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
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…
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…
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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)
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…
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…
Wild horses graze on a hillside by the boundary fence of Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora, N.D., on Saturday, May 20, 2023. About 200 horses roam the park’s South Unit. The National Park Service has proposed removing the horses as it seeks to revise its “livestock plan.” The horses are popular with park visitors and have found allies such as Gov. Doug Burgum and U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, who oppose their removal. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
By JACK DURAAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The beloved wild horses that roam freely in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park could be removed under a National Park Service proposal that worries advocates who say the horses are a cultural link to the past. Visitors who drive the scenic park road can often see bands of horses, a symbol…
Proposed changes outlined in a recently completed analysis will likely lead to a significant boost in tribal member dividend payments.
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CUJ STAFF REPORT PENDLETON, Ore. — Community members are invited to a free screening of Covenant of the Salmon People on Friday, Sept. 8 at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. The documentary film collaboration between the Nez Perce Tribe (Nimiipuu) and Swift Water Films tells the story of the Tribe’s connection to salmon and expands upon the Nimiipuu creation story, where…
By KATE NELSON, Conde Nast Traveler This is part of Breaking Bread, a collection of stories that highlights how bread is made, eaten, and shared around the world. Across the United States, fry bread is hands-down the most ubiquitous Native American food. For tribal communities, the crispy circle of pillowy deep-fried dough represents many seemingly contradictory concepts: love, comfort, celebration, community,…
