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...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Oct 8, 2025 | CRITFC News
GOLDENDALE, WASH. — Leaders and representatives from the Six Sovereigns—Yakama Nation, Nez Perce Tribe, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and the states of Oregon and Washington gathered at the Rock Creek...
by Jill-Marie Gavin | Sep 25, 2025 | CRITFC News
CELILO, Ore. – The Portland Trail Blazers, working with the Yakama Nation, visited families and children at Celilo Village for a coaching session as part of their Rip City Rally Tour. The tour began in Ontario on September 15, followed by stops in Pendleton (September...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Sep 1, 2025 | CRITFC News
Happy Labor Day, celebrating the social and economic achievements of workers, honoring their contributions to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of the country. Indigenous workers have played significant roles in the North American labor movement, particularly...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Aug 19, 2025 | CRITFC News, News Links
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission’s (CRITFC) Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction (CMOP) summer interns, Kasey Ingram and Zechariah Webb finish out their summer of science. Ingram (Navajo) and Webb (Yakama) capped...
Recent Comments