Category: News
Feds OK natural gas pipeline expansion in Pacific Northwest over environmentalist protests
By CLAIRE RUSHAssociated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Federal regulators on Oct. 19 approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest over the protest […]
Read MoreLacrosse at the Olympics gives Native Americans a chance to see their sport shine
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer One of the first gifts any member of the Onondaga nation receives is calleda “crib stick” – a small lacrosse stick given to babies […]
Read MoreBe ‘BearWise’ this fall
MISSION, Ore – Fall means it’s “fattening up” season for black bears before denning for the winter. While natural food sources are plentiful this year, bears don’t turn down free […]
Read MoreMuseum at Warm Springs hosts 30th Anniversary Gala Celebration
George W. Aguilar, Sr. (Wasco) was honored with The Museum’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Aguilar is an elder and life-long resident of the Warm Springs Reservation who won the 2006 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction […]
Read MorePreschool Educator II
CTUIR Department of Education is seeking to fill two Educator positions $45,000/annual DOE/DOQ. Full Time with benefits package. Covered status (requires background check). Non-Exempt. The Preschool Education II participates in […]
Read MoreState offers free help for Medicare open enrollment
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICESSALEM — Medicare open enrollment for the 2024 Medicare plan year began on Oct. 15 and remains open through Dec. 7, 2023. The Oregon Department of […]
Read MoreDividend payments could increase early next year
By CHRIS AADLAND Reporter MISSION, Ore. — Tribal leaders are set to begin moving forward on potentially increasing quarterly gaming profit sharing payments to tribal members after completing an analysis […]
Read MoreUmatilla National Forest cautions visitors about fall forest conditions
PENDLETON, Ore. — Umatilla National Forest officials ask forest visitors to use caution, plan ahead, and know the weather and forest conditions before heading out into the woods. Fall weather […]
Read MoreSecond NW Native Fashion Show a festival of cultural celebration
BY NIKA BARTOO-SMITH Underscore News MISSION, Ore. — On the night of Oct. 4, a conference room at Wildhorse Resort & Casino on the Umatilla Indian Reservation transformed into a […]
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