Students from the pre-K classroom at the Salish School of Spokane play outside together on November 5, 2025. (Photo by Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore Native News / ICT)
by Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore Native News + ICT, Underscore Native News Spokane, Washington — Sitting at a small desk in the basement of a single-family home converted into a school, Graham Wiley-Camacho patiently helped his youngest daughter, Kłaʔmásq̓t (Irie), work through a fractions math problem in n̓səl̓xčin̓ (Colville-Okanagan Salish). As he helped Kłaʔmásq̓t, whose English name is Irie Wiley-Camacho, and…
Annie Fowler, The CUJ SCAPPOOSE — In one of the biggest upsets of the season, Pendleton outscored Scappoose 6-3 in overtime to hand the top-ranked Indians a 51-48 loss Monday — just their second of the season. “It’s so exciting for them,” Pendleton coach Ron Murphy said. “We haven’t put a full game together before today. We knew we could…
A non-operational truck is loaded onto a flatbed trailer with other vehicles Oct. 16 on the Umatilla Indian Reservation (UIR). The vehicles were later crushed and recycled as part of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Planning Department’s authority to remove such vehicles from the UIR. BRIAN FULLEN/CTUIR PLANNING DEPARTMENT
MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is helping remove unwanted and unsightly non-operational vehicles from properties on the Umatilla Indian Reservation (UIR). Brian Fullen, Environmental Health & Safety specialist with CTUIR’s Planning Department, said his office is working with UIR residents who request vehicle removals, residents who need encouragement to have vehicles removed and the…
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PENDLETON 1, ONTARIO 0 — Aly Phelps scored the game’s only goal in the second half to lead Pendleton to a 1-0 Greater Oregon League win over Ontario. “We are continuing to find our team identity as we head into October,” Pendleton coach Kiana Rickman said. “Players are being challenged to play new positions. Aly is…
A pair of Pilot Rock football players face off in a drill on Aug. 25, 2025, during a team practice. KATHY ANEY/CUJ
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PILOT ROCK — Perrydale held Pilot Rock scoreless in the second half as they cruised to a 50-14 nonleague win Friday, Sept. 19. Carter VanHouten led the Rockets (1-2) with 172 yards passing and 72 yards rushing. He threw touchdown passes of 15 and 21 yards to Gage Williams. Williams led the way on defense for…
Pilot Rock’s Aubrey Corwin bumps the ball on Aug. 21, 2025, during a team practice. KATHY ANEY/CUJ
ANNIE FOWLER, The CUJ PILOT ROCK — Echo improved to 2-0 in Old Oregon League play with a 25-16, 25-22, 25-18 win over Pilot Rock on Thursday, Sept. 18.“We came out strong tonight, then our offense struggled a little and we were hesitating on defense,” PR coach Jen Porter said. “I have faith we will put it all together in…
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) member and knowledge keeper Brosnan Spencer, kneeling, shows celery diggers what to look for when harvesting this First Food. CTUIR First Foods are found on lands under different management types, and carbon sequestration initiatives have the potential to harm or help their habitats. The CTUIR will host a symposium Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 in Cove, Oregon, to develop a regional consensus in response to carbon sequestration projects impacting First Foods. CTUIR FIRST FOODS POLICY PROGRAM
By TRAVIS SNELL COVE, Ore. – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) will host a symposium Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 to develop a regional consensus in response to carbon sequestration projects impacting First Foods habitats. “Carbon sequestration initiatives are being funded in the Pacific Northwest, and CTUIR’s First Foods habitats and the working lands that can…
Spanning 11,438 acres, the Qapqápa Wildlife Area in Union County, Oregon, will be co-managed as a working forest by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION
MISSION – A wildlife area project backed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) has been awarded $22 million in federal funding. Funded through the U.S. Forest Service’s Forest Legacy Program, the Qapqápa (pronounced cop-COP-a) Wildlife Area State-Tribal Partnership Project will complete an acquisition of more than 11,400 acres with the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife…
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