by ebs-admin | Jun 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Warm Springs tribal elder Terry Courtney, Jr. demonstrating how to tie a net at the Celilo Falls Inundation 50th Anniversary Commemoration. Warm Springs tribal elder Terry Courtney Jr. passed away on June 15. Mr. Courtney served on the Warm Springs Fish & Wildlife...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Apr 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
CRITFC Executive Director Paul Lumley Statement on Portland’s Fluoridation Proposal The information circulating around Portland’s proposal to fluoridate Portland’s water supply can be overwhelming. Both proponents and opponents are extremely passionate about their...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Apr 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Since ancient time, the Nez Perce witnessed the return of Chinook, sockeye, coho, and steelhead to their waters. During the twentieth century, though, those numbers dwindled. The coho were hit hardest, driven to extinction in the Snake River Basin. Thanks to Nez Perce...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Apr 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
One of the Columbia River tribes’ most important ceremonies is the First Salmon Feast. This salmon ceremony occurs before open fishing takes place. It is why every fishing season begins with a ceremonial harvest for fishers to catch salmon for use in these ceremonies....
by ebs-admin | Nov 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Record-breaking Salmon Run For the second time in 80 years, more than 2 million chinook, sockeye, coho and steelhead returned to tribal fishing and ceded areas above Bonneville Dam. Fall chinook contributed nearly half the total. (The returns include adults and...
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