June 2021 CUJ

Confederated Umatilla Journal

The monthly newspaper of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation ~ Pendleton, Oregon June 2021

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Volume 29, Issue 6

History in waves CTUIR’s Department of Natural Resources releases lamprey in the Tucannon River By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ

POMEROY, Wash. - Instead of history in the making, it was history in the releasing. On May 21, the long-awaited restoration project came to fruition with the release of approximately 150,000 juvenile Pacific lampreys in waves by the thousands. A decade has passed since a revitalization effort was launched to bring back lamprey to the Tucannon River, part of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s ceded territory. The effort is part of actions called for in the CRITFC member tribes’ Master Supplementation Plan for lamprey, approved in 2018 with environmental compliance completed in 2021. “It took 10 years’ worth of research to get to this day,” Aaron Jackson, the CTUIR’s Department of Natural Resources Lamprey Project Leader and CTUIR member, said following the release. “It feels good to bring something back to nature that was once here and once very abundant. We’ve done our part. Now it’s time they do their part.” What is the lamprey’s part? Lamprey release on page 16A BACKGROUND: Thousands of juvenile Pacific lamprey are released into the Tucannon River near Pomeroy on May 21 via 5-gallon bucket. TOP RIGHT: CTUIR member Kanim Moses, a Fish Tech for the Tribe’s Department of Natural Resources, carries a transparent tub holding thousands of juvenile Pacific lamprey headed for acclimation in the Tucannon River. BOTTOM RIGHT: Lamprey Project Leader Aaron Jackson, a CTUIR member, talks about the project. CUJ Photos/Cary Rosenbaum

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Fourth wave: COVID-19 cases spike in May CTUIR’s Public Health Emergency extended through July 30th By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ

MISSION - After a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases at the start of May, Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center saw a sharp decline. Of the 23 cases diagnosed on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, 18 were school-aged. Nine were diagnosed on one day alone on May 10. Following the increase, the Incident Command Team advised parents to keep students home for one week of online learning or keep them off the bus. “There was a surge and it was handled by Yellowhawk very well,” Interim Executive Director Paul Rabb said, noting Yellowhawk was conducting contact tracing of 119 individuals. “Overall, I feel pretty comfortable with the status of the community.” The Board of Trustees voted on May 24 to extend the Public Health Emergency until July 30. A work session has been scheduled for the week of July 12 regarding the declaration. “We must cooperate and continue to do our part to get out of this emergency,” BOT Chair Kat Brigham said in a May 12 press release. “People are experiencing a bigger range of symptoms so it makes getting vaccinated even more urgent.” The total number of COVID-19 cases diagnosed by Yellowhawk has now reached 279 since testing began last year. Memorial Day weekend was of concern for Yellowhawk. “We are hopeful that families were observant of guidelines,” Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center Interim CEO Aaron Hines said. “We continue to encourage persons to get tested if needed and get vaccinated.” Hines noted Yellowhawk is offering vaccinations to eligible persons 12 and older, and employees of CTUIR entities, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Guzman steps down as Yellowhawk CEO Hines to fill in until new CEO is hired By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ

MISSION - Former Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center CEO Lisa Guzman will be remembered as one of the key figures within the CTUIR that helped combat COVID-19. The Tribe’s Health Commission accepted her resignation in late May, designating Human Resources Director Aaron Hines to serve as Interim CEO, effective May 28. “Lisa’s service to the Tribe has been exceptional,” Board Lisa Guzman of Trustees Chair Kat Brigham said. “She lead through a global pandemic, rolled out a vaccination program to protect the community and all the hwile maintained ongoing healthcare services for Tribal members.” The CUJ attemptAaron Hines ed to contact Guzman on May 27, the

day a Tribal press release on her resignation went out, but received no response. Guzman began her service as CEO on March 26, 2018, prior to the grand opening of Yellowhawk’s new 64,000 square-foot facility. She served as the Incident Commander when the Board of Trustees declared a state of emergency on March 2, 2020 in response to the emergence of COVID-19.

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EDUCATION NCS welcomes three new faces By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ

MISSION – Nixyaawii Community School added three new faces in May. Robby Bill (Behavior Support), Nicci Harrison (Language Arts) and Aaron Noisey (PE/Health) received contracts with the school. Bill, a CTUIR member, was hired in a Behavior Support position which is grant-funded. His role will be similar to an on-site counselor, the school announced, with duties such as advocating for families of NCS students, ensuring mental health needs are met, and referring students to Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center or the Department of Child and Family Services, if necessary. “I am very excited for this new opportunity in my life,” Bill said. “Mainly for my community and being able to give back what my community has given me.” Robby Bill NCS Principal Ryan Heinrich said Bill has “vast experience with helping youth reach their potential. He will be a familiar face to many of the students and staff. Robby will be a great addition to our staff.” Harrison, who grew up in McMinnville, is wrapping up her student-teaching and college graduation. She will soon obtain a Master’s Degree at Eastern Oregon University, following a 2019 Bachelor’s in Integrated Studies. “I plan to facilitate student-driven learning through culturally relevant texts and real-world applications of Language Arts Skills,” she said. “I think it is important

for students to see reflections of themselves in the texts they read; representation leads to greater engagement with content.” “Furthermore,” she added, “providing students with real-world scenarios in which to use their writing skills prevents them from pondering the dreaded question, ‘When will I ever use this in real life?’ School is preparation for adult life – either college or a career – and students need to be sh own how the skills they learn in school are applicable to those arenas.” Harrison continued, “I believe the classroom is a community; everyone has something important to contribute. I will work each day to ensure Nicci Harrison that all my students feel valued and respected. After the events of the last year, it is clearer than ever before that we are stronger when we work together. When families, students, teachers, and administration work together to provide a strong foundation for our students, we will all succeed.” Harrison and Noisey replaced Charity Dotson and Lynette Minthorn, respectively. The CUJ reached out to Noisey for more information but the request went unreturned. “We had great candidates for all our open positions,” Heinrich said. “Our hiring committees had tough choices to make. We are confident our new teachers will bring energy and expertise to their content area. They are excited about the opportunity to work at NCS and begin building relationships with our students right away.

Windy Boy awarded State Seal of Biliteracy By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ

MISSION - Robert Windy Boy is a one of a kind -- literally. The Pendleton High School student earned the Oregon Seal of Biliteracy after becoming the only student to pass the CTUIR Language Department’s Nez Perce language proficiency test. The honor -- which recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in multiple languages -- comes Robert Windy Boy naturally to Windy Boy, the grandson of a former master speaker, átway Joan Burnside. “I am very thankful for the opportunity to carry on the tradition of speaking tatoken timke,” Windy Boy said. “This is my way to honor my grandmother’s 20plus years of hard work in the CTUIR Language Program. Keeping language alive is important to our people.” The CTUIR Language Program said it was very Joan Burnside proud of Windy Boy.

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

Chairman’s Corner: Looking back, ahead Himeeqis q’eciyew’yew Hanywaat’ona kii leeheypa – thank you Creator for this day. Wow its June already…spring has sprung and summer is just around the corner! For 15 months or so we have experienced a pandemic that has repeatedly tested our mental, physical, emotional and spiritual balance. But as always, we titooqans have survived because we are a tight-knit community that is compassionate towards one another. Our type of tribalism is hands-on… led with our hearts, handshakes and hugs. So words like quarantine, social distancing, gathering size limits and cancelled community events (Flag Day, Treaty Day, Fun Run, Root Feasts) are difficult to hear...and often harder to accept. However, we must all remain diligent for a bit longer in order to avoid unnecessary spread and to reduce fear & risks of gathering with one another once again. We can accomplish this level of safety [together] by continuing to wash our hands, wearing our masks and getting vaccinated. We are proud of each of your efforts.

My other focus this month is aimed toward increasing our gratitude. To start, we can be thankful for vaccines, access from Indian Health Services and Yellowhawk for administering 1,000s of those vital dosages to our community; and just recently our precious 12-15 year olds were added. We can find peace in that our children have returned to school Lindsey Watchman General Council on-site instead of online -- for an Chairman optimal learning environment and the much-needed peer interactions. We know how good it felt showing gratitude to our mothers in May; and fathers will soon have their day of appreciation. For me, fatherhood is my greatest joy and accomplishments. Am grateful to attend funerals to send off our loved ones with song and prayer; while also welcoming newborn spirits into our homes (nephew Andre). Birthday

parties are held in person, not drive-by (hbday Jaylin and Elliot) and I made a 49th lap around the hissemtuks (sun). We can travel. Our sister roots are being harvested. Some community events were cancelled, yet others are deep in planning mode. Finally, we are proud of our high school and college graduates as they adapted and found the qepsqepsneewit (strength) to persevere in a virtual classroom. In closing, it is my hope in prayer that our eyes and hearts are constantly directed toward people and things around us to be grateful for. Sadness and disease are always nearby, but if countered with optimism and compassion for one another, we can ably take care of ourselves and each other…and will soon be able to come together again so that our bodies and hearts can once again enjoy each others’ light, in the beauty and strength of our Nixyaawii Nation. Yox kalo. Lindsey Watchman is the Chairman of the CTUIR’s General Council. He can be reached by email at lindseywatchman@ctuir.org.

THANK YOU The family of Mike Halfmoon would like to say thank you to our community for the assistance offered as well as the many thoughts and prayers as we took care of our loved one’s last affairs here on Earth. Thank you to Cash Spino, Sophia Enos, Vinny SoHappy, Cor Sams, Gary George, Art McConville and Ron Halfmoon for your special assistance and contributions. Big thanks to our cooks: Marcella Halfmoon, Teyha Halfmoon, Rachel Ellenwood, Rachel Matomoros, Raven Cody, Bryan and especially Victoria Baker who came in on her birthday to

help get everybody organized. Thank you to Brian LaFollette at Burns for the guidance and service as well as Calico Flowers for the beautiful arrangements. Thanks to the BOT & Yellowhawk for the flowers. Thanks to Father Mike for the beautiful rosary, the memorial service and for being such a good friend to not only our departed loved one but the Halfmoon family all of these years. We appreciate you very much. Mr. Man is finally reunited with this daughter Karla who he missed so much and for that we can be at peace. The Halfmoon Family in Mission

Thank you CTUIR veterans for your military service

Editor’s note: This letter was sent to BOT Chair Kat Brigham from the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Dear Chairperson Brigham, As we approach Memorial Day, I want to offer my sincere gratitude for the sacrifices that Native Americans and their families have made in service to the United States, and thank you for your continued support in caring for our veterans. Every year, I am struck by the powerful — and often, conflicting — emotions that Memorial Day stirs. Memorial Day is a day to pause and honor the men and women who so bravely donned a military uniform and who gave the ultimate sacrifice. As a U.S. Army veteran, I understand the call to serve, and I also understand

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that service can come at a great cost. Memorial Day allows each of us the opportunity to pay tribute to those who died in service to our nation, especially the many Native Americans who gave their lives answering the call to serve. Historically, Native Americans have the highest record of service per capita when compared to other ethnic groups and have participated with distinction in the United States armed forces for more than 200 years. Their courage, determination, and fighting spirit were recognized by American military leaders as early as the 18th century. Since that time, generations of Native Americans have expressed valor and patriotism by serving in great numbers in every major military conflict, exemplifying the warrior spirit.

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Our country and state celebrate and honor our Native American service members and veterans who have proudly carried on the warrior tradition. We also remember the fallen; the courage, strength, selflessness, and devotion of those brave warriors is the ideal to which we all should aspire. May we never forget what Native American men and women who died in service to the United States have sacrificed, and what their loved ones have lost. We as a nation are stronger for their service, and we owe them a debt of gratitude that can never truly be repaid. With my gratitude and respect, Kelly Fitzpatrick Director, Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

Pond: A summer full of desires and diversions

Most days it is hard to stay in one place, especially when the sun starts to shine and the weather is warmer. The day outside is just too nice to waste. There is a shift in the seasons that many people are eager for because the days will become longer. After everything that has happened in the past year, many have decided now is the time to get the most out of activities away from home. Live life to the fullest. A saying that gets passed around a lot because after winter it feels as if a year has been lost. Everyone from children to elders are on the same boat, wanting to do as much as they can. There is no certainty tomorrow will be a better day than the present or better than those good old days from way back when. What is for certain is that there is a lot we can control. The time we have is precious.

It is almost that time of year again. A summer full of desires and diversions waiting for all of us. On the schedule could be fishing, getting a tan, or finding that swimming hole. I know many are anxious to travel, to see the sights across the land or to finally go visit relatives you have not seen in long while. The restrictions that were in place Boots Pond are starting to ease up. It’s finally BOT member time to take advantage of what’s been missing in our lives, a sense of routine and normality. The reason I am writing this piece is for there to be a reminder to remain safe on your travels wherever

that may be. A lot of people will have the same idea to go out. Going to amusement parks, the beach, or to any place that could be highly congested with people. It’s important to stay vigilant regardless if there’s a pandemic going on or not because the world out there can turn unexpectedly at any point. No one has ever had to go through a pandemic, where there was much doubt and it was, at times, bleak. 2020 was supposed to be the year! Now is the time ain’t it? My prayers and hopes go out to anyone trying to achieve happiness and making memories this summer. For some reason I feel like the summer season will go by quick. Have a good one! Boots Pond is a member of the CTUIR’s Board of Trustees. He can be reached by email at bootspond@ctuir.org.

Climate Adaptation Plan’s final session coming June 16 Tribes and Indigenous people have always been planning for climate change, as natural shifts in climate have occurred over millennia of the People and the First Foods keeping their promise to one another, and both have adapted to meet these changing conditions. But now tribes are planning for a different kind of change, one that has been man-made and is occurring more rapidly than the slow changes of the past. Preparing for this change requires using tools to peer into the future, and anticipating how these shifts are likely to impact the First Foods and tribal peoples’ way of life. Science has Colleen Sanders modeling tools that help us project the Climate Adaptation Planner most likely scenarios for the future, and Indigenous knowledge helps us translate that information into on-theground action to implement strategies that will help buffer these changes and keep First Foods and tribal communities safe and prosperous into an uncertain future. The CTUIR Climate Adaptation Plan (CAP) is a document that outlines the impacts of the climate crisis as science has projected, and suggests governance and community organizing strategies to combat the most probable and severe of these expected changes. Tribal communities are the experts in the vision they have for the future, and tribal voices are essential to creating a Climate Adaptation Plan that reflects the strategies and adaptations that will help bring this vision into reality, especially in the face of future conditions that will be nothing like the past. The final comment period for the CAP is the last opportunity to make sure your priorities and perspective are reflected in this plan, and to make your voice heard for future generations! Draft versions of the Climate Adaptation Plan are available now on the CTUIR Climate Adaptation

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website: https://ctuir.org/departments/natural-resources/climate-adaptation/ctuir-climate-adaptation-plan-drafts-for-comment/ and will be updated with the final draft by June 2nd, 2021. Paper copies of the draft plan are available by request, please contact the Climate Adaptation Planner at the information below and the final draft will be available June 1st. Critique and guidance can be submitted directly to the Climate Adaptation Planner Colleen Sanders via email (ColleenSanders@CTUIR.org) or by leaving a voice message at phone number (541.429.7247) with your guidance or your contact information if you’d like to have someone follow up with you.

We will also be hosting one last CAP outreach event, a virtual overview of the Climate Adaptation Plan document and listening sessions, which will be hosted on Wednesday, June 16th and Thursday, June 17th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will be run as a drop-in style format, so there is no pressure to attend the whole event. See photo graphic for more information and event agenda. Overview sessions will be recorded and posted on the CTUIR Climate Adaptation webinar archive webpage: https://ctuir.org/departments/natural-resources/climate-adaptation/ climate-adaptation-plan-webinar-archive/ Comment period for the Climate Adaptation Plan will close on Friday June

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25th, 2021 at 5 PM; please submit your guidance to Colleen Sanders before then. If you would like to make sure you receive a paper copy of the final Climate Adaptation Plan, we would like to make sure you get one! Please let us know that you’d like to receive a copy by contacting Colleen Sanders by email at ColleenSanders@CTUIR.org or by voicemail at (541) 429-7247 and including contact or follow up information for us to reach you. We are all in this together and if we work together, the future will be bright! Colleen Sanders is the Climate Adaptation Specialist for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

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2021 Graduates Nixyaawii Community School Adilia Hart

Alizaya Ortega

Ashlynn Looney

Celia Farrow

Dakota Sams

Dylen Conner

Zoe Bevis

Jace Ashley

Jared Wildbill

Jilberto Zamudio

Joycelene Denny

Lillian Star

Luis Ortega

Mackenzie Kiona

Magi Moses

Max Maddern

Moses Moses

Pierce Watchman

Reuben Sigo Bronson

Ruger Deming

Shelby Joseph

Trayton Enick-Mahoney

Tyasin Burns

William Sigo

Monica Sampson

Tristin Gonzalez

Drake Burke-Picard

Weston-McEwan High School

Pilot Rock High School

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2021 Graduates Pendleton High School All local school photos contributed by school staff

Stanley Alexander-Spino

Jacob Carlisle

Brynn Cody

Kiara Templin-Crawford

Kya Creger

Kaolyn Henderson

Cortney Herrera

Kaydon Higheagle

Kyra Jackson

Daniel Lamont

Jon Moreno

Kiarra Nelson

Cornelia Reynen

Kalan Spencer

Nicholas Tucker

Billy Turner II

Robert Windy Boy

Tucker Zander

Hawthorne Alternative School

Hannah Broncheau

Keetan Kerwin

Kadyn Baldwin

Devery Budreau

Chelsea Jack

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Dillon George

Leona Enright

Wakody Martin

Randy Davis

Elizabeth Picard

Jason Bearchum

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Skyridge High School Lehi, UT

Penn Foster High School

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Board of Trustees member Armand Minthorn waved from his seat during introductions.

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The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation signed a Memorandum of Understanding

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City of Kennewick officials stood up when announced, including Mayor Don Britton, Bill McKay (left) and Chuck Torelli (waving). CUJ Photo/Cary Rosenbaum

Donning Tribal regalia was BOT member Jill-Marie Gavin-Harvey, who waved at the crowd during introductions on April 28 in Kennewick. CUJ Photo/Cary Rosenbaum

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CTUIR signs MOU wit By Cary Rosenbaum of the CUJ

KENNEWICK – In referencing the aspirations to work together with the City of Kennewick, Board of Trustees member Armand Minthorn recalled the discovery of Kennewick Man, a 9,000-year-old ancestor of the Columbia Plateau Tribes who gained world interest for more than 20 years. “Not too far from here, Kennewick Man was discovered,” he said from a podium in Columbia Park. “Many of you remember that. So this place that we’re at, homeland. We live side by side here. Let’s work with each other. Let’s help one another. Creator we ask these things today.” The event brought together leaders from the Board of Trustees and City of Kennewick. City Council members Bill McKay, Chuck Torelli, City Manager Marie Mosely as well as staff members from the City of Kennewick. City of Kennewick acknowledged the Port of Kennewick regarding the strong partnership between the entities and the Tribes. Kennewick Mayor Don Britton said he was happy to speak on such a historic day for the city. “I’d like to express my appreciation to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Board of Trustees for their travel today, and for opening our ceremony with a blessing,” he said. “I am also appreciative of this beautiful day, and to be here at our river shore. This is such an important gathering place for all of us, and it’s the perfect setting to meet for this significant occasion. “We feel extremely honored that we’ve finalized this agreement. The Memorandum of Understanding we’ve signed this afternoon really is just another important step to further strengthen our existing partnership and formalize our government to government relationship.” Board of Trustees Chair Kat Brigham – along with fellow tribal leaders Minthorn, Jeremy Wolf, Jill-Marie Gavin and Lindsey Watchman – said the MOU passed unanimously. “Not one Board member said no,” she said. “We wanted to move forward with

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Board of Trustees Vice-Chair Jeremy Wolf stood and waved when his name was announced. Fellow Board of Trustees member Cor Sams, left, sat next to him. CUJ Photo/Cary Rosenbaum

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th City of Kennewick working with this relationship. This is a partnership, as they stated. The Tribe has gone a long ways in development partnerships, collaborations, and how to resolve issues and finding solutions. “This is our ceded area,” Brigham continued. “When our treaty was signed in 1855, we gave up 6.4 million acres. And this is part of this area that we gave up for our reservation located in northeastern Oregon. So we have a lot of history here. We have a lot of ties here. And we don’t want to lose them. And that’s why we’re looking forward to this memorandum. Not only for today, but for the future.” Brigham gave a brief history of the Board of Trustees and tribal constitution, before focusing on natural resources. “All of our natural resources are important and that’s why we’re really pleased in this partnership, in that we’re going to be working together on our natural resources,” she said. “But you also need to know that economics is also important, and we thrive on being diverse. And if you ever make it to Pendleton, Oregon, out to Mission, to our reservation, you will see we are diverse, and we’re working again for the future, for our children, and our children’s children.” Britton re-emphasized the importance of the MOU. “For someone just looking at this document, it may seem like it’s just a lot of words, and that can easily get lost in what the true meaning of this document is,” he said. “While this document does provide a meaningful and formalized structure for our partnership, behind those words are people, people who want to work together for our future. We have long recognized that our successes come through collaboration. Strong working relationships always take us beyond what we could have ever accomplished on our own. “So this is an exciting moment to be further fostering just such a relationship and partnership. We look forward to the ways in which we can further economic opportunities, perpetuate cultural heritage and overall continue to pursue our mutual interests with mutual understanding.”

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General Council Chairman and Board of Trustees member Lindsey Watchman was in attendance.

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CULTURE Wildhorse Pow Wow cancelled for second year By Wildhorse Resort & Casino

MISSION – Wildhorse Resort & Casino announced in May the cancellation of the 2021 Wildhorse Pow Wow which was scheduled for July 2-4. The annual outdoor event which normally draws a crowd of 5,000 to 7,000 to the area over three days, was also cancelled last year. A Native American pow wow is a time when many tribes gather to celebrate cultural tradition, spirituality and competition. For thousands of years, music and dancing has been an essential practice for tribes all over North America. The most recent Wildhorse Pow Wow, held in 2019, marked the 25th anniversary of the popular event which brings contestants from across the US to compete in a variety of dances - Traditional, Fancy, Golden Age, Grass, Chicken, Jingle, and more. Drum groups also compete for prizes. Over $90,000 in cash and prizes is awarded to winners. This year’s Host Drum was expected to be Southern Style out of Red Mesa, Utah. The group has been performing together for nearly ten years and compete in drumming contests throughout the West and Southwest but competitions have been few since the beginning of the pandemic.

Dancers participate in the Wildhorse Pow Wow in 2019, the last year the Pow Wow was held. Courtesy Wildhorse Resort & Casino.

Pow Wow Comedy, which features a Native American comedian each year, has also been cancelled. Event and Entertainment Manager Juliana Luke explained, “It takes a lot of people to run this three-day event and right now we have to do our part to keep the community safe and that means holding off until 2022.” There was a plethora of items to consider in the decision to cancel including occupancy restrictions, cleaning and maintenance of outdoor facilities, spacing of vendors and spectators, current rates of Covid diagnoses in Umatilla County and on the reservation, and most importantly, with contestants traveling from across the US and Canada, risk of viral spread to the local community. “While we could, with a lot of effort, deliver a safe and successful pow wow, there are no guarantees. Not just where Wildhorse is concerned, but where Native People are concerned,” reasoned Luke. But Luke is looking forward to next year’s event. “My favorite thing about the Wildhorse Pow Wow is how it brings together families and friends from across the west. Every year we look out for one another and this year we will do it from afar.”

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NEWS Eagleheart wins local election By The CUJ

PENDLETON - CTUIR member Preston Eagleheart won a seat on the Pendleton School Board. Eagleheart, the Managing Director of Cayuse Government Services, defeated Chris Garrigues and Joey GrosJacques for Pos. 4 with slightly more than 50 percent of the vote. “I’m excited to get started,” Eagleheart said. “From a Tribal perspective, I’m ready to be fully Preston Eagleheart engaged to represent our Tribal community and Tribal students. “I look forward to working with everyone and supporting the Board’s goals.” Eagleheart, a graduate of Eastern Washington University and Gonzaga University, was one of three CTUIR members in the running for a local position. Briana Spencer, who was previously elected to the Nixyaawii Community School Board, ran for Pendleton School Board’s Pos. 7 race. Patrick Gregg was elected. Carrie Sampson-Samuels was narrowly defeated by Kent Madison for the Blue Mountain Community College Board of Education Zone 3 Position.

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“To survive,” Jackson said. “To grow, to provide that First Food that’s been missing for our Tribal members for a long time. And to restart the ecological functions and processes that lampreys give to our streams.” DNR Fish Tech Kanim Moses, a CTUIR member, helped carry, release and stake down containers with lamprey alongside Jerrid Weaskus, a Nez Perce Tribal member and fellow Fish Tech. The two, wearing waterproof overalls, set up the location. They’ve enjoyed lamprey as a First Food caught at Willamette Falls, and share a passion for the lamprey to return to areas where they’ve long disappeared. “We’ve shocked this area,” Moses said. “There haven’t been lamprey up this far in the Tucannon in many years. Historically, the Tribes have camped along here, too. The goal is to restore all these lampreys so we can come and harvest them in the future.” Weaskus, a former Fish & Game Officer who patrolled the area where the lamprey were released, said there are not many Tribal fishermen who come to Tucannon River. “I’m just glad to say that we’re part of it,” he said. “My kids or grandkids can say their dad or grandpa helped put that fish back in here. The river needs those fish to be productive and natural. They filter, clean the waters. These babies will be purifying the water.” Jackson hopes the lamprey thrive and eventually travel down the Snake and Columbia rivers to one day return to streams and spawn. “Lampreys are a panmictic population, meaning they do not return to their natural stream, but rather return to a stream where the adults can smell the larvae,” Jackson noted. “I hope it will be a return to our ceded area.” “These guys are really, really hardy,” Jackson added. “We’re moving them at the stage that’s the best point of time just before first feeding.” As a sign of, perhaps, good luck, the lamprey were artificially born on April 22: Earth Day, according to Dr. Alexa Maine, a DNR Fisheries Biologist III. “I raised a lot of lamprey at the lab, so it’s nice to see them get out where they should be and do what they’re supposed to do,” she said. The nearly 150,000 released were about a third of what’s to come, Jackson said. His team expects to release another 300,000 or more on June 7. “Our goal of our pilot program is to reach a half a million,” he said. “This is the first of its kind except in Finland or Japan, and there’s never been a lamprey project with this kind of monitoring and intensity to measure the success.” DNR staff camped near the site for five days, checking on the lamprey periodically. “The idea is to just initially evaluate survival,” Jackson said. “If there’s mortality, we’ll try to get an estimate of what that is.” The lamprey were hauled in two different carrying cases, including 5-gallon buckets and a series of large, transparent boxes. Each were marked, symbolizing groups that had been acclimating in Tucannon River water and those who were doing so in well water. The lamprey were genetically marked with tissue samples of their parents and sub samples among the release group. The selected area will be used as an index site for future monitoring. “We will look for these larvae in future surveys and take a genetic sample,” Jackson said. “All of these are genetically marked, so we can tell what parents they’re from, and evaluate which strategy, worked best.” Moses summed up the day as one with many firsts. “It was the first lamprey in this area in many years. It’s our first time releasing pro-larvae instead of adults. It’s a new tributary,” he said.

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ABOVE: Pacific lamprey hatchlings were monitored and kept on ice prior to their release in the Tucannon River Friday, May 21. The 6-gallon buckets were used to directly release them by the thousands, while the transparent boxes were used to acclimate the lamprey to the Tucannon River by filling and, later, submerging them. LEFT: Lamprey containers are organized in the Tucannon River. BOTTOM: The submerged lamprey containers were staked down and attached by CTUIR Department of Natural Resources Fish Techs Jerrid Weaskus and Kanim Moses. CUJ Photos/Cary Rosenbaum

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT How a journalist unraveled a gory founding myth of the Pacific Northwest By Lorraine Berry of the Los Angeles Times

Chinua Achebe once recalled an African proverb to an interviewer: “Until the lions have their own historians, the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” His words seem to have extra resonance in these times, as Americans reckon with a version of history written by white people. Last week, officials in Washington mandated the removal from the U.S. Capitol of the statue of a man long seen as the state’s “savior,” correcting a destructive myth about how the Oregon Territory came into the United States. Blaine Harden, whose latest book, “Murder at the Mission,” dismantles that myth, grew up in Washington, the son of a man who helped build the Grand Coulee Dam, “the mightiest thing ever built by a man,” as Woody Guthrie sang. When we talked in early April via video, he admitted that he’d never really thought about the connection between the electricity powering his house and the history of the Columbia River. Then, he met Martin Louie Sr., a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Harden was at work on a book about the Columbia, and when he told Louie about his father, and how Harden himself had worked on the dam for a summer, Louie told him, “You’re the guys who killed our fish, and then you gave us nothing.” The septuagenarian got up slowly from his sofa, Harden recalled, and went to his cupboard. He told Harden, “The only thing they gave us was this” — “and then he shoved a can of government-issued salmon in my face.” The issue of tribal rights is inseparable from any discussion of water in the West, and it looks likely to come to the fore again this summer as an ongoing drought pits farmers against tribes. Unpacking the history of

white settlement in the Pacific Northwest means dealing with one of the region’s founding myths: how killings at a small mission in what is now eastern Washington led to the establishment of the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Like Harden, I had my first encounter with the history of the ill-fated missionaries, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, in a Washington school. For me, it was in the eighth grade. For Harden, it was an elementary school play about the “Whitman massacre,” the slaying of the couple and 11 other white men by a delegation from the Cayuse tribe in 1847. The Whitmans were celebrated as martyrs, and Marcus Whitman’s cross-country journey to lobby lawmakers to claim the Oregon Territory was seen in retrospect as the single event that eventually brought the land under U.S. control. But as Harden’s research lays out, the story was spun into a golden legend by the fabulist and fellow missionary Henry Spalding. In fact, the tale of the cross-country journey bears little resemblance to historical truth. Not only did Spalding invent details that transformed Whitman

into a hero but he and others also used these concocted details to raise money and found a college named in the Whitmans’ honor. “Whitman’s story was a real-life Old West passion play — or so it seemed,” Harden writes. “Violent death at the hands of tomahawk-slinging hostiles gave the story a stirring shiver of land-stand martyrdom. It linked Whitman to General George Armstrong Custer at Little Bighorn, to Davy Crockett at the Alamo, even to Christ at Calvary. What no one told me at the time was that the Whitman story was largely a pack of lies.” While the legend portrays the Whitmans as a couple dedicated to saving souls among the local tribes, Harden says the Boston-based Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions, which sent the Whitmans on their mission, had an “explicit purpose [which] was to prepare tribal people for the coming of whites. To acculturate them, to convert them, and to ‘civilize’ them so they could better adapt to the coming flood of white people.” This “civilizing” mission was a response to an increasingly harsh national policy toward Native Americans that included forced migrations such as the Trail of Tears. The missionaries “insisted that the Indians learn English, cut their hair, wear white people’s clothes, abandon their traditional nomadic lives, forsake collective ownership of land, accept private property, settle down as farmers, embrace ‘hard work,’ learn to plow, and raise row crops — all while obeying the Ten Commandments…” When a measles outbreak started killing the Cayuse, and the Whitmans’ medicine failed to cure the ill, thus making Marcus a “failed medicine man,” the fatal events were set in motion. The mission was already failing; the Cayuse had no interest in finding white religion. The “increasingly

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bossy, arrogant, and selfish” missionaries built grand houses and brought herds of farm animals but refused to pay rent to the Cayuse for their lands. For the tribe, the disease they spread was the final straw, a “poisoning” of their people. Spalding, who had settled among the Nez Perce nearby, capitalized on the killings. Harden describes him as a “conspiracy peddler, a publicity-savvy fabulist in the garb of a pioneer preacher.” Spalding dramatized his own escape from Cayuse attacks and claimed Catholic priests at the local diocese had orchestrated the killings. Harden conveys in witty prose the consequences of Spalding’s story coming apart: a reckoning at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., leading to the removal of a Marcus Whitman statue from campus and, more recently, from Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol. The encounter with Louie that spawned “Murder at the Mission” came in the course of working on “A River Lost,” a book on the dams that turned the once-mighty Columbia into a series of mud puddles. Harden calls it his “most important experience as a reporter,” which is saying a lot. His long career has included stints with the Washington Post, the New York Times, PBS’ documentary series “Frontline” and the Economist. In 2012, he wrote “Escape From Camp 14,” the story of the only person known to have escaped a North Korean political prison camp. He has reported out of North Korea, war-torn Yugoslavia and many locations in Africa.

But it’s the story of the Whitmans that “shocked” Harden like none other. It also felt eminently timely, he said, “particularly in the Trump and post-Trump era, where people are willing to buy into stories that are false but make them feel good about themselves.” He draws a straight line from grade-school myths to today’s conspiracy theories. “In America,” he says, “a good story has an insidious way of trumping a true one, especially if that story confirms our virtue, congratulates our pluck, and enshrines our status as God’s chosen people.” Yet Harden also sees the unraveling of the Whitman myth as a story of triumph. The Cayuse bore the stigma of the killing for more than a century, and it wasn’t just white people who blamed them for it. Other tribes resented the Cayuse for the repercussions of the killings. The true story — spelled out in Harden’s terrifically readable book — is one of a series of tragic misunderstandings in which the fuel of white expansion met one of history’s inevitable sparks. Harden also sees the story of the Cayuse as an ultimately triumphant tale. Salmon have returned to waters the tribe has fought to restore, and the tribe’s casino has funded related businesses and the buyback of reservation lands. As one tribal member told Harden, “Seeing all those white people playing those slot machines … We got our water back and our fish back. We made an economy. All these Indian people are getting salaries, they’re getting benefits. We are going to be okay.” All it took was harnessing the white man’s greed, just as the white man had harnessed their water.

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Soaring Eagle signs with Haskell ‘I’m just a kid from Mission’, says White Swan baller

State 2B All State Tournament Team selection said. “It felt like a dream, really. I ended up going to the gym and talking to the coach. I had a lot of questions for him. ... I ended up signing that day. It was a great day.” Soaring Eagle is the son of Lauren Ganuelas and said his passion for the game started as a young kid in Mission, Oregon. He offered advice to Tribal youth. “Just work hard. Give it all you got because in the end it’s going to be worth it. It can happen to anyone, really. I’m just a kid from Mission, Oregon, who was bound to be nothing really. Just work hard and believe in yourself.” White Swan High School congratulated Soaring Eagle with a Facebook post stating, “Hard work pays off! Congratulations to our very own Teal Soaring Eagle for signing his letter of intent to continue playing basketball at Haskell.”

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WHITE SWAN, Wash. - Teal Soaring Eagle, a 6-foot-2 guard from White Swan High School, signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kans. this fall. The CTUIR member earned his scholarship after performing well in a basketball tournament in Oklahoma City in early May. Instead of celebrating his birthday weekend, he decided to go play. “Something told me to go play,” he said of the attending the Indigenous H.O.O.P.S. League in Norman, Oklahoma, which featured 50 teams competing over a three-day span. “I go play. I did okay. I was like a regular kid at a basketball tournament.” In between games, Soaring Eagle went back to his hotel room and got a call from the coach of HINU, saying he wanted to sign him. “I was just surprised,” the Washington

Teal Soaring Eagle signed his letter of intent in May to continue his basketball career at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kans. after a standout career at White Swan High School. Courtesy NDNSports.com

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Burns selected to All-Star game By the CUJ

PENDLETON - The accolades keep coming in for CTUIR member Tyasin Burns, a football player for Pendleton High School. Burns was selected to the 5A/6A All-Star game called the Les Schwab

Bowl July 3rd in Hillsboro. The CTUIR member was unanimously named to the 5A-Special District 1 First Team as a safety. He also earned Second Team honors as a running back. His coach, Erik Davis, believed Burns was a first-team running back

as well, but that he lacked exposure coming from Nixyaawii Community School to Pendleton. The game features graduating seniors, with each team selecting 37 players. The selection process is coordinated by the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association.

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Eagleheart, Oregon East take second PENDLETON - CTUIR member Alanah Eagleheart and the 12U Oregon East ASA travel team took second place at the Ashlee Hodgen Memorial Softball Tournament in Pendleton in May. Eagleheart, who wears No. 12, pitches for the travel team. She is the daughter of Preston and Thelma Eagleheart. The Hodgen tournament is named after the late Ashlee Hodgen, a multi-sport athlete for Echo High School who passed away in July of 2015. She was also a loyal fan of the Pendleton High School teams. Proceeds from the tournament go to a scholarship fund.

Cubs, Giants nab wins in May PENDLETON - Between silly faces and rain delays, the Pendleton Little League Cubs and Giants Majors teams defeated their opponents in May. The Cubs topped La Grande 7-6, following a rain delay, while the Giants beat both Union and La Grande (4-0). Jubal Hoisington struck out nine batters for the Giants, and Emery Kotdazky and Teegan Herrera provided some offensive power.

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The Nixyaawii Community School golf team finished their season at the end of April, playing in half a dozen tournaments in the area. The boys in the front row, left to right, are Dylan Abrahamson, Tyasin Burns, Kirk Houle, and Saint Schimmel. Back row, left to right, Coach Wil Phinney, McKenzie Kiona, Adilia Hart, Ada Samayoa, Coach Sierra Quaempts, Keyen Singer, Diamond Greene, Malaya Stanger, and Ryelynn Melton. Not pictured: Emma Williams and Kaiwin Clements. Courtesy NCS

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Volunteers participate in Indian Lake Cleanup Around 20 volunteers showed up to the Indian Lake Campground Cleanup that took place in May. The cleanup is held each year by the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, who also own and operate the campground. This year, flowers and chocolates were gifted to all mothers and mother figures who attended the cleanup because it took place on Mother’s Day weekend. To keep up with what is happening at the lake, follow this facebook page: www. facebook.com/IndianLakeCampground

MEN'S

3 POINT CONTEST EVERY FRIDAY IN JUNE 11:30AM-1:00PM WHERE: COURT OUTSIDE OF YELLOWHAWK TRIBAL HEALTH CENTER

Pam Peterson, Mandee Adams, and Jackie Barkley volunteered at the Indian Lake Campground Cleanup held in May and are pictured holding flowers and chocolates that they were given in honor of Mother’s Day.

CONTACT SHOSHONI WALKER FOR MORE INFO: 541-240-8436

Men's Health Month

Craig Ueltzen helps build a 12X12 awning for the Indian Lake campground caretaker Jimmie Harrison who has been caring for the camp for the past three seasons. The awning is located next to the caretaker’s home.

Head Start Volunteers Ron and Annie Smith smile for the camera. Photos courtesy Leigh Pinkham-Johnston and Tami Rochelle of DECD

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Cay-Uma-Wa Head Start is accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year for children aged 3-5. For more information please contact Micki Fabian at 541-429-7843. Also, Yellowhawk is helping children get ready for school! Call to schedule a well child visit. Ph. # 429-240-8465. Confederated Umatilla Journal

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Two presentations for your convenience 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. - or - 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

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Goodbye and good luck, salmon relatives By Mike Rosenbaum of CTUIR Fish & Wildlife

MORE THAN 134,000 spring Chinook salmon smolt were trucked from the Lookingglass Hatchery in Elgin to four raceways on Catherine Creek (Saxsaaxinma) in March. The setting includes fresh creek water pumped by an Isuzu diesel generator into the east end of each pond. It drains continually out the west side through standpipes covered with wire mesh. We acclimate the fish to reduce stress to the smell and the magnetic energy and the unknowns of these waters. We feed them, watch them bulk up and color up over the course of a month, prep them for their lengthy journey of about 667 river miles. It starts at Catherine Creek, then the Grande Ronde River, the Snake River, the Columbia River, and the Pacific Ocean. Hopefully, they’ll be back in one to three years. The salmon are fun to watch. In some ways, they behave kind of like people. They hang out in groups.There are occasional loners. In the morning -- with the water temperature in the mid-30's -- they stay low. The shadow of a turkey vulture or a red tail can spook them. But not my shadow. I watch out for the seldom seen mink that likes to dine in and stash a few smolt under raceway No. 1 for later consumption.My first year I saw one about to dive in. I yelled, "You're not gonna eat MY fish," and promptly fell chasing the critter. My jeans and knees met steel grating walkway, and shredded. Laughing mink. When the water warms to the 40's, the salmon jump at insects or just sky. In mid-afternoon, some pop up by the gushing in-pipes. Practice for waterfalls? And of course they follow the feeder, who talks to them and praises them and urges them to grow big and strong, boys and girls, for their trip to the Columbia mouth, then beyond. They wheel and wheel again as one school meets another head-on and merge as the food is pitched. Sometimes they don't seem quite satisfied. Some smolt gravitate to the west end near the sucking meshed standpipes. Some die there. Most are pinheads but not all. The law of the survival of the fittest or a genetic malfunction or an individual sickness claims them. I am a little sad as I collect the mortalities for later analysis. A few fish swim upside down or sideways, silver bottoms up. I know they will not live, but I won't be the agent of their death. Let them die in their own way. IT IS NEAR the end of April, time to open the raceways and free the salmon into Catherine Creek.

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CTUIR Fish & Wildlife’s Tim Helwick releases salmon into a hatchery bay.

I pray daily to the Lord, God, the Creator to protect these fish on their fraught journey; to protect them from the kingfisher, osprey, bald eagle, heron, tern, and cormorant. Also, from mink, otter, and seal. From Union, La Grande, Imbler, Cove, Elgin, Troy. From spring floods into farmers' fields, drainage ditches, irrigation channels with broken headgates, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizer, nitrates,

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crumbling banks of straight-channeled stream, petroleum and rubber road runoff. From dams, nuclear waste, chemical leakage from dumped barrels, pcb's, oil spills. From drought, variation in weather patterns, wildfire, climate change, acidification, blobs, biological dead spots, the warming sea, reduced food. From other fish. From us. And the same prayers for return,

whichever are left. Where there used to be millions, then thousands, now there are barely hundreds with their wild fellow returnees. The land used to be part made of them at the end of their journey. Not much now. Could you or I endure such travels? Goodbye and good luck, brothers and sisters.

NUTRITI ON TIPS FO R M EN Eat well. Live well.

Typically men need 2,200 - 2,800 calories per day depending on height, weight and activity. For optimal health, most men should try to eat: At least 2 cups of fruit and 2 1/2 cups

Unsaturated fats such as canola and

vegetables daily for vitamins, minerals,

olive oils, avocado and nuts in place

fiber and disease-fighting

of saturated fats found in full-fat

phytochemicals

dairy, butter, creamy salad dressings

Whole grains such as brown rice, oats, whole wheat pasta in place of refined

and high fat sweets such as cakes, pies and donuts for heart health

grains for weight and blood sugar

Protein from variety of sources

control

including seafood, beans, soy, peas,

30 grams of fiber daily (38 grams if you are under 50) for prostate and colon health At least 2 - 3 servings of fish each week for heart health

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eggs, nuts & seeds. Cut back on highly marbled meats and fried foods for heart health For more information or nutrition questions, feel free to contact usty ressler, . dustydressler yellowhawk.org 541-240-8524

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Umatilla River basin spring Chinook fishing reopened on May 25 By The CUJ

PENDLETON – On May 26, the CTUIR’s Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC) released Emergency Tributary Regulations for Spring/Summer Chinook fisheries. The notice came a day after the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife re-opened the Chinook salmon fishery on the Umatilla River. The Tribe has a treaty harvest of 75 fish on the Umatilla River, where ODFW managers have seen a higher than predicted return of both wild and hatchery spring Chinook salmon to the Umatilla River basin. In April, the adult return was not expected to meet the need for broodstock to continue hatchery operations, therefore, harvest was prohibited and a temporary closure was in place. The Tribal harvest allocation is based on pre-season forecasts and the FWC may adjust the harvest target as additional in-season information becomes available to meet management objectives, according to a May 26 release. In-season adult returns to Three Mile Falls Dam are expected to exceed 1,000 adults, the FWC stated. “The five year average is approximately 2,086 adult spring Chinook. The broodstock collection goal of 550 fish has been achieved at Three Mile Falls Dam facility and transported to the South Fork Walla Walla facility for holding and spawning.” Fishing locations on the Umatilla River and tributaries include above the HWY 30 bridge at Umatilla, except for natural production sanctuary areas above the reservation, officials said. FWC stated sanctuary areas closed to fishing are: The upper mainstem Umatilla River and its tributaries above the upper reservation boundary; and Meacham Creek and tributaries above the paved county road bridge about 1/2 mile up Meacham Creek from its mouth. Non-Indian trout fishing on the Umatilla Indian Reservation is closed through Sept. 15 to provide protection to spring Chinook.

A view of the North Fork of the Umatilla River on May 28.

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Weed of the Month Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica

Japanese knotweed is a large clump forming perennial growing up to 9 foot tall. Stout hollow stems are jointed and often red-speckled. Small greenish-white to cream flowers bloom in July and August. It thrives in moist areas and is highly invasive along streams and rivers. It poses a significant threat in native vegetation decreasing quality of riparian habitat for fish and wildlife. Spreads by floodwaters, most new plants come from root fragments. Stems and seeds are a secondary source of spread. For more information and treatment options for Japanese knotweed or other invasive weeds, contact Bob Floyd at 541-429-7258

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SEEING DOUBLE: A duckling’s reflection shows as it swims around Blue Lake, near the Tucannon River in Washington on May 21.

HOME OF THE HERON: A great blue heron makes it’s home in the reeds on the ponds at Wildhorse Resort & Casino’s Golf Course May 22.

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PEEPING AT GOLFERS: A yellow-headed blackbird curiously looks around at participants of a golf tournament at Wildhorse Resort & Casino Golf Course on May 23.

A WALK WITH THE KIDS: Five Rocky Mountain goats make their way near the Tucannon River in Washington in May.

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CUJ PHOTOGRAPHY

Wildhorse Resort & Casino CEO Gary George watches his ball in the air.

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CTUIR member Preston Eagleheart, at right, participated in the Eddie Palmanteer Memorial Scramble, w Resort & Casino, and featured a four-person scramble format.

Golfers partake in May M

CTUIR member Paul French gets his putter set up.

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A golfer’s driver bends as he gets ready to crush the ball.

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The golf tournament was in honor of the late Eddie Palmanteer, a former Colville Tribal Council chairman from Omak, Washington. Several players from the Colville Reservation traveled down to participate. CUJ Photo/Tyler Stewart

which had a shotgun start at 10 a.m. on May 22. The golf tournament was hosted by Wildhorse CUJ Photo/Wil Phinney

Memorial tournament

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A golfer watches as his ball nears the post.

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A golfer looks to make a chip shot during the tournament.

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TRIBAL NEWS CTUIR sees cancellations due to COVID-19 By Jill-Marie Gavin-Harvey for the CUJ

MISSION – Just when the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) was seeing a return to normalcy, an outbreak among school-aged children brought back an onslaught of cancellations. Celebration Committee member and Board of Trustees Secretary Sally Kosey wasn’t too upset about the latest cancellation of their Root Feast Celebration. Kosey said, “We were disappointed but we were really glad when Paul (Paul Rabb, Incident Commander for CTUIR) made the decision to cancel, we always put safety above all else. Kosey said the group had planned a parade and several dance competitions but everything was geared towards a younger crowd and after six consecutive weeks of zero positives on the Umatilla Indian Reservation an outbreak shocked the community. Within two weeks, 12 cases of Covid among children age four to 18 were confirmed through Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. It was during this time that Wildhorse Resort & Casino CEO Gary George announced that the casino would once again postpone their an-

nual pow wow. The decisions were met with mixed responses and CTUIR Tribal Elders have called for the end of the ICT designation. Kosey said of the latest cancellation, “I found it odd but overall, hooray for our tribe for keeping people safe. It’s not good for the economy but Gary is going to keep people safe.” George cited the influx of guests being past that of ICT outdoor gathering limits and referenced past pow wows that had brought in upwards of 7,000 spectators and competitors. In lieu of the Wildhorse Pow Wow, Kosey said the celebration committee hopes to have a more intimate gathering during that same week of July 4th. Directly after the May children’s outbreak of covid, CTUIR held a mass vaccination for children and teens age 12-15 directly on the heels of approval. With youth and adult vaccine rates improving, the Celebration Committee, chaired by Babette Cowapoo, hopes to be back in full swing by fall and hold their Christmas Celbration this year as they have done in years past.

CTUIR Notice to Purchase In the Matter of the Estate of:

Julie Marie Hart

Probate No: P000145137IP

Identification No: 182U001706

Legal Description: Section/Township/Range

Allotment:

577

34 / 2N / 35E

1/768

Total:

Probate No: P000158355IP

Identification No: 182U002051

678-A 678-B

4 / 1S / 33E 22 / 1N / 33E

In the Matter of the Estate of: Probate No: P000158992IP

$ 85.16

0.10 : 80.00

Deanne M. Moffett

Legal Description: Section/Township/Range

Fair Market Value:

(Share Acres : Total Acres)

In the Matter of the Estate of:

Allotment:

Tribe: Nez Perce

Equivalent Share Acres:

Aggregate Share:

Tribe: Nez Perce

Equivalent Share Acres:

Aggregate Share:

Fair Market Value:

(Share Acres : Total Acres)

1/8 1/8

$ 85.16

$ 12,925.00 $ 12,987.50

5.00 : 40.00 5.00 : 40.00

Total:

$ 25,912.50

Byron Samuel Strong Identification No: 143U001562

Tribe: Umatilla

Below reflects the Purchase of 2/3 Shares of Decedent’s Share

Allotment:

Legal Description: Section/Township/Range

C 68-A 874

3 / 1S / 33E 1 / 1N / 33E

Aggregate Share:

2/15 2/15

Equivalent Share Acres: (Share Acres : Total Acres)

In the Matter of the Estate of:

Thomas Dick Tillequots

Probate No: P000090846IP

Identification No: 124U005448

Allotment:

Legal Description: Section/Township/Range

UM 72

4 / 1N / 33E

Aggregate Share:

1/702

Equivalent Share Acres: (Share Acres : Total Acres)

0.11 : 80.00

Angus Archibald Wilson Jr.

Probate No: P000172622IP

Identification No: 182U002148

Allotment:

1152

24 / 1N / 33E

Aggregate Share:

1/24

$ 19,279.98 $ 4,586.66 $ 23,866.64

Tribe: Yakama Nation

Total:

In the Matter of the Estate of: Legal Description: Section/Township/Range

Fair Market Value:

5.32 : 40.00 9.18 : 68.88 Total:

Equivalent Share Acres: (Share Acres : Total Acres)

3.33 : 80.00

Total:

Fair Market Value:

$ 213.68 $ 213.68

Tribe: Nez Perce Fair Market Value:

$ 1,666.66 $ 1,666.66

This publication is to serve as the Official CTUIR Notice of Option to Purchase for the above referenced estate - that the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (“CTUIR”) of Oregon will exercise its Option to Purchase under the authority of the CTUIR Inheritance Code* in any and all interest(s) of the above referenced trust or restricted allotments at fair market value pursuant to Section 1.05(C)(4).

CTUIR Inheritance Code Section 1.05(E) – Tribal Member Right to Purchase Eligibility Requirements: Any member of the member of the Confederated Tribes owning an interest in a trust land parcel where the Confederated Tribes has filed a Notice of Purchase pursuant to Sections 1.05(D)(2), (3) and/or (5) of this code may purchase such lands in the place of the Confederated Tribes if:

June Birthdays

Birthdays: 1st: Royal Barrett 3rd: Jordan Price 4th: Sterling Thompson 5th: Nicholas Jones 7th: Tia McLaughlin 12th: Iva Edmiston 13th: Enola Dick, Brittney Eickstaedt, Tehya Becenti and Samuel Jones 18th: Sean Van Pelt 21st: Austin Anderson and Cohen Biemmel 22nd: Jamie Coley 23rd: Toni Medina 26th: Tiona Morrison, Aaron Barrett and Tana Flowerdew 28th: Ginella Thompson Anniversaries: 3rd: Talia & Ryan McLaughlin 21st: Mary & Derek Wittkopf

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a. The member of the Confederated Tribes owns an interest in the subject trust parcel on the date of death of the decedent; b. The eligible member of the Confederated Tribes files his/her notice of intent to purchase the interest in the subject trust parcel with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees within 30 days after publication of the purchase by the Confederated Tribes in the Tribal newspaper; and c. The eligible member of the Confederated Tribes’ right to purchase under this subsection shall be subject to the requirements that the fair market value of the interest in trust lands as determined by the Secretary [of the Interior] must be paid as set forth in section 1.05(C)(4) of this code, and shall be subject to the rights of the surviving spouse and Indian lineal descendant set forth in section 1.05(C)(2), (3) and (7). d. The eligible member of the Confederated Tribes deposits payment in the amount equal to the fair market value of the subject trust parcel, of interest therein, with the BIA Umatilla Agency Superintendent which payment shall be accompanied by the identification of the decedent, the probate case number and trust parcel in question. The eligible member must make the full payment for the subject trust parcel, or interest therein, within 60 days of filing its notice of intent to purchase. In such an event, the eligible member shall be authorized to acquire the interest in the subject parcel in the place of the Confederated Tribes.

Please contact the CTUIR Land Acquisition Program at (541) 429-7485 if you have any questions, concerns, and/or to request a copy of the Inheritance Code. * The CTUIR Inheritance Code was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) per Resolution No. 08-028 (April 7, 2008) and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs on May 16, 2008 (effective 180 after approval = November 12, 2008) in accordance with the Indian Land Consolidation Act, [P.L. 97-459, 25 U.S.C. Ch. 24 §2201-2221].

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TRIBAL NEWS

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Blue Mountain Community College student No’al-ani Malumaleumu was the first Cayuse Shared Services apprentice working toward a career in information technology. Cayuse is now seeking a second apprentice. Courtesy Cayuse Shared Services

Cayuse seeks to hire another apprentice By Cayuse Shared Services

Cayuse Shared Services is launching the second year of its Apprenticeship Program; an effort started in 2020 to support Tribal member college students as they work towards a degree and a career at Cayuse Holdings. According to Cayuse Shared Services President Debra Croswell, the lead organizer of the Program, “We support our apprentices with a part-time paid job, financial support towards their education, mentorship, and the opportunity for a full-time career with Cayuse after they attain their degree.” Croswell exDebra Croswell plained that the first apprentice started in October 2020, and the company is now focused on hiring another student for the program who would start in the fall of 2021. She said although pre-applications are accepted online year-round, those submitted by July 30 will be considered for the 2021-22 school year. “We’re eager to talk with students who are leaning towards careers in business, compliance, facilities management, human resources, and information technology,” said Chris Schwartz, Organizational Development Director for Cayuse, who is coordinating the

application process and reaching out to CTUIR college students with information about the opportunity. “We’re accepting pre-applications now and plan to invite full applications and hold interviews this summer. Even if a student isn’t sure of their career path, we encourage them to pre-apply and open the conversation,” said Schwartz. Chris Schwartz Students can learn more and express interest by answering a few questions in a pre-application at cayuseholdings. com. Croswell advised students to follow Cayuse’s social media channels for a series of short videos highlighting No’alani Malumaleumu, the first Cayuse Apprentice working towards a career in information technology while attending Blue Mountain Community College. Cayuse Shared Services provides support services (information technology, facilities management, human resources, finance, compliance, marketing, etc.) for the rest of the Cayuse family of companies. Croswell says the apprenticeship program is currently focused on those types of careers, as well as business management. In the future, Cayuse hopes to expand the opportunity by adding the Cayuse commercial and government teams as hosts for additional apprentices.

‘We’re eager to talk with students who are leaning towards careers in business, compliance, facilities management, human resources and information technology.’ Chris Schwartz, Organizational Development Director at Cayuse

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TBCCmail@btfa.gov to update your Individual Indian Monies (IIM) account information. If you see someone you know on this list, please tell them to contact the TBCC.

Landowners that are Whereabouts Unknown (WAU) at the Umatilla Indian Reservation Landowners that are Whereabouts Unknown Landowners that are Whereabouts Unknown LAST NAME

(WAU) at the

FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

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Public Hearing Notice

Michael Joseph Halfmoon

John S. Brown

Julie Scott

March 22, 1952 - May 15,2021

January 13, 1940 - May 19,2021

November 23, 1965 - May 28,2021

Michael, known by many as “Big Mike” or “Mr. Man” to others, was born to Carolyn Halfmoon in Pendleton, Oregon. Mike was raised on Mt. Hood, in Zig Zag Oregon, by Ed & Betty Ferraris. He attended school in Sandy Oregon. In 1970, at the age of eighteen he enlisted in the United State Marine Corps, completing basic training at Camp Pendleton and was stationed in Puerto Rico for the duration of his service. He was honorably discharged in 1972. He married Jenny Annis on May 20th, 1973. They had a son Jake later that year. The family lived together in Portland. Mike and Jenny were later divorced. Mike later met and had two children with Jacqueline Van Pelt, a daughter Karla Halfmoon and another son, Delbert Halfmoon. Mike also raised Jackie’s son, Robert James, as his own. They lived on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, in Pendleton, Oregon. Many people know and remember Mike due to his many years developing himself as a skilled construction worker and heavy equipment operator. Some of his proudest accomplishments include the results of his significant contribution and craftsmanship on the Fremont Bridge in Portland as well as thorough and detailed excavation of the tribal fishing sites along the Columbia River. He was also employed for a period of time as a truck driver, making big hauls around the region. Big Mike loved cars, classic rock & roll music and the open road. He was a proud veteran of the Marine Corps and proud of his Native heritage and family history as a Halfmoon. He was proud to work hard to provide for his children. He is preceded in death by his mother Carolyn, younger brother “Little Mike” Summers, daughter Karla Halfmoon a n d f o r m e r p a r t n e r, J a c k i e Va n P e l t . He is survived by his sons, Jake Ferraris (Jessie), Delbert Halfmoon and Robert James Van Pelt, as well as grandchildren Keisha, Emily, Halee & Jacob Jr. Ferraris, Leah, Sophie & Quentin Van Pelt and Joseph Halfmoon. He is also survived by brother James Halfmoon and sisters Cindy Halfmoon and Peggy Summers. Honorary Pall Bearers are Father Mike Fitzpatrick, Ronald Halfmoon & Family, Harold Halfmoon & Family, the Kalama Family, his lifelong friend Gary Anderson and his many friends made out on the road, both building it and driving it. Rosary & Memorial Mass took place on Saturday May 22, 2021, 9:00AM at St. Andrews Church. Grab & Go lunch was provided at Kateri Hall following Saturday service. Private cremation was held with family only and his ashes will be placed with his daughter Karla Halfmoon at the BIA Agency Cemetery at his children’s discretion. Bruce Campbell of Milton-Freewater passed away May 10, 2021 at his home in Milton-Freewater at the age of 84 years. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home of Milton-Freewater is in care of arrangments. Date of Birth, March 1, 1937.

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John S. Brown, 81, passed away on May 19, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. John was born on January 13, 1940, to John & Eva (Williams) Brown in Schurz, Nevada. John loved playing baseball and his 195758 high school baseball team was recently inducted into the Greenware Hall of Fame (Fallon, NV). He was coached by the late Elmo Dericco and late Ron Engel, assisted by Ed Arcniega, who coached the team to capture Churchill County High School’s first baseball state championship. John’s outstanding pitching skills resulted in him being recruited by the San Francisco Giants to play on their Farm Team. After graduating from Churchill County High School in Fallon, Nevada, John moved to San Francisco to pursue his baseball career and attended San Francisco State University. While in San Francisco he met his wife, Anna Marie Pond. John worked for United Airlines while living in the Bay Area. He then moved to Eugene, Oregon, where he continued his college education at the University of Oregon. Upon finishing college, John accepted a job in Portland, Oregon, where he spent over 10 years working for the Portland Area Office Bureau of Indian Affairs as a Real Estate Appraiser. Upon retiring from the Bureau, John and Anna Marie moved to Pendleton, Oregon. Retirement didn’t last very long as John became a Blackjack dealer for Wildhorse Resort & Casino. He moved up the ranks and became a renowned Pit Boss. John formed many lifelong friendships and will be missed by many. John’s pride and joy were his grandchildren-Martin Tanewasha Brown, Sonara Malumaleumu, Raymond Brown, No’alani Malumaleumu, Malealoa Malumaleumu, and Solomona Malumaleumu. He often said that his grandchildren kept him young at heart. He loved being a parent and grandparent. John is survived by his sister, Shirley Bear & niece Marisa Bear (Reno, NV), son John L. Brown (Warm Springs, OR), daughters Deanna Brown & her partner Larry Crus (Pendleton, OR), and Joann Malumaleumu & her husband Fotu (Pendleton, OR), along with nephews Gary (Dawna) Brown (Yerington, NV), and Marlon (Mary) Segura (Michigan), as well as numerous nieces and nephews. John was predeceased by his wife Anna Marie (Pond) Brown, parents Eva and John Brown, brother James Brown, sisters Thelma Segura, Joan Brown, Mary Brown, and Beatrice Blancy, and daught e r i n - l a w M e l v a Ta n e w a s h a C h a r l e y. Pastor Lloyd Commander officiated a church service at Tutuilla Presbyterian Church on Monday, May 24, at 10:00 a.m., followed with burial at the Umatilla Agency cemetery officiated by Wilson Wewa. The family will host a dinner that celebrates his life at a different date/time when COVID restrictions are less strict. Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop is in charge of arrangements.

J u l i e S c o t t - Ta l l a - S - U n - M i e ( F l o w er on a cliff) – of Pendleton was born on November 23, 1965 to Jud i t h a n d L y m a n S c o t t . O n F r i d a y, May 28, 2021, Julie passed away p e a c e f u l l y, s u r r o u n d e d b y h e r f a m i l y. J u l i e w a s a f r e e s p i r t . S he l o ve d to l a u g h a n d l i v e l i f e t o t h e f u l l e st. H e r fa v o r i t e p a s t t i m e w a s s p e n d i n g ti m e w i th family and friends. Julie enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren. She loved w a t c h i n g t h e m p a r t i c i p a t e i n sp o r ts a n d d a n c e a t t h e p o w - w o w s . J u l i e e n j o ye d c o o k i n g f o r h e r f a m i l y a n d wa s a l w a ys willing to help others when needed. Julie is survived by her children Rachel Matamoros (Abel Matamoros), Zachary M. Patrick (Candice Patrick), and Ryan Patrick; her grandchildren A n t h o n y, J u l i a n a h , a n d B r i a n a h M a ta m oros and her grandpup Pugsley Patrick; Auntie-Mom Helen Morrison (Levi Morris o n ) ; B r o t h e r L e e S c o t t ( R h o n d a Sco tt) of Klamath, CA, Doris Scott (Nelson John) and Andria Scott of Pendleton, OR, and numerous nieces and nephews. J u l i e w a s p r e c e d e d i n d e a th b y h e r mother, Judith Shillal Scott and father Lyman (Shine) Scott. Her Maternal grandparents: Rachel Eva Van Pelt-Shillal and F r a n c i s S h i l l a l a n d P a t e r n a l Gr a n d p a r ent: Mary Hines; and the love of her l i f e , h e r h u s b a n d Z a c h a r y W. P a t r i c k . A Viewing Ceremony was held We d n e s d a y, J u n e 2 , 2 0 2 1 a t 2 : 0 0 P M at Burns Mortuary of Pendleton Chapel. J u l i e w a s m o v e d t o t h e M i ssi o n L o n g h o u s e f o r Wa s h a t S e r v i c e to fo l l o w a t 7:00 PM (one set of seven songs). Final Wa s h a t S e r v i c e w a s a t M i s s i o n L o n g house Thursday June 3, 2021 at 7:00 A M , f o l l o w e d b y b u r i a l a t A ge n cy C e m e t e r y. A f t e r b u r i a l r e t u r n t o l o n g h o u se f o r c l o s e o f s e r v i c e s , s m a l l g i v e a w a y. Due to COVID restrictions, sack lunches were provided after longhouse services.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Land Protection Planning Commission of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) will hold the following public hearings: Conditional Use File #CU-21-002 – Applicant, Sharon Weathers, 53788 Bingham Road, Adams seeks approval from the Land Protection Planning Commission to establish a family cemetery on Tax Lot 2N35B000-00600, located at 53536 Bingham Road. The property is zoned Ag-2, Farm Pasture. Cemeteries are listed as a conditional use within the Ag-2 Zone per CTUIR Land Development Code (LDC) §3.055. Conditional Uses are subject to criteria and procedures in LDC Chapters 6 and 13. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Due to the current health emergency (COVID-19), this hearing will be held via video conference. Information for joining the video conference is available online at https://ctuir.org/events/ lppc-meeting-public-hearing-cu-21-002/. Participation in the hearing will also be available by phone at 321-754-9526 starting at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing. The conference ID will be 431 714 779#. Staff reports and other materials pertaining to the hearing are available for review at the link above, or can be requested from the Tribal Planning Office by calling 541-276-3099. The public is entitled and encouraged to participate in the hearing and submit testimony regarding the request. Written comments may be sent to hollyanderson@ctuir.org or to the Tribal Planning Office at 46411 Timine Way Pendleton, OR 97801 for receipt by 4:00 pm June 21, 2021. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Land Protection Planning Commission of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) will hold the following public hearing: Conditional Use File #CU-21-003 – Applicant, Jason Carter, 77920 Pambrun Road, Athena, OR 97813 seeks approval from the Land Protection Planning Commission for private use of an existing airplane landing strip. The subject property is Tax Lot 4N340000-05600, located at 77920 Pambrun Road and is zoned Ag-1, Exclusive Farm Use. Non-commercial airstrips are listed as a Conditional Use in the Ag-1 zone per CTUIR Land Development Code (LDC) §3.030 and subject to criteria in §17.005; 9. Conditional Uses are subject to the standards and procedures in LDC Chapters 6 and 13. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Due to the current health emergency (COVID-19), this hearing will be held via video conference. Information for joining the video conference is available online at https://ctuir.org/events/ lppc-meeting-public-hearing-cu-21-003/. Participation in the hearing will also be available by phone at 321-754-9526 starting Publice Hearing Notice on page 17B

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Public Hearing Notice Continued from page 16B at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing. The conference ID will be 803 151 9232#. Staff reports and other materials pertaining to the hearing are available for review at the link above, or can be requested from the Tribal Planning Office by calling 541-276-3099. The public is entitled and encouraged to participate in the hearing and submit testimony regarding the request. Written comments may be sent to hollyanderson@ctuir.org or to the Tribal Planning Office at 46411 Timine Way Pendleton, OR 97801 for receipt by 4:00 pm June 7, 2021.

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Sexual Assault Advocate Vacancy Announcement Salary: $30,030.24 - 38,305.56 (DOQ) Department: Department of Public Safety Location: Nixyaawii Governance Center, Mission, Oregon Employment Status: Full-time with Benefits package, covered status, background check required, non-exempt, grant funded position Supervised by: Family Violence Services Manager Closing Date: June 18, 2021 Job Summary: The Sexual Assault Advocate is responsible for designing, developing, expanding, and implementing an effective program to combat and curb sexual assault, domestic violence, elder abuse, and teen dating violence on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Works within existing gtant and funding requirements and restrictions, and provides necessary grant and program reports, continuation

application and other documents as required. Provides confidential crisis counseling, case management, referral services and court advocacy to family violence victims in person or by telephone. Advocates for victims in Tribal and state courts, assists victims with court procedures (restraining and protective orders), hospitalization needs, emergency shelter needs, compensation and survivor benefits, and other related needs. Develops victim education, prevention, counseling and advocacy programs and support groups and makes referrals to outside agencies as needed and within he requirements and restrictions of existing funding sources. More duties listed on the employee application. Required Minimum Qualification: Two year Associate Degree from an accredited college in social work, counseling, sociology, psychology or related field from an accredited university or college and three years’ experience in domestic violence, sexual assault, teen dating violence, human rights, victims’ assistance or related issues. OR Five years’ work or volunteer experience within domestic violence, sexual assault, teen dating violence, sexual assault, teen dating violence, human rights, victims’ assistance or related issuss.

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CLASSIFIEDS/BOT MINUTES BOT Minutes DATE: May 3, 2021 BOT PRESENT: Kat Brigham, BOT Chair; Jeremy Wolf, Vice-Chair (working remotely from home today); Sandra Sampson, Treasurer; Sally Kosey, Secretary; Armand Minthorn, Member; Boots Pond, Member; Jill-Marie Gavin, Member; Corinne Sams, Member and Lindsey Watchman, General Council Chairman. Old Business: Polled Action: 21-009: Topic: Letter to NAFOA and NCAI: MOTION: Corinne Sams moves to ratify letter to NAFOA and NCAI. Armand Minthorn seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0. New Business: Resolution 21-035: Topic: Purchase of Perennial Investment Building. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby appropriates funds from the Coyote Business Park Fund (Account No. 750) sufficient to pay the Purchase Price as set forth in Section 2 of the attached Commercial Real Estate Sales Agreement; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes a margin loan to the Nixyaawii Community Financial Services (NCFS) as provided in Resolution 20-087 to pay for the tenant improvements for the NCFS office in the Perennial building; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes its Chair to execute the attached Commercial Real Estate Sales Agreement, or an agreement containing substantially similar terms and to take such further action and execute documents that may be required to carry out the purposes of this Resolution; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby directs the Department of Economic and Community Development and the Office of Legal Counsel to ensure that any approval of the attached Commercial Real Estate Sales Agreement by the Secretary of Interior that may be required under federal law is secured; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that following closing on the Commercial Real Estate Sales Agreement, the Department of Economic and Community Development shall be responsible for management and maintenance of the Perennial building; MOTION: Armand Minthorn moves to adopt Resolution 21-035. Boots Pond seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0. Resolution 21-036: Topic: Housing Drug Elimination Policy. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the Housing Department Drug Elimination Policy amendments as attached in Exhibit 1; MOTION: Armand Minthorn moves to adopt Resolution 21036. Jill-Marie Gavin seconds. Discussion.

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Question. Motion carries 8-0-0. Resolution 21-037: Topic: USFWS Plane Crash Removal MOA. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the Confederated Tribes to participate as an invited signatory to the “Memorandum of Agreement Among the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Washington State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Wanapum, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Yakama Nation, and the Nez Perce Tribe Regarding Effects Caused by Removal of a Private Plane Within the Rattlesnake Unit of the Hanford Reach National Monument”, attached as Exhibit 1, and authorizes its Chair to execute it on behalf of the Confederated Tribes and to take such further action and execute other documents, if any, that are necessary to carry out the purposes of this agreement and this Resolution. MOTION: Armand Minthorn moves to adopt Resolution 21-037. Corinne Sams seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0. Resolution 21-038: Topic: Amendment to the Master Zoning Map for a Portion of Nixyáawii Subdivision. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby amends the Master Zoning Map ZC-21-001 to change lots 8-58 and 71-73 of the proposed Subdivision SUB-21-001 from Public Use (P-1) to Neighborhood Residential (NR); and lots 59-70 of the proposed Subdivision from Public Use (P-1) to Neighborhood Services (NS); AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that these Amendments to the Master Zoning Map ZC-21-001 shall be in effect upon the finalization and recording of the Nixyáawii Subdivision with the Land Title Records Office; MOTION:Jeremy Wolf moves to adopt Resolution 21-039. Boots Pond seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0. Resolution 21-039: Topic: Corps GI Letter of Intent. RESOLVED, the BOT hereby approves execution and submission of the non-binding co-sponsorship letter of intent and upon authorization will work with other stakeholders to develop a formal cost-share agreement; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Board of Trustees is authorized to sign the Letter of Intent to co-sponsor the Nursery Bridge Reach Ecosystem Restoration General Investigation Feasibility Study on behalf of the Confederated Tribes; MOTION: Armand Minthorn moves to adopt Resolution 21-038. Corinne Sams seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0. Resolution 21-040: Topic: Rescission of Credit Program Code. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees has transferred the Tribal Credit Program to the Nixyáawii Community Financial Services by Resolution 20-015 so there is no longer a need for the Credit Program Code and hereby rescinds the Credit Program Code effective immediately; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the Inter-Entity Coordination Plan, attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 1, to allow the continued exchange of information required to operate the Tribal member loan portfolio; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby amends the Donor Restrictions Term sheet, attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 2, to become effective as of the date and time of the passage of this Resolution by the Board of Trustees. MOTION: Jeremy Wolf moves to defer Resolution until revised Exhibit is attached. Boots Pond seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0. Other Board Action: Commission/Committee Update by Sally Kosey, BOT Secretary. CTUIR Culture Coalition, 3 positions with 2 applications from Nancy Rees Duff and Debra Shippentower. MOTION: Armand Minthorn moves to appoint Nancy Rees Duff and Debra Shippentower by acclimation to the Culture Resources Committee for 2 year term ending May 3, 2023. Sally Kosey seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0. Farm Committee, 1 position with 1 application

from Matilda Hoisington. MOTION: Jill-Marie Gavin moves to appoint Matilda Hoisington by acclimation to Farm Committee for 3 year term ending May 3, 2024. Corinne Sams seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0. Housing Commission, 1 position with 2 applications from Cami Lewis and Matilda Hoisington.ACTION: by secret ballot Cami Lewis was appointed to the Housing Commission for 4 year term ending May 3, 2025. TERO Commission, 1 position with 1 application from Lawanda Bronson. MOTION: Jill-Marie Gavin moves to appoint Lawanda Bronson by acclimation to TERO Commission for 2 year term ending May 3, 2023. Boots Pond seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0. Terms Expiring: Patrice Walters Economic Community Development Committee term ending 5/6/21. Donald Williams Economic Community Development Committee term ending 6/17/21. Robin Bitrick Education and Training Committee term ending 6/17/21. Kristen Conner Water Commission term ends 6/17/21. Will continue to advertise for following positions: 1 for CTUIR Culture Coalition, 2 year term, meets as needed. 2 for Economic Development, 2 year term, meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday @ 9 AM. 1 for Education and Training 2 year term, meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday @ 1:30 PM. 1 alternate position for Land Protection Planning Commission, 3 year term, meets 2nd & 4th Tues at 9 AM. 1 position Water Commission 2 year term, meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday @ 8:30 AM. All applications will be due Tuesday, May 18th by 4:00 PM. A BOT work session is scheduled for Friday, May 21st at 8:30 AM to review applications and appointments will be made on Monday, May 24th. Birch Creek Golf Course Feasibility Study. MOTION:Jill-Marie Gavin moves to support the Feasibility Study for Birch Creek Golf Course. Sally Kosey seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0. BOT Travel Reports. Jeremey Wolf, 2 reports: 1. 4/16 video conference re: Bringing the Salmon Home – The Columbia River Salmon Reintroduction Initiative. 2. 4/22 Video Conference re: Fish-Co Inter-Tribal agreement. Kat Brigham, 7 reports: 1. 4/16 Meeting at WRC from 8 AM to Noon for CR Housing follow up from 4 Chairs call. 2. 4/20 Zoom with Administration for Children & Family Services re: Head Start. 3. 4/20 Zoom with regular monthly discussion with John Hairston, BPA. 4. 4/20 Conference call with Representative Simpson. 5. 4/23 Zoom re: selection of LCIS Executive Director. 6. 4/23 Zoom re: meeting with Rep. Blumenauer Round Table with 9 Oregon Tribes. 7. 4/28 Conference call with Robyn Thorson, USFWS Regional Director on CRPP on Laliik and Wildlife. Sandra Sampson, 4/22 Zoom re: Dept. of Consumer and Business Service Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace Advisory Committee Board meeting.MOTION: Jill-Marie Gavin moves to approve the 10 travel reports. Boots Pond seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0. BOT Leave and Travel Requests. Boots Pond two requests: 1. Poll for personal leave on 4/23 from 1 to 4 PM. 2. Personal leave from 3 to 4 on May 14 and birthday leave all day on May 15. Corinne Sams three requests: 1. Poll for Zoom meeting with CRITFC on 4/22 and 23 from 8:15 AM to 4 PM. 2. Poll for personal leave on 4/23 from 1 to 4 PM. 3. Attending funeral services all day 4/26 – note that leave request not necessary, Jeremy Wolf, five requests: 1. 4/22 video conference re: FishCo Board meeting from 5 to 6 PM. 2. 4/28 video conference re: CRT Small Working Group from 10 am to noon. 3. 5/19 video conference re: CRT Tribal Leader’s meeting from 1 to 6 PM. 4. 4/30 polled to attend MOU signing ceremony at Kennewick on 4/30. 5. 5/5 video interview re: Wallowa Lake Dam ODFW promotional interview.

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Jill-Marie Gavin, 2 requests: 1. Poll for personal leave on 4/21, 22 and 23 but will attend meeting remotely from home. 2. Poll for personal leave on 4/29 from 2:30 to 4 PM. Kat Brigham two poll requests: 1. 4/28 conference call with USFWS Robyn Thorson, Regional Director from 2:45 to 3:15 PM. 2. 4/29 conference call to follow up on 4 Chairs CR Housing from 9 to 10 AM. Lindsey Watchman, poll for personal leave on 4/29 from 8 AM to 4 PM. Sally Kosey, leave on 5/4 and 6/1 from 9 AM to noon to attend AI/AN meetings. Sandra Sampson, poll for Health Commission Retreat at Spokane from 5/12-16. MOTION: Jill-Marie Gavin moves to ratify and approve the 17 leave requests. Sandra Sampson seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 7-0-0. [Corinne Sams not present for vote]

DATE: May 10, 2021 BOT Present: Kat Brigham, BOT Chair; Jeremy Wolf, Vice-Chair; Sandra Sampson, Treasurer; Armand Minthorn, Member; Boots Pond, Member; Jill-Marie Gavin (remotely from home), Member; Corinne Sams, Member and Lindsey Watchman, General Council Chairman. Sally Kosey, Secretary on Personal Leave. Boots Pond agreed to be acting BOT Secretary. Old Business: None. New Business: Next resolution number is 21-040 Topic: Rescission of Credit Program Code .RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees has transferred the Tribal Credit Program to the Nixyáawii Community Financial Services by Resolution 20-015 so there is no longer a need for the Credit Program Code and hereby rescinds the Credit Program Code effective immediately; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the Inter-Entity Coordination Plan, attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 1, to allow the continued exchange of information required to operate the Tribal member loan portfolio; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby amends the Donor Restrictions Term sheet, attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 2, to become effective as of the date and time of the passage of this Resolution by the Board of Trustees. MOTION:Jill-Marie Gavin moves to adopt Resolution 21-040. Corinne Sams seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 7-0-0. Resolution 21-041: Topic: Wildhorse Eviction Policy. RESOLVED, the Board of Trustees hereby approves the provisions in Section 7.f of the Wildhorse Eviction Policy authorizing a Wildhorse patron subject to a permanent eviction to appeal that eviction to the Umatilla tribal Court subject to the terms contained in the policy; MOTION:Corinne Sams moves to adopt Resolution 21-041. Jill-Marie Gavin seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 7-0-0. Other Board Action: None. BOT Travel Reports or External Meeting Reports: Kat Brigham, 2 reports: 1. 4/30 MOU Signing Ceremony at Kennewick. 2. May 7 OR Global Warming Commission virtual meeting. BOT Leave and Travel Requests: Jill-Marie Gavin, poll for 5/24-27 Tribal Green Symposium at Rincon Indian Reservation. Kat Brigham, 5/19 LCIS virtual meeting from 8:30 AM to noon. Kat Brigham, 6/16 virtual meeting for Federal Caucus Multi-Agency Tribal Training from 10 AM to noon. Corinne Sams, 5/6 testify for ICWA HB3182A. Jeremy Wolf, 5/25-27 to MT to attend Greater Yellowstone Area Bison Hunt Coordination Meeting. Jeremy Wolf, poll for personal leave on 5/7 from 2-4 PM. Jeremy Wolf, 5/12-14 for US v. OR video conference from 2-4 PM. Sally Kosey, 6/24 to Grand Ronde for Education Conference. Sally Kosey, 5/25 to Athena Almanac on page 19B

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BOT MINUTES/WEATHER BOT Minutes to talk to students Sally Kosey, 6/10 personal leave from 2 to 4 PM. Sandra Sampson, 5/7 personal leave 12:30 to 4 PM. Sandra Sampson, 5/24 TIBC video conference and 5/28 Tribal Caucus at 6 PM. Sandra Sampson, 5/21 all day travel to Enterprise for Wallowa Land Trust and Nature Conservancy Zamult Prairie Excursion. DATE: May 17, 2021 BOT Present: Kat Brigham, BOT Chair; Jeremy Wolf, Vice-Chair; Sandra Sampson, Treasurer; Sally Kosey, Secretary; Armand Minthorn, Member; Jill-Marie Gavin, Member; Corinne Sams, Member and Lindsey Watchman, General Council Chairman. Boots Pond on birthday leave. Old Business: Polled Action 21-010 Topic: Four Chairs letter of support for Brent Hall’s candidacy for Magistrate Judge. MOTION: Corinne Sams moves to ratify Four Chairs letter. Jeremy Wolf seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 7-0-0. Polled Action: 21-011 Topic: Letter to Senator Merkley and Wyden. Letter of support for the Mosier Center in the Columbia River Gorge. MOTION: Sally Kosey moves to ratify CTUIR letter of support for the Mosier Center in the Columbia River Gorge. Sandra Sampson seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 7-0-0. New Business: Resolution 21-042: Topic: Modification of IHS Lease for Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the Lease Modification for Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center between the Confederated Tribes and the United States of America, Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Services (IHS), Lease No. IHS-CTUIR-2019-44, Lease Modification No. FY2021-Mod 2 (IHS Lease Modification), attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 1C; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees authorizes its Chair or her designee to execute the IHS Lease Modification and to take such further action as may be required to carry out the purposes of this Resolution; MOTION: Armand Minthorn moves to adopt Resolution 21-042. Jill-Marie Gavin seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 7-0-0. Resolution 21-043: Topic: COVID-19 Facilities Improvements. RESOLVED, the Board of Trustees hereby approves the COVID-19 Facilities Improvements Budget Modification

Exhibit 1C attached to this Resolution; MOTION: Armand Minthorn moves to adopt Resolution 21-043. Sally Kosey seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 7-0-0. Resolution 21-044: Topic: HMGP Sub-Applications. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees directs that the non-Federal match allocated to Presidential Disaster Declaration 4519 DR-OR in Resolution 21-102 also be used to meet match requirements for the Hazard Management Grant Program (HMGP)acquisition sub-applications being submitted under the PF-FM-5327 Federal Disaster Declaration; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby designates and authorizes Paul Rabb, Interim Executive Director for the Confederated Tribes, to execute all required forms and documents for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program in relation to Presidential Disaster Declaration FEMA 4519 DR-OR and PF-FM-5327; RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby designates and authorizes Paul Rabb, Interim Executive Director for the Confederated Tribes, to execute all required forms and documents for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program in relation to Presidential Disaster Declaration FEMA 4519 DR-OR and PF-FM-5327; MOTION: Corinne Sams moves to adopt revised Resolution 21044. Armand Minthorn seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 7-0-0. Other Board Action: None. BOT Travel Reports: 1) Jeremy Wolf, 5/12 video conference re: Bringing the Salmon Home Festival – Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science Panel. BOT Leave and Travel Requests: Jeremy Wolf, poll for video conference re: 5/14 SPOD meeting from 3 to 4:30 PM. Armand Minthorn, poll travel on 5/13 and 5/14 to tour Oregon City Willamette Falls. Boots Pond, poll personal leave on 5/14 from 11 AM to 3 PM (already have 3-4 PM previously approved). Corinne Sams, poll for personal leave on 5/10 from 1 to 4 PM. Kat Brigham, virtual meeting for ATNI MidYear Convention 2021, 8:30 AM to 4 PM. Sally Kosey, personal leave on 5/20-21 from 7:30 AM to 4 PM. Sandra Sampson, personal leave on 6/3 from 12:30 to 4 PM and all day on 6/4.

Weather CTUIR Weather Report May 2021 Weather information summarize data taken at the Pendleton Weather Station Lat 45 40 N and Lon -118 51 W from May 1 to May 30. Temperature is reported in degrees Fahrenheit and time in Pacific Standard Time. The average daily temperature was 53 degrees with a high of 87 degrees on May 16 and a low of 38 degrees on May 22. With a departure from normal of -0.78 degrees. Total precipitation to date in May was 0.47

with greatest 24hr average 0.25 on May 1. 5 days out of the month had precipitation level greater than .01 inches with 2 days greater than 0.10 inches and with 0 day greater than 0.50”. There was a departure of -0.78” from average for the month of May. There were 0 Thunder storms, 2 days out of 30 in which some rain fell, 0 Haze events/ days, 0 Fog/Mist. Air Quality Index values remained Green/Healthy. Heavy winds and sunshine made up most of the daily weather in May. We lost almost a full inch of rain.

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