Jerrod Daniel, dressed as Salmon Claus, walks with a group of children to receive presents delivered by the Project Salmon Claus team. CRITFC | COURTESY
For over a decade, employees of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission have brought gifts to families living at in-lieu fishing sites along the Columbia River. By NIKA BARTOO-SMITH, Underscore News + ICT For 11 years, Officer Jerrod Daniel has delivered gifts to children living at tribal fishing sites along the Columbia River. For some children there, Salmon Claus delivers…
National Park Service Director Chuck Sams speaks with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in front of the Lincoln Memorial in this December 2021 photo.
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Theme study on Indian Reorganization Period will help identify important places and events as part of broader effort to ensure Interior Department tells a more complete story of America WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland recently announced that the National Park Service will collaborate with Tribes across the nation on a new theme study that will focus on the…
From left to right are Louisa Allman, Naomi Stacy and Matt Johnson. The three were confirmed as CTUIR associate judges on Nov. 13 by the tribe’s Board of Trustees.
MISSION, Ore. – With less than a month since being approved by the Board of Trustees, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) three new associate judges have settled in and are hearing cases. Naomi Stacy, Louisa Allman and Matt Johnson, who are all CTUIR members, were sworn in as associate judges on Nov. 13 for terms of…
Leslie Minthorn
Oct. 1, 1933 – Sept. 21, 2023
The McKay Creek Minthorn Family would like to sincerely thank the many families, friends, coworkers, and colleagues that provided comfort, companionship and assistance during the decline and passing of our patriarch atway Les “Kite” Minthorn. To those who were at his side over the last several years through the end of his life words are not nearly enough. There are…
State Rep. Annessa Hartman (D-Gladstone), second from right, takes a group photo with, from left, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Board of Trustees Vice Chair Aaron Ashley and BOT Members At Large Lisa Ganuelas and Corinne Sams on Nov. 28 at the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute. CTUIR | Contributed Photo
MISSION, Ore. – Leaders of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) recently welcomed State Rep. Annessa Hartman to the Nixyáawii Governance Center for a tour of the tribal facilities. Hartman, a freshman lawmaker who represents District 40, is a member of the Six Nations of Iroquois (Cayuga Nation) and the third Indigenous person elected to the Oregon…
President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order at the White House Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington. EVAN VUCCI | ASSOCIATED PRESS
By COLLEEN LONG, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and HALLIE GOLDEN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden told Native American nations gathered for a summit Wednesday that his administration was working to heal the wrongs of the past as he signed an executive order that seeks to make it easier for Indigenous peoples to access federal funding, and have greater…
The Haudenosaunee Nationals walk on to the field before a match against England at the World Lacrosse Championships on June 23, 2023, at Torrero Stadium in San Diego, Calif. ALAN NAKKASH | NPR
By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer President Joe Biden is pushing to allow the Indigenous nation that invented lacrosse to play under its own flag when the sport returns to the Olympics in 2028. Biden’s position, being announced Wednesday at the White House Tribal Nations Summit, is a request for the International Olympic Committee to allow the Haudenosaunee Nationals to…
Cherokee Nation family and friends of the late Chief Wilma Mankiller gathered at the tribe’s complex Dec. 5 to celebrate release of the Wilma Mankiller Barbie as part of the brand’s Inspiring Women series. CHEROKEE NATION | COURTESY
By SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – An iconic chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, inspired countless Native American children as a powerful but humble leader who expanded early education and rural healthcare. Her reach is now broadening with a quintessential American honor: a Barbie doll in the late Mankiller’s likeness as part of toymaker Mattel’s “Inspiring…
PORTLAND — Are you a student looking to kickstart a career in civil service? Are you looking for a fun, fulfilling way to spend your summer? During the next couple of weeks, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hiring at least 100 paid student interns across the country, including the Pacific Northwest. Job applications will be open on USAjobs.gov from December 8 through…
Denise Wickert and children with fiancé Julian “J.D.” Gone III
By CHRIS AADLAND, Reporter MISSION, Ore. – A now-paused drastic increase in the cost to parents who send children to the tribally owned day care gave some families relief last month while putting pressure on tribal leaders as they ponder potential long-term solutions to meet a need for more child care options.In late August, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla…
