Gerald Willard Nanegos
Gerald Willard Nanegos, 72 of Prairie City, Oregon died on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at Blue Mountain Hospital in John Day, Oregon. Gerry was born in Pendleton on April 14, […]
Read MoreBid Notice: Sale of Grazing Privileges
Sealed bids for grazing privileges under permit on range unit of the Umatilla Indian reservation for a 3 year 8 month period beginning May 1, 2024, and terminating not later […]
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California Gov. Newsom backs dam removal projects to boost salmon. Critics say that’s not enough
By ADAM BEAM, Associated Press EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pledging to fast-track more than half a dozen projects by the end of his term to […]
Read MoreRobert Kennedy “Robby” Bill
January 4, 1969 – January 16, 2024 Robert Kennedy “Robby” Bill was born in Pendleton, Oregon on January 4, 1969 and passed away peacefully in his wife’s arms at St. […]
Read MoreRobert T. Halfmoon
February 28, 1931 – January 19, 2024 Ronald T. Halfmoon was born on 02/28/1931 to his father Otis Alphonses (Nez Perce) and mother Mary Joshua (Cayuse) Halfmoon, in Umatilla, OR., […]
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Board of Trustees, OED attend ATNI in Portland
PORTLAND – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Board of Trustees and members of the Office of the Executive Director attended the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians […]
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KCUW celebrates 20 years, all year
BY CHRIS AADLAND, Reporter MISSION – KCUW, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s community radio station, will hit its 20th anniversary in February – and it is planning […]
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Tribe preps for potential spring flooding
BY CHRIS AADLAND Reporter MISSION – With recent rain and snowfall, tribal officials have started to prepare for potential flooding – though they say it isn’t imminent. Last week, the […]
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N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, walks on at 89
By HILLEL ITALIE The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — N. Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller, poet, educator and folklorist whose debut novel “House Made of Dawn” is widely […]
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Nixyáawii graduation rates climb
BY CHRIS AADLAND Reporter MISSION – Local Indigenous students continue to graduate high school at rates higher than all other Native American students in Oregon, according to statewide graduation numbers […]
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