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…
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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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…
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…
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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…