December 18, 2023 *BOT Chair will serve as ex-officio member to all committees/commissions when needed except Election and Enrollment. CCWIC CTUIR Community Wellness Improvement Collaborative 2 YEAR TERM (1 BOT Member) POSITION NAME DATE SWORN IN TERM ENDS MTG DAYS Chairperson Marcus Luke Yellowhawk 3rd Tuesday Yellowhawk 3-4 PM Member Housing/DCFS/Safety Yellowhawk Behavioral Health Directors Member Steven Hart…
Jessie Elfleeda-Marie Walker, 91, longtime resident of Mission, OR, passed away surrounded by her family on December 11, 2023. She was a loving and compassionate person and will be dearly missed. Jessie’s children and their families were the most cherished parts of her life. At the time of her passing, this included 9 children, 42 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, and…
Thomas Brigham 77 died December 19, 2023 at his home in Stevenson Washington. He was born on an island at Celilo Falls Oregon September 14, 1946. At his request he will be cremated with burial at a later date. Viewing will be held December 23, 2023 from 10:30 to 12:30 at Gardner Funeral Home 156 N. East Church Ave., White…
Due to a miscommunication with our local post office, the December CUJ subscriptionswere not mailed out as scheduled. There was a shortfall in our postage accountwe were unaware of, and we expedited payment the moment we were notified. Webelieved the issue was resolved, however, we discovered yesterday, Dec. 18,that our papers were not mailed as expected but instead returned to…
BAKER CITY – The Bureau of Land Management has extended the application deadline for its 2024 Student Trainee Internship program. Applications will now be accepted through 9 p.m. MT Monday, Jan. 8. Students must be 16 years of age or older and enrolled full or part time in an accredited high school, technical or vocational school, 2-year or 4-year college or university,…
While the federal government didn’t agree to dismantle any of the controversial dams in the basin, it will ensure that a framework is in place to replace resources – like irrigation water, power and transportation – provided by the current dam system should Congress authorize dam breaching. By CHRIS AADLAND, Reporter Columbia River Basin tribes are celebrating an agreement with…
MISSION, Ore. – The Native CDFI Network on Dec. 3 recognized Dave Tovey, Nixyáawii Community Financial Services executive director, with an Outstanding Leadership Award during its annual Policy and Capacity-Building Summit in Washington, D.C. Tovey said he considers himself a rookie in the Native community development financial institutions arena but was grateful for the recognition. “I’m so very fortunate to…
By CLAIRE RUSH and HALLIE GOLDEN, Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific Northwest, where state officials in Oregon and Washington have named it a top issue as overdose deaths rise. Washington’s Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee plans to ask lawmakers for about $64 million…
By JAKE COYLEAssociated Press Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Lily Gladstone is named after her great-grandmother. The elder Lily bore many similarities to Gladstone’s character in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Mollie Burkhart. Both women, born 10 years apart in the late 19th century, were traditional in nature, well-loved by their Native communities and devout Catholics. Growing…
MISSION, Ore. – Former Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) General Council Chair Lindsey X. Watchman is continuing his tribal service by transitioning from elected official to directing the Workforce Development Department. “I had a desire to get back into the trenches,” Watchman, 52, said. “I enjoy interacting directly with and training tribal members, to find out what…