Aaron Ashley, Vice-Chair, CTUIR Board of Trustees and Tina Baum-Habig, CTUIR Housing Resident Service Coordinator, serve up hundreds of burgers during the annual community picnic.
By CHRIS AADLAND, CUJ MISSION, Ore. — Burgers, hot dogs, and school supplies were on the menu for those who attended the annual Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Community Picnic Aug. 10. Hundreds turned out for the event at the July Grounds, where attendees gobbled up just as many hot dogs and burgers, played in a 3-on-3 basketball…
MISSION, Ore. – Oregon Transit Association will recognize three Kayak Public Transit team members with awards Aug. 15. Susan and Robert Johnson will be honored jointly with the 2023 Distinguished Service Award and Martin Ritchey will receive the Transit Driver of the Year honor. Susan and Robert Johnson retired from Kayak Public Transit in 2023 and 2022, respectively, after dedicating…
Gabe Sheoships holding a lamprey eel. Photo by Jeremy Monroe, Freshwaters Illustrated
By CHRIS AADLAND, CUJ The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Youth Leadership Council and tribal citizen Gabe Sheoships will be recognized at a public ceremony October 18 as recipients of the 2023 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Awards. Ecotrust, a Portland-based nonprofit, presents the awards to recognize those whose work has improved their communities. “Guided by Indigenous values, elders, and…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE PHOTO
CTUIR COMMUNICATIONS MISSION, Ore. – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) stands firm in its opposition to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission’s (ODFW) recent decision approving a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and corresponding administrative rules allowing tribal members from the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde (CTGR) to co-manage fish and wildlife resources and…
Proposed changes outlined in a recently completed analysis will likely lead to a significant boost in tribal member dividend payments.
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. Will advertise for the following vacancies: 1 Position for CTUIR Culture Coalition,…
By MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Native American Journalists Association is aiming to become more inclusive as its members vote on whether to rebrand as the Indigenous Journalists Association — a move inspired, in part, by evolving trends in cultural identity. The group, with more than 950 members mostly in the United States, is expected to approve the change…
So far, a more environmentally-friendly alternative to keep tire rubber from degrading hasn’t emerged. By BILL LUCIA Washington State Standard Two tribes in Washington are asking federal regulators to ban a chemical widely used in car tires that scientists have identified as highly toxic to salmon and other fish. The Port Gamble S’Klallam and Puyallup tribes, along with the Yurok,…
Corinne Sams, CTUIR Board of Trustees, expresses concerns during the August 4 meeting of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde can now issue hunting and fishing licenses to its citizens under a historic agreement with the state, despite opposition from other tribes who object to the agreement’s inclusion of Willamette Falls. By NIKA BARTOO-SMITH Underscore News SALEM, Ore. — At Friday’s meeting of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, not an empty seat…
ASSOCIATED PRESS BROWNING, Mont. (AP) - A widespread Medicaid scam that left an unknown number of Native Americans homeless in metro Phoenix is being declared a public health state of emergency by the Blackfeet Nation of Montana after the Navajo Nation took similar action in June. The scam left an unknown number of Native Americans without shelter in the greater…
DENVER – Mary Smith, Cherokee, has been named President of the American Bar Association (ABA), making her the first Native American to hold the position. The ABA is the world’s largest voluntary association of lawyers, judges, and legal professionals. “The National Native American Bar Association is immensely proud of Mary Smith’s achievements and her dedication to advancing the legal profession…
