Press Release For Immediate Release from Umatilla County Public Health: March 25, 2020 UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. – Umatilla County Public Health (UCo Health) recognizes community concern surrounding COVID-19. We are working with multiple health agencies and community partners to disseminate accurate and up-to-date information. UCo Health now reports one new positive case of COVID-19 in Umatilla County. This individual is…
Press Release from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation For immediate release: March 25, 2020 Contacts: Carrie Sampson-Samuels, Public Information Officer – Public Health, (541) 240-8728 Jiselle Halfmoon, Public Information Officer – Tribal Governance, (541) 969-4801 CTUIR Command Incident Command Status Update MISSION, Ore. – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Incident Command Team (ICT) is…
By the CUJ New orders that, among other things, close the Longhouse and set penalties for violations, were issued Monday night, March 23, by the Board of Trustees (BOT) for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). A list of six orders were listed in Resolution 20-028 adopted by the BOT at about 7:30 p.m. Monday following a…
Press Release from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation For immediate release: March 24, 2020 Contacts: Carrie Sampson-Samuels, Public Information Officer – Public Health, (541) 240-8728 Jiselle Halfmoon, Public Information Officer – Tribal Governance, (541) 969-4801 CTUIR Command Incident Command Status Update MISSION, Ore. – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Incident Command Team (ICT) is…
Press Release from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation For immediate release: March 25, 2020 Contacts: Carrie Sampson-Samuels, Public Information Officer – Public Health, (541) 240-8728 Jiselle Halfmoon, Public Information Officer – Tribal Governance, (541) 969-4801 CTUIR Command Incident Command Status Update MISSION, Ore. – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Incident Command Team (ICT) is…
Press Release from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation For immediate release: March 23, 2020 Contacts: Carrie Sampson-Samuels, Public Information Officer – Public Health, (541) 240-8728 Jiselle Halfmoon, Public Information Officer – Tribal Governance, (541) 969-4801 CTUIR Command Incident Command Status Update MISSION, Ore. – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Incident Command Team (ICT) is…
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation March 23, 2020 YAKAMA NATION AGENCY, YAKAMA RESERVATION – Today, the Yakama Nation Tribal Council Executive Committee issued a “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order for all residents of the Yakama Reservation and off-Reservation trust allotments due to the continued spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. …
By the CUJ MISSION, Ore. – Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center reminds the Tribal community that the disruptions in our daily lives are challenging, but important to slowing down the spread of COVID-19. As of March 20, there had been 88 confirmed coronavirus cases responsible for three deaths in Oregon. More than 11,000 people had died in the pandemic as of…
By the CUJ PORTLAND, Ore.— Oregon Health Authority and other officials announced details about $4 million in state funding that is going out to Local Public Health Authorities (LPHA), Tribes and Native American Rehabilitation Association (NARA – the Urban Indian Health Program in Oregon) to support their COVID-19 response. Through Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla…
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from Kayak Public Transit Contacts: Susan Johnson, Kayak Public Transit Program Manager John David Tovey III “J.D.” AICP, CTUIR Tribal Planning Director Phone: 1-541-429-7519 Email: SusanJohnson@ctuir.org Kayak Public Transit response to COVID-19 Kayak Public Transit takes the COVID-19 pandemic seriously especially when concerning the health of our passengers and employees. In the interest of public…