by Jill-Marie Gavin | Aug 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. — Ryan Smith Sr. of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs (Warm Springs) was sworn in Thursday as the 2026-27 chair of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC), by outgoing chair Ashton Picard of the Nez Perce Tribe. The...
by Jill-Marie Gavin | Jun 2, 2026 | CRITFC News
On this date 102 years ago, Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States. Despite the fact that a Native idea and governance model was the inspiration behind the US Constitution, the actual Natives were denied citizenship to the...
by Jill-Marie Gavin | May 25, 2026 | CRITFC News
THE DALLES, Ore.— A sea of red draped the walls and covered the dance floor during the fourth annual Columbia River Round Dance to Honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous People at Wahtonka Community School on May 1. During May, expect to see a lot of red. Though May 5...
by Jill-Marie Gavin | Feb 12, 2026 | CRITFC News
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) 2026 Winter Convention brought together tribal leaders, youth delegates, and policy advocates for three days of urgent discussions on protecting sacred First Foods, defending tribal sovereignty, and...
by Jill-Marie Gavin | Dec 17, 2025 | CRITFC News
PORTLAND, Ore. — Tribal leaders, fisheries biologists, and conservation experts convened in Portland last week for the ninth annual Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative (PLCI) Information Exchange, bringing together decades of research and traditional ecological...
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