Photos by Yasser Marte and Beau Glynn PENDLETON — Traditional regalia and beautiful designs took center stage as contestants celebrated their heritage during the native american beauty contests. The two events, the Jr. American Indian Beauty Contest held Sept. 17…
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MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Family Engagement Program, Education Department and Umatilla Tribal Police Department (UTPD) will host a Car Seat Safety Event on Sept. 24 at the Átaw Miyánašma Learning Center. Samantha Dalrymple…
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MISSION – Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) officials have announced Carrie Sampson as a new deputy executive director in the Office of Executive Director (OED) and Autumn Adams as the executive assistant, filling the office’s remaining open…
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FIRE UPDATE: The Hagen Fire reached Highway 204 on Sunday, Aug. 9 near the Sprout Springs Ski Area, prompting the highway to remain closed for the foreseeable future to protect firefighter and public safety, according to the Northern Rockies Team…
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MISSION — The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Capital Improvements Committee (CIC) invites CTUIR community members to provide feedback on future capital improvement projects. The committee has posted planned and potential capital improvement projects on an interactive…
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Opinion | N. KATHRYN BRIGHAM Chair, Board of Trustees In late April, the Northwest Native Economic Summit, co-hosted by the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) and our own Nixyáawii Community Financial Services (NCFS), brought tribal leaders together at Ilani…
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MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is again teaming with Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) to provide legal aid in civil cases to low-income tribal members. The CTUIR Board of Trustees (BOT) recently approved…
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Opinion | MATTHEW JOHNSON, Tribal Court Director The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) has a constitutional democratic government system with functions serving enrolled CTUIR members, as well as citizens of other Indian tribes and non-Indians who reside…
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MISSION – Citing his outstanding character, the Umatilla Tribal Police Department (UTPD) named Officer Hans Mueller its Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. UTPD Patrol Sgt. Russell Holt said Mueller, who has been with the UTPD for more than three…
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Opinion | N. KATHRYN BRIGHAM, CTUIR Chair Board of Trustees In April, it was great to see progress on several projects, some that have taken years to accomplish and others that are still in the works. What stood out most…
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