by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jun 23, 2021 | CRITFC News
Tribal people across the United States are once again showing the way, this time by leading the country in vaccination rates. As of this week, 55 percent of Natives in Umatilla County are vaccinated compared to only 31 percent for the whole county. And 51 percent of...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Apr 2, 2020 | CRITFC News
The 2020 United States census is underway. This count, which happens every 10 years, helps determine federal funding, representation, and services throughout the country. It is especially important to Indian Country, as an accurate count provides the data to plan for...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Oct 3, 2019 | CRITFC News
Sunday, September 29, tribal leaders, dancers, and drummers helped welcome Pacific lamprey to the Oregon Zoo in Portland. A gathering of over 200 tribal, federal, state, and local dignitaries, elected officials, and general public attended the event. Representatives...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jul 26, 2019 | CRITFC News
Jeremy Red Star Wolf (Umatilla) taking the oath of office to become the 2019-2020 CRITFC chair. The oath was administered by outgoing chair Ryan Smith (Warm Springs). Umatilla tribal leader Jeremy Red Star Wolf was sworn in as the 2019-2020 chairman of the Columbia...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jul 11, 2019 | CRITFC News
Emerson Squiemphen, Warm Springs, offering a blessing on the lamprey and their new home. Today the Oregon Zoo in Portland, in partnership with CRITFC and its member tribes and the US Fish & Wildlife Service, welcomed Pacific lamprey to the zoo’s Pacific Northwest...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jun 8, 2019 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
Columbia River flowing into the Pacific Ocean. Since time immemorial, tribes have followed well-worn trails to their traditional fishing, hunting, and gathering grounds. The Columbia River tribes consider rivers and streams to be the trails that salmon use on their...
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