Public Notice
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.CTUIR is advertising the following positions: 3 Positions for CTUIR Culture Coalition, to…
Deb Haaland made history as Interior secretary. Now she’s running for governor of New Mexico
By MORGAN LEE and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Deb Haaland, who championed conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary, is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico, the nation’s No. 2 oil production state. Haaland, a member of Laguna Pueblo and the nation’s first Native American cabinet secretary…
Letter to tribal members from the CTUIR regarding the President’s executive order halting federal spending:
January 28, 2025 Dear Tribal Members, With the change in presidential administration, we are seeing a flurry of executive orders shaking up Washington, D.C., and the nation. On Monday, Jan. 27, the administration issued a memo halting trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans to eliminate spending on programs. This memo is vague in its call to temporarily pause…
TAX SEASON OPENS TODAY: COMMON ERRORS TAXPAYERS CAN AVOID
News Release from Oregon Dept. of Revenue SALEM – As the IRS and the state begin accepting tax year 2024 returns today, the Oregon Department of Revenue is offering taxpayers a list of suggestions to aid in efficiently processing their return and common errors to avoid that could slow things down and delay their refund. File electronically, request direct deposit On…
Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER and JANIE HAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has said since his first administration that he wants to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right for everyone born in the United States. Last week he issued an executive order that would eliminate it, upending more than a century of precedent. On Jan. 23, however, a…
Biden commutes sentence for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in killing of FBI agents
By COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER, JOHN HANNA and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier will return home nearly half a century after he was imprisoned for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. President Joe Biden commuted Peltier’s sentence Monday following decades of community-led advocacy calling his imprisonment an example of the U.S. government’s mistreatment…
US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reflects on tough choices during a historic tenure
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It started to get real when the artwork was taken down from her office walls. The collection — all creations of Indigenous artists — had been handpicked by U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland over the last four years as she guided one of the nation’s most expansive federal agencies. Then…
Rockets take down Golden Eagles at home
PILOT ROCK 47, NIXYÁAWII 26 — The Rockets picked up their first Old Oregon League win with a road win over the Golden Eagles. “We played good defense today,” Pilot Rock coach David Norton said. The Rockets (4-9 overall, 1-1 OOL) led 10-5 after the first quarter and 20-9 at the half. They broke the game open with a 16-6 run…