BY CHRIS AADLAND Reporter MISSION, Ore. – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) will be led by several new leaders after voters on Tuesday chose six incumbents and six challengers to make up the tribe’s Board of…
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MISSION, Ore. – On Tuesday, Nov. 14, members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) elected six new members and six incumbents to the Board of Trustees and General Council to lead the tribe for the next…
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Minam River Wildlife Area acquisition complete, adding 15,573 acres in Oregon landscape-scale conservation MISSOULA, Mont. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), Manulife Investment Management Timber and Agriculture Inc. (Manulife) and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation have announced…
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MISSION, Ore. – The National Rural Transit Assistance Program has announced Kayak Public Transit as its most recent recipient of the RTAP Tribal Transit Agency Award. The national award honors innovation, efficiency, commitment and performance in the tribal transit industry…
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BY CHRIS AADLANDReporter MISSION, Ore. — Tribal housing officials are searching for ways to discourage vandalism to projects meant to increase quality of life after a new basketball court was intentionally damaged just weeks after it was installed. On Oct.…
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BY CHRIS AADLAND Reporter MISSION, Ore. – Tribal leaders reviewed the findings of a report on Thursday that laid out several options for adding grades kindergarten through eighth at the Nixyaawii Community School, but didn’t leave them in a position…
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Local Cancer Advocate Receives National Recognition from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) WASHINGTON – Karen Malcolm was awarded ACT Lead of the Year by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) for her exceptional…
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SALEM, Ore. – Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, proclaimed November as Native American Heritage Month for the state of Oregon. In an official proclamation, Kotek stated Oregon recognizes the “rich and diverse heritage of Native American communities…
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Do not handle sick or dead waterfowl, hunters should take precautions SALEM, Ore.— Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been circulating in wild birds in North America since December 2021 and continues to be detected in waterfowl in Oregon. More…
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By MATTHEW BROWNAssociated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) – Donovan Archambault was 11 years old in 1950 when he was sent from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana to a government-backed Native American boarding school in Pierre, South Dakota, where abusive staff…
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