MISSION — Students will be returning to school at Nixyaawii Community School (NCS) on August 24 as the new school year starts off with some big changes. Two new additions have been made to the staff directory at the school,…
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PENDLETON — American Megha Ganne won her first Epson Tour title Sunday, beating Cholcheva Wongras in a two-hole playoff at the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic at Wildhorse Golf Course. Tied at 19 under par (197) after the third round, Ganne and…
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MISSION — For the first time, Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes have a formal role in shaping a statewide early learning system designed specifically for Native children and families. The Oregon Tribal Early Learning Alliance (OTELA) held its first meeting…
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MISSION — Nixyáawii Community Financial Services (NCFS) hosted tours for two of its first home build projects in the Nixáawii neighborhood on July 30. The project is courtesy of a grant secured by NCFS provided by Oregon Housing and Community…
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MISSION — Along the Columbia River Basin, salmon have shaped tribal cultures for generations. But as fish runs decline, tribes are working to restore habitat, strengthen hatcheries and protect treaty rights that depend on healthy rivers. The Columbia River Basin,…
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CTUIR removes a century-old water line to restore Coonskin Creek and reopen habitat for steelhead MISSION — The pipeline carried water, just not for the people whose land it crossed. Now crews are removing the abandoned line from beneath the…
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CTUIR Family Violence Services hosts Tribal State and Federal Summit MISSION — The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Family Violence Services (FVS) program hosted its biannual Tribal State and Federal Summit July 7-9 at Wildhorse Resort and…
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MISSION — For residents across the Umatilla Indian Reservation (UIR), wildfire season has arrived not only with flames stretching across the landscape, but with smoke-filled skies, evacuation alerts and road closures. Smoke from the Hagen, Horseridge and Paradise wildfires moved…
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TOLLGATE — The Hagen Fire has firefighters working deep in the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness near Tollgate, where crews are confronting active flames and hotspots. On Aug. 11, firefighters with Northern Rockies Team 6 Incident Management and R. Franco Restoration…
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PORTLAND — Antone Minthorn, a Cayuse leader and former Board of Trustees (BOT) chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation(CTUIR), received an honorary doctorate of humane letters at Portland State University (PSU). Minthorn accepted the degree during…
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