by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jun 8, 2022 | 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...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | May 4, 2022 | CRITFC News
Yesterday, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland, Regional BIA Director Bryan Mercier, and several senior BIA advisors visited three Columbia River tribal fishing access sites. At the Cooks In-lieu Site, Assistant Secretary Newland announced that...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Apr 25, 2022 | CRITFC News
Elmer Crow, Nez Perce Fisheries (right) and Jeff Yanke, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (left), releasing translocated lamprey into the Wallowa River in northeastern Oregon in 2012. In 2007, the Nez Perce Tribe’s Pacific lamprey restoration team, led by...
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...
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