by Jeremy FiveCrows | May 5, 2026 | CRITFC News
A Waashat service was held before the public commemoration in Richland, Wash., April 24, drawing tribal chairs, agency leaders, elected officials and Corps engineers to the site of an 85-year-old barrier that tribal experts have long warned was harming the river and...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | May 4, 2026 | CRITFC News
Courtesy Yakama Nation With heavy hearts we share that our esteemed Elder, Davis Washines—known to many as Yellowash, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2026. A revered traditional and spiritual elder, an unwavering public servant, and a fierce advocate for the...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jan 16, 2026 | CRITFC News
Dr. King believed that “everybody can be great because everybody can serve.” In these challenging times, serving our communities is both an act of resistance and an act of hope. As our nation faces rising threats to civil rights, increases in racist...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Dec 4, 2025 | CRITFC News
guest column by Jonathan Smith, Warm Springs Tribal Council representative and CRITFC commissioner On the Columbia River, our ancestors taught us that the strength of the people is tied to the strength of the salmon. Today, that truth has not changed, but the...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Oct 9, 2025 | CRITFC News
by Andrea Tulee and Jill-Marie Gavin TOPXATUXT (PROSSER, WASH.) On October 3, 2025, Yakama Nation Fisheries hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a hatchery expansion next to the Yakima River at a site that has been used by tribal fishers since time immemorial. The...
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