WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will receive $81,060 in federal funds for economic development. This $81,060 investment from U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development will develop a specific strategic document and implementation plan for Tribal agricultural and food business growth, food sovereignty, and job creation…
Author: Lisa Snell
Reminder on wildfire prevention
Fires ignited despite safety precautions SISTERS, Ore. – Preliminary findings in the Juniper Creek Fire investigation indicate that the fire cause was consistent with target shooting. The Juniper Creek Fire started August 20, 2023, and the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) contained it at 106 acres. The responsible party took several safety precautions while shooting on their property. Nevertheless, a…
People gather for a rally outside of the White House in support of imprisoned Native American activist Leonard Peltier, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Peltier supporters hold White House rally, urge Biden to grant clemency
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS — Hundreds of activists and Indigenous leaders rallied outside the White House on Tuesday to support Leonard Peltier on the imprisoned activist’s 79th birthday, holding signs and chanting slogans urging President Joe Biden to grant clemency to the Native American leader. Peltier is serving life in prison for the killing of two FBI agents…
ODFW program returns nutrients from hatchery salmon back to rivers and streams
Keep dogs away from dead salmon SALEM, Ore.— If you live or recreate close to a river or stream in the Willamette Valley, you might come across salmon carcasses or see ODFW staff and volunteers slinging carcasses into the water during September and October. In September, salmon will begin the final leg of their life’s journey in Willamette Valley rivers…
Water tankers, like this one transporting juvenile coho salmon from Cascade Fish Hatchery in Cascade Locks, Oregon, now count as “fish passages.” Associated Press Photo by Gillian Flaccus
ODFW Commission sued over salmon policy change
Enviros and Nez Perce Tribe join forces in claim that board didn’t provide appropriate public notice before making significant revisions By NATHAN GILLES, Columbia Insight Last week we reported on a chorus of objections to a recent policy change by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife that changed the state’s definition of “fish passage.” Now the issue is heating up. On…
2023 FALL SEASON TRIBAL FISHERY ANNOUNCEMENT
Thursday, September 7, 2023 —- The Four Columbia River Tribes set the following fishery plan and the Columbia River Compact concurred: Zone 6 Commercial Gillnet Fishery Area: All of Zone 6 Dates/Times: Week of September 11: 6 AM Monday September 11 to 6 PM Friday September 15 (4 nights) Week of September 18: 6 AM Monday September 18 to 6…
September CUJ available online
Click here to read: 2023 September CUJ by Confederated Umatilla Journal – Issuu
Jeanette Kiokun, the tribal clerk for the Qutekcak Native Tribe in Seward, poses for a portrait on the shore of Lake Crescent at Nature Bridge in the Olympic National Park during the 2023 Tribal Climate Camp, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Native nations on front lines of climate change share knowledge and find support at intensive camps
By HALLIE GOLDENAssociated Press PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — Jeanette Kiokun, the tribal clerk for the Qutekcak Native Tribe in Alaska, doesn’t immediately recognize the shriveled, brown plant she finds on the shore of the Salish Sea or others that were sunburned during the long, hot summer. But a fellow student at a weeklong tribal climate camp does. They are…
Business funding, training available for Native craft artists
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums (ATALM), in partnership with Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+), today announced the launch of the Native Craft Artist Readiness Program (NCARP), a six-month program that provides training, resources, and financial support to build sustainable craft art business practices. Funding from CERF+, and the Ford and Windgate Foundations will support up…