Leonard Peltier remains defiant in AP interview, maintaining innocence and vowing continued activism
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER, Associated Press BELCOURT, N.D. (AP) — More than 50 years after a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation landed him in federal prison, Leonard Peltier remains defiant. Despite being convicted and sentenced to life in…
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Title VI more than just Indian Education
LISA SNELLThe CUJ MISSION – Youth Services Manager Kendall Rosario needs you to understand what she does and why it is important.She manages the Title VI Indian Education program for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR).“When I…
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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…
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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…
Read More 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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