The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation initiated an experimental study in July 2023 by removing the left-hand side of the weir to test the possibility of salmon returning. ODFW PHOTO
By LISA SNELL, CUJ PENDLETON– The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced evidence heralding the return of salmon to McKay Creek in their #FishPassageFriday social media post Feb. 22. Recent Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) surveys counted 72 salmon-cleared egg pits, or redds, along the six miles below the McKay Reservoir Dam – the result…
Renewable energy infographic of a hydro power station.
By MICHAEL PHILLIS, Associated Press Federal regulators have granted Native American tribes more power to block hydropower projects on their land after a flurry of applications were filed to expand renewable energy in the water-scarce U.S. Southwest. Previously, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted developers approval to move ahead with planning even if tribes objected. That practice came to an…
BOT officers being sworn in are Chair Gary I. Burke; Vice Chair Aaron Ashley; Treasurer Raymond Huesties; Secretary Roberta J. Wilson; and Members At Large Toby Patrick, Steven Hart, Corinne Sams and Lisa Ganuelas.
General Council officers taking their oaths are Chair Alan Crawford, Vice Chair Michael R. Johnson, Secretary Martina Gordon and Interpreter Thomas Morning Owl.
MISSION, Ore. – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is inviting the public to the inauguration of its recently elected Board of Trustees and General Council officers at 9 a.m., Nov. 29 in the Nixyáawii Governance Center. BOT officers being sworn in are Chair Gary I. Burke; Vice Chair Aaron Ashley; Treasurer Raymond Huesties; Secretary Roberta J.…
Special guest Acosia Red Elk leads the boys in a dance, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, at Wildhorse Resort Casino.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation youth prepared to elect new Youth Leadership Council leaders Tuesday and Wednesday during a gathering at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. Youth spent the two-day gathering discussing issues that affect them and their community and how they can address them, what sort of events and conferences they’d like to attend over the next year…
Keeli Nehani Littleleaf Kotchik, Warm Springs, Wasco and Wyam of the Columbia River territories in Oregon, currently holds the title of Miss Oregon Sweetheart 2023. She is a champion jingle dress dancer and was among more than two dozen dancers to perform during half time. JARRETTE WERK/UNDERSCORE NEWS & REPORT FOR AMERICA
By NIKA BARTOO-SMITH Underscore News + ICT In a packed stadium, community members showed up to the Blazers versus Thunder game Nov. 19 not only in support of Portland’s NBA team, but also to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. Fans poured into the Moda Center for the Portland Trail Blazers versus Oklahoma City Thunder basketball game on Sunday night. Blazers…
Indian workers give finishing touches to installed solar panels covering the Narmada canal ahead of its inauguration at Chandrasan village, near Ahmadabad, India, April 22, 2012. The Gila River Indian Community in Arizona recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a stretch of irrigation canal on their land south of Phoenix, similar to what India has done. AP FILE PHOTO/AJIT SOLANKI
By BRITTANY PETERSONAssociated Press In a move that may soon be replicated elsewhere, the Gila River Indian Community recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to put solar panels over a stretch of irrigation canal on its land south of Phoenix. It will be the first project of its kind in the United States to actually…
The Yellowhawk Family Strength Team would like to extend our appreciation and thanks to Nina Watchman, Trinity Bates, Makeisha Vanpelt, Marla Mayfield, Julie Taylor, Thomas Morningowl, Fred Hill, Mersayus Hart, Leah Harris, Pearla Pena, Catherine Mahon, Fabian Spencer, Katrina Burnside, Natasha Herrera, Teagan Herrera, Dallas Dick, NCS Leadership members Nicholas Alexander, Ella Stewart, Anthony Crawford, drummers, dancers, cake donators, and…
The CTUIR has received a 2023 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tribal grant in the amount of $1,990,990 for its Strategic Pollution Prevention and Toxics Reduction Planning and Implementation Project.
MISSION, Ore. – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) has received nearly $2 million in federal funds for a project to prevent pollution and reduce toxicants in four Columbia River tributaries. The CTUIR has received a 2023 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tribal grant in the amount of $1,990,990 for its Strategic Pollution Prevention and Toxics Reduction Planning…
Tina Kotek, pictured in Portland, March 7, 2022
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SALEM, Ore. — Governor Tina Kotek announced Thursday that Shana McConville Radford has joined the administration as her Tribal Affairs Director. In a media release, Gov. Kotek lauded McConville Radford’s experience in tribal matters, policies and government-to-government relations illustrated throughout her career. “It is with great honor and humility that I step into public service as Tribal Affairs Director for…
Former National Congress of American Indians gather for a panel during the 80th annual NCAI convention. From left, Brian Cladoosby, Swinomish; Jefferson Keel, Chickasaw; Susan Masten, Yurok; Ron Allen, Jamestown S’Klallam; and Mel Tonasket, Colville. (Photo Courtesy of Eddie Sherman)
On Thursday, members of the National Congress of American Indians will vote on a controversial constitutional amendment that would exclude 24 state-recognized tribes from voting membership. BY NIKA BARTOO-SMITH Underscore News + ICT Lora Ann Chaisson, principal chief of the United Houma Nation, delivered a land acknowledgment Monday at the 80th annual conference of the National Congress of American Indians…
