Kosey says some BOT members ‘bullied, intimidated’ her; receives support at General Council - Page 3
Confederated Umatilla Journal
2 Sections, 40 pages / Publish date February 2018
The monthly newspaper of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation ~ Pendleton, Oregon February 2018
Section
A
Volume 26, Issue 2
Women’s March 2018 Mildred Quaempts (in red) holds a NEVER FORGOTTEN sign during the Women’s March Jan. 20 in Pendleton. Quaempts was one of the speakers at the event. At left, Laura Lee Stanger holds a sign that reads: Build Kindness not walls. Behind Quaempts is her daughter, Cecelia Stanger, and following her with a sign that reads, “Speak Your Truth,” is Willa Wallace. For more about the Women’s March turn to Page 2A. CUJ photo/Phinney
Wolf, Radford face off in Feb. 12 vice-chair race Incumbent says BOT had to ‘react’ to Sally Kosey’s letter about residency eligibility By Wil Phinney of the CUJ MISSION – Jeremy Wolf is a “policies and procedures” politician whose every decision, he says, is influenced by his connection to First Foods. Wolf, the incumbent vice-chair of the Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reserva-
tion, recently finished his first term on the Tribes’ elected policy making group. After tying in the November election, he faces challenger Shana Radford in a Feb. 12 run-off. Wolf sat down Jan. 19 with the CUJ and talked about a number of issues that have a=risen since the November Wolf on page 16A
Challenger says she represents marginalized citizens who don’t trust ‘oppressive’ government By Wil Phinney of the CUJ MISSION – Shana Radford believes “radical transparency” is what the Board of Trustees needs to do the people’s business and she wants to deliver it. Radford is challenging incumbent Jeremy Wolf for the position of BOT vicechair for the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). Voters will select one of them in a run-off election Feb. 12 following their tie vote in the general election last November. Radford sat down with the CUJ Jan. 19 to discuss a number of topics ranging from the November election, which she challenged, to the hiring process for Radford on page 17A
Unbeaten Mary Stewart drives the baseline for the Nixyaawii Community School Golden Eagles girls’ basketball team in an Old Oregon League game in January. The defending Class 1A state champions are 20-0 this year with a win streak of 46 games. District and state tournaments are coming up in February and March. For more sports turn to Section B. CUJ photo/Phinney
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