by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jun 18, 2025 | CRITFC News
in honor of National Fishing Day (June 18), we are sharing this 2004 article about a Umatilla father passing on his love of fishing to his son that appeared in the CRITFC magazine Wana Chinook Tymoo. Quentin Quaempts can’t sit still. In fact it’s difficult to tell...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jun 12, 2025 | CRITFC News
CRITFC Chair Jeremy Takala We are dismayed that an agreement that was among the best roadmaps charted for helping Columbia Basin salmon — representing years of work by tribes, states, and the federal government — was undone with the stroke of a pen. This action, done...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jun 5, 2025 | CRITFC News
James Ryan Marsh was a proud Cayuse man who never forgot his heritage. This pride in his lineage was reflected by his deep sense of responsibility he carried as both a Umatilla Commissioner and Fish and Wildlife Commissioner of 15 years. Through his bloodline, he felt...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | May 1, 2025 | CRITFC News
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Department of Natural Resources (DNR) hosted its open house event at the Nixyaawii Governance Center, drawing tribal members eager to learn about ongoing First Foods protection and restoration...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Feb 27, 2025 | CRITFC News
SPOKANE, Wash. – Kellen Lewis views life through a lens of wellness. He has lived his life at the crossroads of history, heritage, and identity while balancing reservation and urban life in Seattle, where he grew up. As an Afro-Indigenous Nez Perce artist, dancer,...
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