Tina Taniguchi prepares one of her family’s many salt beds by rubbing it with a smooth river rock in Hanapee, Hawaii. JESSIE WARDARSKI | AP PHOTO

Native Hawaiian salt makers combat climate change and pollution to protect a sacred tradition

By DEEPA BHARATH, Associated Press HANAPEPE, Hawaii (AP) – On a warm summer afternoon, Tina Taniguchi was on her hands and knees scraping dirt off an oblong depression in the ground. Thick brown hair peeked out from her coconut leaf hat. Splotches of mud stuck to her T- shirt and speckled her smiling face. Taniguchi smiles a lot when she’s…

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Thank you from the Nixyáawii Winter Celebration Committee

The Nixyáawii Winter Celebration Committee would like to thank the following organizations and individuals who helped make the 2023 Winter Celebration a success: Donators/Sponsors: Pendleton Woolen Mills, Pendleton Round Up & Happy Canyon, CTUIR BOT, Wildhorse Casino, Cayuse Holdings, Wildhorse Foundation, Yellowhawk, CTUIR Language Program, St. Andrews Church, Thomas Morning Owl, Sam Spino Veteran Coordinator, Arrowhead Travel Plaza, Jeremy and…

NCS fight prompts development of new rules

By CHRIS AADLANDReporter MISSION – Nixyáawii Community School leaders are considering changes to its student cell phone policy after a recent fight – the first in the school’s five-year history, according to its principal – was sparked by cyber-bullying.  The mid-December incident, which was recorded and shared on social media, according to one parent whose child was involved, raised questions…