By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ If you’ve ever listened to Tylor & the Train Robbers, you’ll hear a lyric-driven blend of classic roots, country and modern Americana music. But a more subtle part of their band identity can be found by looking at the bass cabinet of Jason Bushman, which dons a CTUIR flag. Bushman, a CTUIR descendant, says…
By The CUJ MISSION – Record-breaking heat in Oregon caused the CTUIR government to consider keeping employees at home. Those in the field were granted administrative leave for portions of each day during the week of June 28. An air conditioning issue in the north wing of the Nixyaawii Governance Center also caused an administrative leave or work from home…
By The CUJ MISSION – The CTUIR Youth Leadership Council sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden on June 9 and started an online petition that’s gained more than 10,000 signatures. They asked the president to remove the four lower Snake River dams “and save salmon from extinction!” “America made a deal and promised that we would be able…
MISSION – An open house was held for the K’usiinmi Tawtnukt Horse Medicine Program on June 23 in the Tribal Arena on Patawa Road. During the open house, a demonstration of a horse medicine session took place and spectators were able to see how Tribal culture and history will be incorporated. “We are not a full equine therapy program,” said…
By The CTUIR Board of Trustees The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) has a long history of traditional use of Willamette Falls and the surrounding region, a history spanning from time immemorial to today. Willamette Falls was and is an inter-tribal fishery utilized by tribes throughout the Pacific Northwest, including but not limited to the CTUIR, the…
Hello Tribal Members, we are entering another CTUIR election season. The Tribal Election is on November 9, 2021. All Board of Trustees Officer and At-Large positions and all General Council Officer positions will be on the ballot. Candidates seeking these positions must pick up nomination petitions from the Election Commission and submit those completed petitions by August 31, 2021. Tribal…
Looking back in the journal I kept for 2020, it is surreal how much I was hurt last year from July to November. Last year, I tested positive for Coronavirus days after the Fourth of July. It is still hard to pinpoint how or when I contracted the sickness, but I know it was before the start of July. There…
By The CUJ MISSION – Monica Paradise is one of this year’s Pamáwaluukt Empower Program participants. She was nominated for a business spotlight by the Pamawaluukt Staffing/Recruitment Specialist, Lorene Broncheau. Paradise answered a handful of questions about what she does in the program. CUJ: The Pamáwaluukt Empower Program searches for Discover candidates based on a number of items including displaying…
MISSION – CTUIR descendant Dakota Dave was promoted to the General Manager of the McDonald’s at Arrowhead Travel Plaza. Dave, an eight year veteran at the fast food restaurant, said he had a long road to get the promotion. “I started here in the kitchen flipping burgers,” he said. “I didn’t have a whole lot of work experience.” “The one…
MISSION – Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center (YTHC) granted $1,000 scholarships to three Tribal members for the 2021-2022 college school year. Recipients of the scholarship were Alex Nilo, Brynn Cody, and Larysa Burright, enrolled members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. For the past 11 years, YTHC has granted a total of $15,220 in scholarships to Tribal members…