US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland shares a photo with Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Board of Trustees Member Cor Sams during the recent Tribal Nations Summit in Washington.
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It started to get real when the artwork was taken down from her office walls. The collection — all creations of Indigenous artists — had been handpicked by U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland over the last four years as she guided one of the nation’s most expansive federal agencies. Then…
PILOT ROCK 47, NIXYÁAWII 26 — The Rockets picked up their first Old Oregon League win with a road win over the Golden Eagles. “We played good defense today,” Pilot Rock coach David Norton said. The Rockets (4-9 overall, 1-1 OOL) led 10-5 after the first quarter and 20-9 at the half. They broke the game open with a 16-6 run…
By ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ MISSION — On a night where Nixyáawii honored two players for eclipsing the 1,000-point mark, the Golden Eagles opened Old Oregon League play with a 96-42 victory over Pilot Rock on Tuesday, Jan. 14. “Our kids never stopped playing hard, even when the game was out of reach,” Nixyáawii coach Aaron Noisy said. Before the…
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Board of Trustees, CTUIR Department of Natural Resources staff and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Walla Walla District gather for a photo on Friday, Jan. 10 at the Corps Walla Walla headquarters after a pact between the CTUIR and Corps was signed to improve fish passage on Mill Creek in Walla Walla, Washington. TRAVIS SNELL | CTUIR PHOTO
WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) officials held a signing on Friday, Jan. 10 at the Corps’ Walla Walla District headquarters to honor a joint project to improve fish passage on Mill Creek. The project will remove 7 miles of flood control structures the Corps installed in…
TRIBAL MEMBERS: This notification formally announces that applications are now being accepted from tribal members who wish to serve on the Commission(s)/Committee(s) listed below. Appointed members will receive a $125.00 stipend per meeting, effective January 1, 2022, once the minutes have been approved and processed on CTUIR paydays. CTUIR is advertising the following positions: 2 positions for CTUIR Culture Coalition,…
Located along Johnley Road north of the Umatilla River, the 30-foot-deep Johnley Pond is an old rock quarry that became an illegal dump and party spot over the years.
By TRAVIS SNELL, CTUIR Communications MISSION – After learning of a truck at the bottom of Johnley Pond, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Planning Department has initiated a cleanup of the pond and its surrounding area. Located along Johnley Road north of the Umatilla River, the 30-foot-deep pond is an old rock quarry that during the…
