Annual gathering celebrates deep connection to the land MISSION — Nearly 300 people filled the Mission Longhouse on April 12 as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and neighboring tribal communities gathered for the 2026 Nixyawwii Root…
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MISSION — Floodwaters overran roads on the south Umatilla Indian Reservation on April 22, including Conner, Best, Lloyd and Conner roads, along with several others near Coyote and Patawa creeks. The surge washed out grading, damaged culverts and carved out…
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Tribal restoration effort returns Pacific lamprey to Breitenbush River PORTLAND — Twenty-three Pacific lamprey were released into the vast, cold streams of the Breitenbush River, where tribal members and zoo biologists reintroduced the first fish into the freshwater in an…
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MISSION – Umatilla Tribal Police Department (UTPD) officials say they are still receiving tips in the case of Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) member Wesley Dixon Jones, who was last seen Oct. 5, 2025. UTPD Det. William…
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MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is again hosting a free spay/neuter clinic for pets this year in conjunction with First Nations Veterinary and the 15/10 Foundation. Kendyl DeJong, CTUIR animal control officer, said the…
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MISSION — Remembering a single word or phrase can help preserve a language was the message that reflected the evening, as community members gathered for Culture Night at the Mission Longhouse to share crafts and learn the Umatilla language. Community…
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MISSION — The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Board of Trustees (BOT) is partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) on the Columbia River Shoreline Reconveyance, a project that began in 2018. On March 16,…
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MISSION — More than 100 miles of historic salmon and steelhead habitat could eventually reopen under a $1 million federal investment to restore fish passage at the McKay Creek Reservoir Dam in the Umatilla River Basin. The Oregon Department of…
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MISSION — The Confederated Umatilla Journal (CUJ) has added a new reporter to its newsroom. Beau Glynn, who started on March 2, is already covering community events and issues at the CUJ office in the Nixyáawii Governance Office. Glynn, a…
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ELGIN — The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and its partners are singing the praises of a new fish ladder at the Lookingglass Fish Hatchery on Lookingglass and Jarboe creeks. Rod Engle, fish biologist-science coordinator for the…
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