by Jeremy FiveCrows | Mar 3, 2016 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
Umatilla tribal leader Jeremy Red Star Wolf assumed the CRITFC chairmanship after it was vacated by N. Kathryn Brigham in December. Jeremy Red Star Wolf is the current Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Feb 4, 2016 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
For the third year in a row, fall chinook returning to the Snake River have set a new record. Data released by the Nez Perce Tribe shows that a new record of 9,345 redds, or gravel nests, were built by returning adults in the Snake River Basin between Lower Granite...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Nov 4, 2015 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
For thousands of years, people have lived, worked and prayed along the Columbia River. The great river of the Northwest shapes the cultures of those who rely on its bounty. The river has experienced many changes in the past 200 years: overfishing, hydropower...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Oct 5, 2015 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
From the moment springs and creeks begin in the mountains, they begin a process of erosion, slowly eating away the rock and soil over which they flow. The water picks up bits of silt and sand on its journey to the sea and carries these materials as long as it has...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Aug 25, 2015 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
For years, tribal members have been on the front lines of seeing the effects of climate change in the harvest of the First Foods. From earlier ripening times to odd game behavior, they’ve seen the ancient patterns disrupted more and more. Salmon and other fish are...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jul 24, 2015 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
Umatilla tribal leader N. Kathryn “Kat” Brigham was selected by leaders from the Warm Springs, Yakama, Nez Perce, and Umatilla tribes to lead CRITFC as its 2015-2016 Chair. The current CTUIR Board of Trustees Secretary, Brigham is a veteran of domestic and...
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