by Jill-Marie Gavin | Oct 11, 2024 | CRITFC News
CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. – The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at the Cascade Locks Treaty Fishing Access Site on October 1. The event marked the beginning of construction using new federal funding allocated to improve...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Oct 3, 2024 | CRITFC News
The Nez Perce Tribe and the world lost a great leader when Silas Whitman passed on Tuesday, October 1, 2023… and salmon lost the best friend a fish could have. As executive director of the National Congress of American Indians, as the Nez Perce Tribe’s fisheries...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jul 25, 2024 | CRITFC News
Jeremy Takala (Yakama) taking the oath of office to become the 2024-2025 CRITFC Chair. The oath was administered by outgoing Chair Corinne Sams (Umatilla). (CRITFC photo/Scissons) Yakama tribal leader Jeremy Takala was sworn in as the 2024-2025 Chair of the Columbia...
by Jill-Marie Gavin | Jul 22, 2024 | CRITFC News
PORTLAND – In 1951, US Fish & Wildlife employee Raymond Matheny was given the assignment of documenting the Indian fishery at Celilo Falls. Over the following two years, Matheny took hundreds of photos of the tribal fishers, carefully documenting names, locations,...
by Jill-Marie Gavin | Jul 16, 2024 | CRITFC News
OREGON CITY – The Yakama Nation invited the region to Oregon City on the banks of the Willamette River to celebrate the 2024 Willamette Falls Lamprey Celebration. The event honored both Willamette Falls and the Pacific lamprey. The site holds a profound cultural...
by Jill-Marie Gavin | Jul 3, 2024 | CRITFC News
For the first time in its history, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) has been honored with Indigenous Media Awards. Jill-Marie Gavin, Cayuse, received two awards in Division One of the competition, placing third in both the Best Feature Photo...
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