From left, Lauralee Stanger, Malana Spencer and Nicci Harrison stand in Nixyaawii Community School in Mission June 28, 2024. The trio serve specialty hot dogs and sides made with and inspired by Indigenous First Foods as part of a temporary pop-up restaurant called Rez Dogz. BERIT THORSON | EAST OREGONIAN PHOTO
By BERIT THORSON, East Oregonian MISSION — Rather than sun and popsicles by the pool, summer break for a few Nixyáawíí Community School students consists more of hot dogs, fry bread and blueberry cobbler inside a small kitchen. Rez Dogz, a pop-up restaurant housed inside Nixyáawíí Community School on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), serves First…
TRIBAL MEMBERS: This notification formally announces that applications are now being accepted from tribal members who wish to serve on the Commission(s)/Committee(s) listed below. Appointed members will receive a $125.00 stipend per meeting, effective January 1, 2022, once the minutes have been approved and processed on CTUIR paydays. Will advertise for the following vacancies: 3 Positions for CTUIR…
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Land Protection Planning Commission of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) will hold the following public hearing: Zone Change File #ZC-24-001 – Applicant, Jim Richards, Cross L Welding, 62307 Leffel Road, La Grande, OR 97950 seeks a recommendation of approval from the Land Protection Planning Commission to the Board of Trustees…
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Chairman Gary I. Burke on Monday, June 17 cuts a ribbon signifying the opening of the Safe Routes to School Path sidewalk and Community Paths trail near the Nixyáawíi Governance Center in Mission. Also shown are members of the CTUIR Youth Council, Board of Trustees Treasurer Raymond Huesties, left in hat, Board Member at Large Corinne Sams, left of Burke, and CTUIR Transportation Planner Dani Schulte. CHRIS AADLAND | CUJ PHOTO
By CHRIS AADLAND, Reporter MISSION – Whether it’s getting to work, going to an appointment or as a healthy living strategy, Umatilla Indian Reservation community members now have safer options to walk, run or bike near the tribal government headquarters area. About 30 people joined Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Board of Trustees (BOT) members and the…
The Supreme Court sided with Native American tribes June 6 in a dispute with the federal government over the cost of health care when tribes run programs in their own communities.
Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan.
Standing from left are Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Credit: Fred Schilling, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with Native American tribes June 6 in a dispute with the federal government over the cost of health care when tribes run programs in their own communities. The 5-4 decision means the government will cover millions in overhead costs that two tribes faced when they took over running…
Leonard Peltier | FILE PHOTO COURTESY JEFFRY SCOTT
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JACK DURA, Associated Press A parole hearing was held Monday for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota. At 79, Peltier’s health is failing, and if this parole request is denied, it might be a decade…
By CHRIS AADLAND, Reporter MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) recently received confirmation from the federal government that it could implement the new gaming revenue sharing plan for tribal members that leaders approved last November. With that, the CTUIR made its second quarterly payments to enrolled members on May 20 using the new Gaming Revenue…
MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) just wrapped up the General Welfare Distribution (former gaming/dividend distribution) for May 2024. Under the new payment formula, tribal members now have the ability to make their distribution tax exempt. To qualify for the exemption, download and fill out the attached form to submit to the CTUIR Enrollment Office.…
Former Oregon Gov. Kate Brown stands at Willamette Falls. WILLAMETTE FALLS TRUST | COURTESY PHOTO
WEST LINN – Following a national search, the Willamette Falls Trust Board of Directors has selected former Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to lead the non-profit and the next phase of the Willamette Falls Inter-Tribal Public Access Project. “Willamette Falls has been sacred for Pacific Northwest Tribes since time immemorial, providing food, spiritual nourishment and community gathering space. After conducting a…
By LISA SNELL Editor MISSION – It’s something uncomfortable to talk about, to hear about, or even believe is happening in your community, but a report on the history of sexual assault crimes happening on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) was delivered to tribal members’ homes and tribal offices in early May. “Learning the number of…
