by Jeremy FiveCrows | Nov 14, 2017 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
It is with heavy heart that CRITFC shares the news of the passing of Roy Sampsel, our first executive director and a dedicated advocate of tribes throughout Indian Country for nearly fifty years. “Roy was CRITFC’s executive director from 1977-1979 and remained a...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Oct 24, 2017 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
This year’s low number of steelhead returning to spawn are getting a helping hand from the Nez Perce Tribe and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission this week when fisheries biologists are releasing approximately 100 wild, B-run steelhead into the Snake...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Sep 19, 2017 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
This article and its accompanying photos are the final project for CRITFC’s 2017 social media intern Cyrus Lyday. CRITFC hosted Cyrus through the Siletz Tribe’s tribal internship program. Johnny Jackson, a hereditary river chief of the Yakama Nation tells a story...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Aug 31, 2017 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
Nearly 100 people attended this year’s Columbia River Indian Fishers Expo in Hood River. The event, hosted by CRITFC, takes place every other year. It provides Indian fishers with information, resources, and training that will help them improve river safety, fish...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jul 6, 2017 | CRITFC News
A new report shows that the Columbia River Basin’s natural capital provides $198 billion in value annually, in food, water, flood risk reduction, recreation, habitat, aesthetic and other benefits. At 258,000 square miles, the Columbia River Basin is the foundation for...
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