Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, right, and Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior, left, present President Joe Biden with a blanket from Eighth Generation, a tribally-owned business, embroidered with “Joe Biden Champion for Indian Country,” at the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior in Washington, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. SUSAN WALSH | AP
By MATTHEW BROWN and MARC LEVY, Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden designated a national monument at a former Native American boarding school in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9 to honor the resilience of Indigenous peoples whose children were forced to attend the school and hundreds of similar abusive institutions. The creation of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding…
While supplies last, home and property owners in select wildfire-vulnerable communities may be eligible to receive a $250 payment following a defensible space assessment by the agency or a participating fire agency.
MISSION –Residents of Mission and other Eastern Oregon communities may be eligible for up to $250 to help pay for defensible space projects thanks to the Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM). Defensible space is the area around homes and buildings managed to keep embers from having a place to land and catch fire. Creating and maintaining defensible spaces is one…
As scammers find new ways to steal money and personal information, consumers should be more vigilant about who they trust, especially online.
By ADRIANA MORGA, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With the holiday giving season upon us, it’s the perfect time to learn how to protect yourself from online scams. “Scams have become so sophisticated now. Phishing emails, texts, spoofing caller ID, all of this technology gives scammers that edge,” said Eva Velasquez, president and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource…
Clean Air Task Force Executive Director Armond Cohen said on Nov. 6 that states, cities, utilities and businesses that have committed to net zero emissions will keep working toward those goals, driving record installations of wind and solar energy. CUJ | STOCK PHOTO
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could undo many of the national climate policies that are most reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to climate solutions experts. When they list measures that are making the most…
By CHRIS AADLAND, The CUJ PORTLAND – A former Umatilla Tribal Police Department (UTPD) officer has been sentenced to more than 7 years in prison after admitting to possessing child pornography and repeatedly sexually abusing a child beginning in the 1990s. Cameron Jacob Sheoships, 57, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release on…
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This undated photo from a court document provided by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana shows golden eagle feet recovered by law enforcement officers from a Washington state man’s vehicle. U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA | COURTESY
By MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — America’s golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies, according to wildlife officials, researchers and tribal members. The government’s response has been two-pronged: A crackdown on rings illegally trafficking dead eagles coupled with a longstanding program that lawfully…
Native voters could be key to winning Arizona and some of the most contested swing states Nov. 5.
BY MEGAN JANETSKY and RODRIGO ABD, Associated Press DILKON, Ariz. (AP) — Felix Ashley’s red Toyota sends a plume of dust billowing along the sloping hills and boulders he traverses hours every week to pump water – the same roadway voters walk miles every four years to cast their ballots in presidential elections. Here on this forgotten swath of the…
Chronic Wasting Disease has been detected in wild cervids in most western states, including Washington and California. CWD INFO.ORG | COURTESY
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a 100% fatal disease that impacts all members of the cervid family (deer, elk, moose, caribou). CWD has been detected in wild cervids in most western states. Early detection is critical to preventing the spread of CWD in Oregon. State and Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) wildlife managers are collecting samples from…
President Joe Biden addresses the Gila River Indian Community, Friday, Oct. 25. WHITE HOUSE | COURTESY
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER and SEJAL GOVINDARAO, Associated Press LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden did something Oct. 25 that no other sitting U.S. president has: He apologized for the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children endured in boarding schools at the hands of the federal government. For 150 years the U.S. removed Indigenous children from their…
