SALEM – Randall Melton, Exhibits Coordinator for Tamastslikt Cultural Institute (TCI), has been appointed by Gov. Tina Kotek to a four-year term on the Oregon Heritage Commission. He has worked for TCI more than 20 years and is an enrolled citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. The Heritage Commission is comprised of nine people representing Oregon’s heritage and geographical…
The Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, 47106 Wildhorse Blvd., has been closed due to a bomb threat it and approximately 30 other museums across the Pacific Northwest received around 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 5.
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute closed due to bomb threat
MISSION – The Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, 47106 Wildhorse Blvd., has been closed due to a bomb threat it and approximately 30 other museums across the Pacific Northwest received around 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 5. The Institute, along with other PNW museums, received the threat via email. Sgt. Russell Holt of the Umatilla Tribal Police said the Institute was evacuated and closed…
Respiratory viruses on the rise, resolve to get vaccinated
PORTLAND — With the new year fast approaching, Oregon health officials are asking people to resolve in 2024 to get vaccinated against respiratory viruses that are on the rise in the state. Dr. Dean Sidelinger, health officer and state epidemiologist at OHA, said vaccination remains the best way for Oregonians to protect themselves against COVID-19, influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial…
Two Cultures One Community Committee Vice Chairman Fred Hill, left, and Chairman Pat Beard shake hands on Dec. 28 at the KUMA radio station in Pendleton. The two men were at the radio station to discuss the inaugural Two Cultures One Community Powwow set for Feb. 23-25 at the Pendleton Convention Center. Courtesy Photo
Two Cultures One Community powwow set for Feb. 23-25
PENDLETON – The Two Cultures One Community Committee and Nixyáawii Community Financial Services will host the inaugural Two Cultures One Community Powwow Feb. 23-25 at the Pendleton Convention Center, 1601 Westgate. “The Two Cultures One Community Powwow is a large-scale competition designed to harmonize Native American cultural heritage and traditions with the cowboy culture deeply rooted in our regional history,” committee officials…
Tina Taniguchi prepares one of her family’s many salt beds by rubbing it with a smooth river rock in Hanapee, Hawaii. JESSIE WARDARSKI | AP PHOTO
Native Hawaiian salt makers combat climate change and pollution to protect a sacred tradition
By DEEPA BHARATH, Associated Press HANAPEPE, Hawaii (AP) – On a warm summer afternoon, Tina Taniguchi was on her hands and knees scraping dirt off an oblong depression in the ground. Thick brown hair peeked out from her coconut leaf hat. Splotches of mud stuck to her T- shirt and speckled her smiling face. Taniguchi smiles a lot when she’s…
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Thank you from the Nixyáawii Winter Celebration Committee
The Nixyáawii Winter Celebration Committee would like to thank the following organizations and individuals who helped make the 2023 Winter Celebration a success: Donators/Sponsors: Pendleton Woolen Mills, Pendleton Round Up & Happy Canyon, CTUIR BOT, Wildhorse Casino, Cayuse Holdings, Wildhorse Foundation, Yellowhawk, CTUIR Language Program, St. Andrews Church, Thomas Morning Owl, Sam Spino Veteran Coordinator, Arrowhead Travel Plaza, Jeremy and…
NCS fight prompts development of new rules
By CHRIS AADLANDReporter MISSION – Nixyáawii Community School leaders are considering changes to its student cell phone policy after a recent fight – the first in the school’s five-year history, according to its principal – was sparked by cyber-bullying. The mid-December incident, which was recorded and shared on social media, according to one parent whose child was involved, raised questions…
Notice to CTUIR Housing Tenants
This letter is to notify all tenants of CTUIR Housing Department’s Admissions & Occupancy Policies (AOP) improvements that are taking effect in 2024. We will be continuing Tenant Meetings in the month of January and invite you to attend. At this meeting, you will receive important information regarding the Housing Department’s modernized Admissions & Occupancy Policies. Copies of the AOP…
Nez Perce fishers pull in nets on the Columbia River. NEZ PERCE TRIBE | COURTESY PHOTO
Plan to breach Snake River dams was the work of tribes
The four Columbia River treaty tribes — Umatilla, Warm Springs, Nez Perce and Yakama — led the creation of a plan to restore salmon on the Columbia and Snake Rivers and invited the federal cooperation that sealed the deal. By KARINA BROWN, Underscore News A historic federal plan that paves the way for the breaching of the four dams on…
Najiah Knight prepares to ride a bull during the Junior World Finals rodeo, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in Las Vegas. Najiah, a high school junior from small town Oregon, is on a yearslong quest to become the first woman to compete at the top level of the Professional Bull Riders tour. JOHN LOCHER | ASSOCIATED PRESS
Teen on quest to become first female PBR competitor
Teenager Najiah Knight wants to be the first woman at bull riding’s top level. It’s an uphill dream. By ANNE M. PETERSON, AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) – Najiah Knight drops her 100-pound frame onto a snorting 1,300- pound bull and adjusts her ropes, warming the sticky rosin. Music blares across the arena, but Najiah can hear only her…