A person holds drug paraphernalia near the Washington Center building on SW Washington St. in downtown Portland, Ore., where heavy drug use has become common. The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific Northwest, where state officials in Oregon and Washington have named it a top issue in upcoming legislative sessions amid a sharp increase in overdose deaths. DAVE KILLEN | THE OREGONIAN via AP FILE
By CLAIRE RUSH and HALLIE GOLDEN, Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific Northwest, where state officials in Oregon and Washington have named it a top issue as overdose deaths rise. Washington’s Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee plans to ask lawmakers for about $64 million…
Lily Gladstone, Blackfeet and Nez Perce, poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in New York. Gladstone has been named one of the Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of 2023. VICTORIA WILL | INVISION/AP
By JAKE COYLEAssociated Press Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Lily Gladstone is named after her great-grandmother. The elder Lily bore many similarities to Gladstone’s character in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Mollie Burkhart. Both women, born 10 years apart in the late 19th century, were traditional in nature, well-loved by their Native communities and devout Catholics. Growing…
MISSION, Ore. – Former Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) General Council Chair Lindsey X. Watchman is continuing his tribal service by transitioning from elected official to directing the Workforce Development Department. “I had a desire to get back into the trenches,” Watchman, 52, said. “I enjoy interacting directly with and training tribal members, to find out what…
Jerrod Daniel, dressed as Salmon Claus, walks with a group of children to receive presents delivered by the Project Salmon Claus team. CRITFC | COURTESY
For over a decade, employees of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission have brought gifts to families living at in-lieu fishing sites along the Columbia River. By NIKA BARTOO-SMITH, Underscore News + ICT For 11 years, Officer Jerrod Daniel has delivered gifts to children living at tribal fishing sites along the Columbia River. For some children there, Salmon Claus delivers…
National Park Service Director Chuck Sams speaks with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in front of the Lincoln Memorial in this December 2021 photo.
COURTESY | DEB HAALAND via X
Theme study on Indian Reorganization Period will help identify important places and events as part of broader effort to ensure Interior Department tells a more complete story of America WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland recently announced that the National Park Service will collaborate with Tribes across the nation on a new theme study that will focus on the…
From left to right are Louisa Allman, Naomi Stacy and Matt Johnson. The three were confirmed as CTUIR associate judges on Nov. 13 by the tribe’s Board of Trustees.
MISSION, Ore. – With less than a month since being approved by the Board of Trustees, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) three new associate judges have settled in and are hearing cases. Naomi Stacy, Louisa Allman and Matt Johnson, who are all CTUIR members, were sworn in as associate judges on Nov. 13 for terms of…
Leslie Minthorn
Oct. 1, 1933 – Sept. 21, 2023
The McKay Creek Minthorn Family would like to sincerely thank the many families, friends, coworkers, and colleagues that provided comfort, companionship and assistance during the decline and passing of our patriarch atway Les “Kite” Minthorn. To those who were at his side over the last several years through the end of his life words are not nearly enough. There are…
State Rep. Annessa Hartman (D-Gladstone), second from right, takes a group photo with, from left, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Board of Trustees Vice Chair Aaron Ashley and BOT Members At Large Lisa Ganuelas and Corinne Sams on Nov. 28 at the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute. CTUIR | Contributed Photo
MISSION, Ore. – Leaders of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) recently welcomed State Rep. Annessa Hartman to the Nixyáawii Governance Center for a tour of the tribal facilities. Hartman, a freshman lawmaker who represents District 40, is a member of the Six Nations of Iroquois (Cayuga Nation) and the third Indigenous person elected to the Oregon…
President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order at the White House Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington. EVAN VUCCI | ASSOCIATED PRESS
By COLLEEN LONG, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and HALLIE GOLDEN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden told Native American nations gathered for a summit Wednesday that his administration was working to heal the wrongs of the past as he signed an executive order that seeks to make it easier for Indigenous peoples to access federal funding, and have greater…
The Haudenosaunee Nationals walk on to the field before a match against England at the World Lacrosse Championships on June 23, 2023, at Torrero Stadium in San Diego, Calif. ALAN NAKKASH | NPR
By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer President Joe Biden is pushing to allow the Indigenous nation that invented lacrosse to play under its own flag when the sport returns to the Olympics in 2028. Biden’s position, being announced Wednesday at the White House Tribal Nations Summit, is a request for the International Olympic Committee to allow the Haudenosaunee Nationals to…
