TC Energy’s Keystone pipeline facility is seen in Hardisty, Alberta, on Nov. 6, 2015. Federal regulators on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline owned by TC Energy in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and top West Coast officials. The pipeline project, known as GTN Xpress, belongs to TC Energy of Calgary, Canada — the same company behind the now-abandoned Keystone XL crude oil pipeline.
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By CLAIRE RUSHAssociated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Federal regulators on Oct. 19 approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and top officials in West Coast states, who said it goes against the region’s plans to address climate change and could pose a wildfire risk. The project,…
Lois Garlow of the Haudenosaunee Nationals lacrosse team heads toward the sideline during a match against Canada at the World Games in Birmingham, Ala., July 24, 2022. Members of the Haudenosaunee are hopeful they will have a chance to play the sport their people invented when lacrosse returns to the Olympics in 2028 in Los Angeles. AP PHOTO BY PAUL NEWBERRY
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer One of the first gifts any member of the Onondaga nation receives is calleda “crib stick” – a small lacrosse stick given to babies that symbolizes theimportance of that sport to people who invented it. Nearly 1,000 years after lacrosse was first played on fields that couldsometimes stretch for miles across the Haudenosaunee confederacy,…
Once bears find a taste for garbage, pet food and other human food sources, they can quickly become habituated and a safety risk to people.
MISSION, Ore – Fall means it’s “fattening up” season for black bears before denning for the winter. While natural food sources are plentiful this year, bears don’t turn down free food. Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife is getting reports of black bears raiding garbage cans and backyard chicken feed bins. Biologists encourage residents, particularly those living in the wildland-urban…
George W. Aguilar, Sr. (Wasco) was honored with The Museum’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Aguilar is an elder and life-long resident of the Warm Springs Reservation who won the 2006 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction for his book, “When the River Ran Wild! Indian Traditions on the Mid-Columbia and the Warm Springs Reservation.” The book, which also received the 2006 Award of Merit from the…
CTUIR Department of Education is seeking two preschool educators. $45,000/annual DOE/DOQ. Full Time with benefits package. Covered status (requires background check). Non-Exempt. The Preschool Education II participates in a team approach to implement curriculum activities and program services for children and their families using best practices. The primary responsibility of this position is to assist in ensuring that children’s learning…
CTUIR Department of Education is seeking to fill two Educator positions $45,000/annual DOE/DOQ. Full Time with benefits package. Covered status (requires background check). Non-Exempt. The Preschool Education II participates in a team approach to implement curriculum activities and program services for children and their families using best practices. The primary responsibility of this position is to assist in ensuring that…
Gabe Sheoships, Cayuse and Walla Walla, is a recipient of the 2023 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Awards. By NIKA BARTOO-SMITH ICT + Underscore News In a cornflower blue dress shirt with applique floral designs and a gray snapback with the phrase “Land Back” stitched on the front, Gabe Sheoships walked through the forest paths at Tryon Creek. Along the way, he…
The Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) program is a statewide network of certified counselors volunteering in their community to help all Oregonians make educated Medicare decisions. SHIBA offers free, objective, confidential and local one-on-one health insurance counseling and assistance to people with Medicare and their families.
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICESSALEM — Medicare open enrollment for the 2024 Medicare plan year began on Oct. 15 and remains open through Dec. 7, 2023. The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) wants Oregonians to know about free help available when making decisions about coverage including the Oregon Guide to Medicare Insurance Plans. The Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance…
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Wednesday, October 18 NCS XC Kyle Burnside Memorial Invite at Birch Creek 3:00 pm Girls Race 3:45 pm Boys Race Culture Night at the Longhouse 5:30-7:15 pm Yellowhawk’s Spooktacular Soiree 5:30-7:30 pm Family Engagement Building Thursday, October 19 Yellowhawk’s “Indigenous Pink Day” Wear pink for National Breast Cancer Awareness All day event for community Yellowhawk’s Breast Cancer Awareness Night Glow…
