several options for adding grades kindergarten through eighth at the Nixyaawii Community School, but didn’t leave them in a position to decide whether to say whether they will officially pursue expansion anytime soon. Earlier in 2023, the Confederated Tribes of…
Karen Malcolm, second from left, – was awarded ACT Lead of the Year by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Sept. 17 in Washington, D.C.
Local Cancer Advocate Receives National Recognition from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) WASHINGTON – Karen Malcolm was awarded ACT Lead of the Year by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) for her exceptional commitment to advocacy work and making cancer a national priority. This annual award is given to a lead congressional district…
Gov. Tina Kotek, center, holds a Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation design blanket alongside Kat Brigham, Board of Trustees Chair, left, and Corinne Sams, BOT At-Large Member, right.
SALEM, Ore. – Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, proclaimed November as Native American Heritage Month for the state of Oregon. In an official proclamation, Kotek stated Oregon recognizes the “rich and diverse heritage of Native American communities who have called this land home since time immemorial.” Along with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon…
During fall 2022, most mortality in wild waterfowl occurred in cackling and snow geese, however the virus is also commonly detected in wild ducks that had been harvested by hunters.
Do not handle sick or dead waterfowl, hunters should take precautions SALEM, Ore.— Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been circulating in wild birds in North America since December 2021 and continues to be detected in waterfowl in Oregon. More detections are expected during this fall and winter as waterfowl migrate through Oregon or spend the winter here. An increase…
