CRITFC News
News and announcements from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.
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 salmon.
Courtesy Yakama Nation With heavy hearts we share that our esteemed Elder, Davis Washines—known to...
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) 2026 Winter Convention brought...
Dr. King believed that "everybody can be great because everybody can serve." In these challenging...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Tribal leaders, fisheries biologists, and conservation experts convened in...
guest column by Jonathan Smith, Warm Springs Tribal Council representative and CRITFC commissioner...
by Andrea Tulee and Jill-Marie Gavin TOPXATUXT (PROSSER, WASH.) On October 3, 2025, Yakama Nation...
GOLDENDALE, WASH. — Leaders and representatives from the Six Sovereigns—Yakama Nation, Nez Perce...
CELILO, Ore. – The Portland Trail Blazers, working with the Yakama Nation, visited families and...
INDEPENDENCE, Ore. – Hundreds of community members gathered in Independence’s city park for the...
Happy Labor Day, celebrating the social and economic achievements of workers, honoring their...
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission's (CRITFC) Center for Coastal...










