by Jill-Marie Gavin | Sep 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) honored Bureau of Indian Affairs Northwest Regional Director Bryan Mercier as he transitioned to a national office at the September Commission meeting held at CRITFC’s Portland headquarters....
by Jill-Marie Gavin | May 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Jill-Marie Gavin, CRITFC Communications MISSION — U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) hosted a town hall Sunday, May 19, at the Nixyaawii Governance Center. The event emphasized the unique challenges and...
by Jill-Marie Gavin | Dec 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Members of the Multnomah County Commission and Bridge Renaming Council pose together following the commission’s decision to adopt the name of Wapato Bridge for the bridge to Sauvie Island. The Commission was gifted by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) has appointed Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission executive director Aja DeCoteau as one of 15 new members to the National Park System Advisory Board. DeCoteau is the first Native American to serve on this board in its...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Fidelia Andy signing the ceremonial buckskin commemorating the signing of the Columbia Basin Fish Accords The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission mourns the passing of our elder and former Chair Fidelia Andy, who represented the Yakama Nation at the CRITFC...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Feb 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
The new water year (started on Oct. 1) has seen highly variable rain and mountain snowfall catches. The seasonal rain/snow accumulation graphic (below) suggests higher than normal totals in the north Oregon and Washington Cascades, northeast Oregon, southern Idaho,...
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