by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jul 24, 2015 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
Umatilla tribal leader N. Kathryn “Kat” Brigham was selected by leaders from the Warm Springs, Yakama, Nez Perce, and Umatilla tribes to lead CRITFC as its 2015-2016 Chair. The current CTUIR Board of Trustees Secretary, Brigham is a veteran of domestic and...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jul 21, 2015 | CRITFC News, River Scenes, The Dipnetter
Twenty youth representing the four Columbia River tribes gathered on the Nez Perce Reservation at Camp Wittman July 13-17 for this year’s CRITFC Salmon Camp. The participants learned about salmon biology, stream ecology, tradtional tribal ecological knoweldge, and Nez...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jun 30, 2015 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
The Columbia River Indian Fishers Expo is hosted by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. This event provides Indian fishers with information, resources, and training that will help them improve river safety, fish quality, and equipment maintenance. The...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jun 30, 2015 | ED's Message, The Dipnetter
CRITFC Executive Director Paul Lumley’s Message This year’s spring chinook run was full of surprises—it came in especially early, quickly, and larger than expected. The fish counts at Lower Granite Dam, the eighth and final dam that fish must cross to get to...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jun 30, 2015 | The Dipnetter
Warm Springs tribal member Truman Merrifield was selected as an intern in CRITFC’s TRAIL Project. This project aims to foster the educational pursuits of Indian students studying Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) degrees by providing research...
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