The Bureau of Land Management has extended the application deadline for its 2024 Student Trainee Internship program. Applications will now be accepted through 9 p.m. MT Monday, Jan. 8.
BAKER CITY – The Bureau of Land Management has extended the application deadline for its 2024 Student Trainee Internship program. Applications will now be accepted through 9 p.m. MT Monday, Jan. 8. Students must be 16 years of age or older and enrolled full or part time in an accredited high school, technical or vocational school, 2-year or 4-year college or university,…
“The Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative” is the result of a mediation process stemming from a long-running lawsuit that claimed that the operation of the four dams on the lower Snake River violated the Endangered Species Act and tribal treaty fish harvest rights.
While the federal government didn’t agree to dismantle any of the controversial dams in the basin, it will ensure that a framework is in place to replace resources – like irrigation water, power and transportation – provided by the current dam system should Congress authorize dam breaching. By CHRIS AADLAND, Reporter Columbia River Basin tribes are celebrating an agreement with…
Nixyáawii Community Financial Services Executive Director Dave Tovey, right, holds his Outstanding Leadership Award on Dec. 3 during the Native CDFI Network’s annual Policy and Capacity-Building Summit in Washington, D.C. Also shown are Stacy McQuade-Eger, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Economic Development Corporation executive director, which won the network’s 2023 Award of Excellence, and Native CDFI Network CEO Pete Upton. Tovey also serves on the ATNI-ED’s Board of Directors. Courtesy/Native CDFI Network
MISSION, Ore. – The Native CDFI Network on Dec. 3 recognized Dave Tovey, Nixyáawii Community Financial Services executive director, with an Outstanding Leadership Award during its annual Policy and Capacity-Building Summit in Washington, D.C. Tovey said he considers himself a rookie in the Native community development financial institutions arena but was grateful for the recognition. “I’m so very fortunate to…
A person holds drug paraphernalia near the Washington Center building on SW Washington St. in downtown Portland, Ore., where heavy drug use has become common. The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific Northwest, where state officials in Oregon and Washington have named it a top issue in upcoming legislative sessions amid a sharp increase in overdose deaths. DAVE KILLEN | THE OREGONIAN via AP FILE
By CLAIRE RUSH and HALLIE GOLDEN, Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific Northwest, where state officials in Oregon and Washington have named it a top issue as overdose deaths rise. Washington’s Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee plans to ask lawmakers for about $64 million…
Lily Gladstone, Blackfeet and Nez Perce, poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in New York. Gladstone has been named one of the Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of 2023. VICTORIA WILL | INVISION/AP
By JAKE COYLEAssociated Press Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Lily Gladstone is named after her great-grandmother. The elder Lily bore many similarities to Gladstone’s character in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Mollie Burkhart. Both women, born 10 years apart in the late 19th century, were traditional in nature, well-loved by their Native communities and devout Catholics. Growing…
MISSION, Ore. – Former Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) General Council Chair Lindsey X. Watchman is continuing his tribal service by transitioning from elected official to directing the Workforce Development Department. “I had a desire to get back into the trenches,” Watchman, 52, said. “I enjoy interacting directly with and training tribal members, to find out what…
Jerrod Daniel, dressed as Salmon Claus, walks with a group of children to receive presents delivered by the Project Salmon Claus team. CRITFC | COURTESY
For over a decade, employees of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission have brought gifts to families living at in-lieu fishing sites along the Columbia River. By NIKA BARTOO-SMITH, Underscore News + ICT For 11 years, Officer Jerrod Daniel has delivered gifts to children living at tribal fishing sites along the Columbia River. For some children there, Salmon Claus delivers…
National Park Service Director Chuck Sams speaks with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in front of the Lincoln Memorial in this December 2021 photo.
COURTESY | DEB HAALAND via X
Theme study on Indian Reorganization Period will help identify important places and events as part of broader effort to ensure Interior Department tells a more complete story of America WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland recently announced that the National Park Service will collaborate with Tribes across the nation on a new theme study that will focus on the…
From left to right are Louisa Allman, Naomi Stacy and Matt Johnson. The three were confirmed as CTUIR associate judges on Nov. 13 by the tribe’s Board of Trustees.
MISSION, Ore. – With less than a month since being approved by the Board of Trustees, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) three new associate judges have settled in and are hearing cases. Naomi Stacy, Louisa Allman and Matt Johnson, who are all CTUIR members, were sworn in as associate judges on Nov. 13 for terms of…
Leslie Minthorn
Oct. 1, 1933 – Sept. 21, 2023
The McKay Creek Minthorn Family would like to sincerely thank the many families, friends, coworkers, and colleagues that provided comfort, companionship and assistance during the decline and passing of our patriarch atway Les “Kite” Minthorn. To those who were at his side over the last several years through the end of his life words are not nearly enough. There are…
