Public Works Department Director Justin Northern, left, instructs BOLSTER crew members as they prepare sandbags for possible flooding. Northern said the department has in place a standard operating procedure when it comes to flood assistance. LEE GAVIN | CTUIR COMMUNICATIONS PHOTO
BY CHRIS AADLAND Reporter MISSION – With recent rain and snowfall, tribal officials have started to prepare for potential flooding – though they say it isn’t imminent. Last week, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Public Works staff and BOLSTER crew members began filling sandbags to prepare for possible flooding after recent winter weather started to cause waters…
Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his groundbreaking novel “House Made of Dawn,” appears at his home in Santa Fe, N.M., on Nov. 13, 2019. Momaday died Jan. 24 at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, publisher HarperCollins announced. He had been in failing health. RUSSELL CONTRERAS | AP FILE PHOTO
By HILLEL ITALIE The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — N. Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller, poet, educator and folklorist whose debut novel “House Made of Dawn” is widely credited as the starting point for contemporary Native American literature, has died. He was 89. Momaday died Wednesday at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, publisher HarperCollins announced. He…
Local Indigenous students continue to graduate high school at rates higher than all other Native American students in Oregon, according to statewide graduation numbers released Jan. 25.
BY CHRIS AADLAND Reporter MISSION – Local Indigenous students continue to graduate high school at rates higher than all other Native American students in Oregon, according to statewide graduation numbers released on Thursday. At Pendleton High School, 82.4% of the Native students in the class of 2023 graduated, matching the rate for the rest of the school’s seniors. That was…
Throughout summer and fall, participants will receive a monthly Grow This! Oregon Garden Challenge email with gardening information, harvest recipes and storage tips.
BY CHRIS BRANAM CORVALLIS – The Grow This! Oregon Garden Challenge, Oregon State University Extension’s statewide seed giveaway, has returned for a fifth year in 2024 featuring a continued partnership with the Oregon Bee Project. Individuals and households, schools and groups can sign up to receive an individual/household seed kit, group kit or seed-starting teacher classroom kit through the mail. The seed-starting classroom…
The documentary “Common Ground” tells the story of the “Regenerative Movement” pioneers who are creating a food system that produces nutritionally dense food while balancing the climate, healing bodies and bringing the ecosystem back to life. The Wildhorse Resort & Casino Cineplex will screen a free, one-time showing of the film at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Courtesy Photo
MISSION – The Wildhorse Resort & Casino Cineplex will screen a free, one-time showing of the regenerative farming documentary “Common Ground” at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The documentary tells the story of the “Regenerative Movement” pioneers who are creating a food system that produces nutritionally dense food while balancing the climate and bringing ecosystems back to life. Regenerative…
An adult golden eagle circles overhead in a remote area of Box Elder County, Utah, May 20, 2021. Harvey Hugs, a Montana felon previously convicted of killing eagles to sell their parts on the black market, was sentenced to three years in federal prison Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, for related gun violations. (Spenser Heaps/The Deseret News via AP, File)
BY MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana felon previously convicted of killing eagles to sell their parts on the black market was sentenced to three years in federal prison on Wednesday for related gun violations. U.S. District Judge Susan Watters in Billings sentenced Harvey Hugs, 60, after he pleaded guilty in September to being a felon…
Electronic theft includes card skimming, card cloning, phishing and other similar methods.
Need to know SALEM – The Oregon Department of Human Services is encouraging people in Oregon to take steps protect their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards from electronic theft. Electronic theft includes card skimming, card cloning, phishing and other similar methods. “We know that many individuals and families in Oregon rely on the food and cash assistance they receive through their…
From left to right are Umatilla Tribal Police Officers Jonathan Lehman and Daniel Foreman at the Umatilla Tribal Police Department in Mission, Oregon. The two officers received commendations for saving a 6-year-old girl from a dog attack on Jan. 17 in Mission. CTUIR COMMUNICATIONS
MISSION – Officers Jonathan Lehman and Daniel Foreman of the Umatilla Tribal Police Department were given commendations on Jan. 17 after saving a 6-year-old girl from a dog attack. According to the UTPD, the two officers were patrolling near Aspen Way at approximately 11 a.m. on Jan. 17 when they noticed the girl interacting with a German Shepherd near the…
The FAFSA is a free government application that uses financial information from you and your family to determine whether you can get financial aid from the federal government to pay for college.
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new version of the federal student aid application known as the FAFSA is now available to all college applicants for the 2024-2025 school year. The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid was designed to make it easier for students and parents to apply and to make more of them…
Unlike the previous contract, which limited LASO aid to tribal members living in the five counties surrounding the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the 2024 contract expands services to CTUIR members living throughout Oregon.
MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is teaming with Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) to provide legal aid to tribal members who are above LASO’s income limitations. The CTUIR Board of Trustees on Jan. 8 approved a contract for services with LASO, which will provide free civil legal help to low-income tribal members through…
