2023 March CUJ

The monthly newspaper of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Pendleton, Oregon

PSU students partner with CTUIR to plan multi-use trail

PORTLAND, OR - A group of six Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) students from Portland State University (PSU) are partnering with the CTUIR Tribal Planning Office to plan a multi-use trail that will improve walkability and connectivity in the community. The project, Nixyáawii Watikš, aims to connect the Mission community center to Pendleton. This project was first formalized in the 2001 CTUIR Transportation System Plan, and has shown up in various community meeting records as a desire for many years, and now with the help of the PSU Planning students, the trail may soon come to fruition.

The team of students will be working closely with the tribal government and community members to design a safe and accessible multiuse trail. The trail will encourage physical activity and enable people to enjoy the natural environment of the reservation. Nixyáawii Watikš will improve access to essential services, promote economic opportunities, and preserve the community’s cultural and environmental heritage.

The team of PSU students is dedicated to accomplishing community vision goals and priorities

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Umatilla Tribal Police Department Officer Tommy Thompson, left , and Robert Wilson, right, process bison after their hunt in Gardiner, Montana February 25th. Thompson and Wilson are both enrolled members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). CTUIR members travel to Gardiner annually to exercise their Treaty Rights to hunt bison in their usual and accustomed lands.

Photo by Lee Gavin

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Oregon State Penitentiary seeks sweat lodge leaders

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Celilo Falls

Columbia River

It flooded at Celilo Falls.

Bull Elk

Buck Deer

They are losing their horns.

Sweat Lodge leaders are needed for upcoming Sundance support sweats for July 14, 15, 16, and 17, 2023 from 2:30pm – 8:00pm.

Volunteers for the ceremony must pass a background check to enter the prison.

The Volunteer is welcome to bring their own medicines/pipe if they choose to. But before doing so, please notify the Chaplain at the Facility so the items can be authorized to come in to the prison. If you do not have any medicines we will provide them.

Latíša ÁˀamiÚšaytš (Means “crow’s socks”, referring to the big snowflakes that tend to fall in late winter)

latíiša

latíit̓al (Means “month of blooming”)

Blooming, Blossoming

March

If you’re interested in Volunteering or have more questions, please contact our Chaplain/Rabbi Avrohom Perlstein at 503-378-2333 or 503-838-6183 or via email at avrohom.y.perlstein@doc. oregon.gov

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through public engagement. From late March to early May 2023, the students will conduct engagement activities with the CTUIR community to gather feedback from residents, review alternative routes, and propose the trail that best meets community needs.

The MURP program at PSU prepares students for careers in urban and regional planning, and this practical workshop project will meet their graduation requirement while providing a plan that CTUIR hopes to use to pursue construction grant funding for this project. The program prepares students to engage with planning projects using critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Victoria Young, Jenny Mazzella, Nick Hadfield, Brian Liu, Sara Goldstein, and Owen Christoff erson are trained to address systemic barriers and promote sustainability and equity in the planning and development of urban and rural communities.

If ou are interested in continuing our education in a health related field and are a

photo by Lee Gavin

The PSU Masters of Urban and Regional Planning Team

“Cliff Dwelling” (pencil and ink) by 18-yearold Zephyrus

Tamastslikt showcases talent of young artists

MISSION — Tamastslikt Cultural Institute opened the 10th annual junior art competition, Artworkz, in February. The show features a record number of 157 entries this year including drawings, paintings, ceramics, metal works, prints, photography, collage, traditional arts, and sculpture. Entries were judged in 3 age categories; 10 and under, 11-14, and 15-18. Artwork was judged on artistry, creative vision, technical merit, and presentation. This year’s judges for the show were Susan

Sheoships, Mary Harris, and Kynde Kiefel.

Tamastslikt recently held the Pepsi Primetime Artist’s Reception to acknowledge all of the artists and honor those who received awards. The awards are sponsored by Nixyáawii Community Financial Services and Blick Art Materials. A list of awardees is listed below. Artworkz remains on display through March 18th.

The judges’ statement reads, “Every single year, it is amazing to see the beautiful artwork created by these young artists. The different types of art are so vast and intricate with varying levels of craft smanship and detail. We want to encourage these young artists to continue pursuing their passion in their work and don’t give up. Thank you for sharing your beautiful skills with us and every single person who views your work. Outstanding to you all. This show is so dynamic and inventive. Each category held memorable stories, striking color palettes and textures, thoughtful subject matter, and an overall vibrant and true artistic vision. These artists think BIG and see far! It’s a privilege to look at these young people’s art and to see with all the intensity they see. No matter what they portray, it’s a wonder to see their world. We understand the hours and hours of dedication put into each piece and how it shows a part of the artist themselves or a piece of their own soul.”

2023 Artworkz Awards

10 & UNDER AGE GROUP

• Grand Prize: “Black Wing” (mixed media) - Lincoln

• Award of Excellence: “The Farm” (watercolor) - Layton

• Award of Merit: “Bandoleer/Sash” (mixed) - Gabriella

11-14 AGE GROUP

• Grand Prize: “Nightfall” (watercolor and pen on paper) - Evelyn Elliot, 14

• Award of Excellence: (title not available) - Sophie Wilson, 14

• Award of Merit: “Cutting Board” (woodwork) - Daniel Dick, 14

15-18 AGE GROUP

• Grand Prize: “Cliff Dwelling” (pencil and ink) - Zephyrus Axel Barker, 18

• Award of Excellence: “Swallow Tail Origami” (Acrylic paint and origami)Kayde

• Award of Merit: “Empty Sky” (Ceramics) - Lucas Long, 16

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:

• Grand Champion: “Cliff Dwelling” (pencil and ink) - Zephyrus Axel Barker, 18

• Artist Choice Award 1 - “Cliff Dwelling” (pencil and ink) - Zephyrus Axel Barker, 18

• Artist Choice Award 2 - “Swallow Tail Origami” (Acrylic paint and origami)Kayde

Axel Barker won the Grand Prize in the 15-18 age group, the Grand Champion award and an Artist Choice Award.

Scott awaits stay in federal hospital; Crowe murder case heading to trial

By PHIL WRIGHT Reprinted from East Oregonian

PORTLAND — Murder defendant Kawlija Scott of Pendleton remains in custody while awaiting transportation to a federal medical facility due to his mental status.

Scott, 26, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, faces charges of seconddegree murder and assault with a dangerous weapon in the slaying of Gabriel Freeman, 27, in May 2022 at his residence on Parr Lane on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Freeman died at CHI St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton. Scott has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The federal court in Portland on Nov. 8 held a competency hearing for Scott and found he was “suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering him mentally incompetent to the extent that he is unable to understand the nature and consequences of the proceedings against him and to assist properly in his own defense of this criminal matter,” according to court documents.

U.S. district Judge Michael Mosman subsequently ordered Scott’s commitment to a suitable facility within four months. The government on Dec. 14 filed a status report alerting the court that Scott remained in custody and was not in a medical facility. According to court documents, the federal Bureau of Prisons reported to the U.S. attorney’s office of Oregon on Feb. 13 reported it anticipated transporting Scott to a facility in March before the four-month mark.

And murder defendant Skyler Crowe, 23 of Pendleton,

now is heading for federal trial in March.

Crowe, 23, faces a charge of first-degree murder in the stabbing death Sept. 29, 2021, of Richard Higheagle, 38. Crowe attacked Higheagle at his home on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and he later died at a hospital.

Crowe’s defense attorney, Conor Huseby, on Nov. 14 filed a declaration in support of his motion to postpone trial. While the case is nominally about the homicide on that night in 2021, according to Huseby, the case also is about years of events that led to the death of the victim and Crowe’s arrest.

“The defense has spent the last year working hard to investigate the case,” Huseby informed the court. “Since the last trial setting, defense counsel disclosed the results of its investigation and work with experts to the government in order to resolve the case. The government and defense are working diligently and in good faith to resolve the case, but resolution requires the input of multiple stakeholders and will not occur before the current trial date.”

Huseby at the time asked for 120 days to resolve the case or, if resolution fails, for the parties to be ready for trial. The government did not oppose the request, and Judge Michael Simon set a new five-day jury trial for March 28.

In another action, the U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight of the District of Oregon reassigned the prosecution from Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Cadotte to Assistant U.S. Attorney Pamela Paaso.

Court records also state Crowe is out of custody and living in Pendleton and in compliance with the conditions of her pretrial release.

Tribal members cross toll free

HOOD RIVER — Enrolled members of Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla are now exempt from paying any toll fees associated with the bridge crossing on the Bridge of

the Gods or Port of Hood River over the Columbia River.

The Port of Cascade Locks Commission formally adopted the exemption at its meeting on January 19, 2023, and the Port of Hood River officially adopted it on February 7, 2023.

“Since time immemorial, the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla people have lived, fished, hunted, and gathered along the Columbia River — freely trading goods among other tribes and non-tribal people,” said Fish and Wildlife Commission Chair and Board of Trustees Member at Large Corinne Sams.

CTUIR tribal members must present their CTUIR enrollment card to cross the bridge without charge.

The policy also extends to CTUIR tribal government employees, who must show their CTUIR government employee badge to cross without charge.

L to R - Kristi Chapman Vice President, Port of Hood River, Corinne Sams, CTUIR Board of Trustees Member, Heather Gehring ,Treasurer, Port of Hood River, Hoby Streich, Commissioner, Port of Hood River at their meeting February 7, 2023.

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Obituary

Renee Watchman

Renee Watchman, 45 died on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Dressing Ceremony will be held on Monday, February 27, 2023 at Burns Mortuary at 2:00 p.m. with Washat Service to follow at the Agency Longhouse at 7:00 p.m. Final Seven will be Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. with burial to follow

at Tutuilla Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements. Please visit our online guestbook at www. burnsmortuary.com

Alethea J. Haskie

Alethea J. Haskie, 53 died on Friday, February 17, 2023 at a Salem hospital. Alethea was born on December 16, 1969 in Salem, Oregon. Dressing Ceremony will be held on Monday, February 20, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Burns Mortuary. Non-Denominational Speakers at 6:00 p.m. with Washat Service to follow at 7:00 p.m. at the Agency

Blue

March 11, 2023 1pm Grand Entry in McCrae Activity Center (MAC)

MC: Fred Hill

Everyone welcome | Door prizes

First 20 singers will receive a $20 Arrowhead gift card

Tribal Dance contests: Tiny Tots

• Junior Boys • Junior Girls • 13 and over Men • 13 and over Women

Traditional category

Fancy/Grass and Fancy/Jingle categories combined

For more info. email BMCC Native Club at nativeclub@bluecc.edu or contact Annie Smith, Native American Liaison at 541-278-5935

Longhouse. Final Seven at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 with Burial to follow at the Agency Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements. Please visit our online guestbook and share a memory at www. burnsmortuary.com

Thank You

COMMUNITY VALENTINES CELEBRATION

Thank You Community for all the people who supported our celebration and came to the longhouse on Valentine’s Day, shared a meal and laughter, and fun.

We crown a Queen and King, Queen Marlene Taylor and King Randal Minthorn.

We want to thank everyone who brought food, and cakes. Watching our youth grow, and be involved in community function does our hearts good. We have had many community members, thank our Cay-Uma-Wa Youth group for sponsoring this event, we need to have more get together, seeing each other, and having fun, makes this a much better community to live in knowing we are supported by our people. We love our people, Thank You!

Committee Members

Linda Jones

Marjorie Waheneka

Sally Kosey

Babette Cowapoo

Rachel Matamoros

Cay-Uma-WA Youth group

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Jobs

Join the Cayuse Holdings team! We have dozens of jobs open each month. Work on the Reservation, remotely from your home, across the US or overseas. Equal Opportunity Employer.

See the complete list of job openings at www. cayuseholdings.com. To sign up for our Talent Network (be the first to learn about career opps that fit your interests and skill sets and get access to our weekly hot jobs list) go to https://www.cayusetalentsolutions.com/talent-network

Current Cayuse Holdings job opportunities include Accounts Payable clerk (Pendleton office based but remote work), Business Operations Specialist, Customer Service Rep., Financial Analyst, Healthcare Program Manager, Ophthalmology Technician (Hawaii), Project Management Office Analyst, PMO Specialist, Procurement Manager, UX Designer, and Desktop IT Technician on or near Indian Reservations across the US.

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For more information and to apply visit: https://ctuir.org/ career-opportunities

COLUMBIA RIVER INTER-TRIBAL FISH COMMISSION

Be part of the intertribal work to protect salmon & treaty fishing rights

Open Now

Portland Office Positions

• ChiefFinancialOfficer $130-160K

• Watershed Dept Manager $124-132K

• Fishery Scientist $82-90K

• Data Systems Specialist $63-85K

• Fishery Technicians $44-46K

Hood River or Boardman Positions

• PoliceOfficers $62-68K

• Dispatcher/CommsOfficers $45-50K

Hagerman, Idaho Positions

• Fisheries Geneticist $77-85K

Astoria, Oregon Positions

• Ocean Instrumentation Tech $48-54K

Applying is fast and easy. Visit critfc.org/jobs or scan the QR code for full position details and application materials.

GOVERNMENT

Board of Trustees

Chair

N. Kathryn Brigham

Vice Chair

Aaron Ashley Treasurer

Sandra Sampson Secretary

Sally Kosey

At-large BOT Members: Boots Pond

Corinne Sams

Lisa Ganuelas

Toby Patrick

General Council

Chair

Lindsey X. Watchman

Vice Chair

Michael Ray Johnson Secretary

Shawna Gavin Interpreter

Thomas Morning Owl

General Council contact Info Office: 541-429-7378

Email: GeneralCouncil@ctuir.org

Meeting updates and information on: www.ctuir.org/government/ general-council

Executive Director: Donald G. Sampson

Deputy Executive Directors: Jonetta Herrera & Shana McConville Radford

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Presenting the colors

CORRECTION

Native women shine at BMCC

PENDLETON — Blue Mountain Community College women’s basketball featured two native women this season. Nadine French (CTUIR) is a graduate of Southridge High School and Shayonnie Jackson (Yakima) from White Swan High School. The BMCC women finished the season with a 5-18 record in the Northwest Athletic Conference. After the game in North Idaho on Feb 11, both were injured, ending the season for Nadine. A sprained ankle for Shayonnie meant limited playing time the rest of the year.

Get ready for BAAD!

March 2023

The monthly newspaper of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Pendleton, Oregon

On to State!

In the second round of the 1A state playoff game the Nixyaawii Golden Eagles hosted the Country Christian Cougars at the Eagles nest on Feb 25. At the end of the game the Golden Eagles punched their ticket to the 1A state tournament in Baker City with the win over Country Christian 69 to 51. The first round of the 1A State game was played March 1 in Baker City against Crosshill Christian.

In the second round of girls’ 1A playoff games Nixyaawii hosted Bonanza at the Eagles nest on Feb 24. Nixyaawii held on to get to the win 65-41. Their first round game was March 1 against Country Christian in Baker City.

Nadine French shoots a free-throw for the BMCC women’s team on Jan 6. Photo by Dallas Dick.

Baron Moses drives to the basket in the second round of the 1A state playoff game against Country Cristian to help the Golden Eagles win the game 69-51. Photo by Dallas Dick.

LEFT: Mearsayus Hart scores for the Golden Eagles.

RIGHT: Kyella Picard drives through the Bonanza girls to get to the basket.

Aaron Barkley shoots over one of the Country Christian players. Photo by Dallas Dick.

How the

Individuals previously identified as white now claim Native ancestry

Circe Sturm, Professor of Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin

The Native American population in the U.S. grew by a staggering 86.5% between 2010 and 2020, according to the latest U.S. Census – a rate demographers say is impossible to achieve without immigration.

Birth rates among Native Americans don’t explain the massive rise in numbers. And there certainly is no evidence of an influx of Native American expatriates returning to the U.S.

Instead, individuals who previously identified as white are now claiming to be Native American.

This growing movement has been captured by terms like “pretendian” and “wannabe.”

Another way to describe this recent adoption of Native American identity is what I call “racial shifting.”

These people are fl eeing not from political and social persecution, but from whiteness.

I spent 14 years researching the topic and interviewing dozens of race-shifters for my book “Becoming Indian.” I learned that while some of these people have strong evidence of Native American ancestry, others do not.

Yet nearly all of the 45 people who were interviewed or surveyed for the book believe they have Indigenous ancestry and that it means something powerful about who they are and how

they should live their lives. Only a tiny – but troubling – number makes blatantly fraudulent claims to advance their own interests.

History repeats

The search for meaning that characterizes racial shifting is part of an old American story.

Since the days of the Boston Tea Party, when nearly 100 American colonists dressed in Native American garb before throwing 95 tons of British tea into the Boston Harbor, white Americans have distinguished themselves from Europeans by selectively adopting Native American imagery and practices.

Yet as historian Philip Deloria argued in his 1998 book, “Playing Indian,” something happened in American society in the 1950s and 1960s that allowed white Americans greater freedom to appropriate nonwhite identities. White Americans, often with the encouragement of the counterculture and later New Age movements, began to seek new meanings in Indigenous cultures.

Those shifts are apparently reflected in U.S. Census data. The Native American population started increasing at a dramatic rate in the 1960s, growing from 552,000 to 9.7 million in 60 years. Prior to then, the Native American population had been relatively stable.

Backlash against assimilation

What distinguishes contemporary racial shifting from these earlier forms of appropriation is that most race shifters see themselves not as white people who “play Indian,” but as long-unrecognized

American Indians who have been forced by historical circumstances to “play white.”

Many argue, for example, that their families avoided anti-Indian policies like removal by blending into white society.

This gradual but fundamental shift over the last 60 years suggests a seismic upheaval in the American racial landscape.

Racial shifting is a rejection of the centuries-long process of assimilation, when different racial and ethnic groups were pressured to adopt white norms of behavior as a way of fitting into an American society that was defined by them. Racial hierarchies that

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consistently place whiteness at the top are now being challenged.

When speaking to me about their former white lives, racial shifters often described a period of sadness when they searched for meaning and connection. Only when they began to look to their family histories did they realize all that had been lost when their families assimilated into whiteness. As one woman from Missouri put it: “They forced us to be white, act white, live white, and that is a very, very degrading feeling.”

The genealogical and historical details might not always be verifiable, but the emotions are real enough. It makes perfect sense that once race shifters link their melancholy to assimilation, they try to ease their sadness by rejecting whiteness and reclaiming an Indigenous status.

Whiteness devalued

Part of what accounts for these new sentiments are significant changes in the public’s discussion about race.

In the wake of 1960s civil rights activism and debates about multiculturalism, whiteness has taken on increasingly negative connotations.

In my interviews with race shifters, for example, they frequently associated their former whiteness with racial and cultural emptiness.

As one woman put it: “We had an emptiness inside of us, that we did not know who we were or what we were.” They also associated whiteness with social isolation, unearned privilege and guilt over colonialism and slavery.

Today there is growing insecurity about what it means to be white in America. We see this being expressed in public debates about white fragility, affirmative action and colorblind policies. Of course, there’s still much security in being white: White privilege is an ongoing reality of American life, and something most white people and white racial shifters take for granted.

This shift from white to Indigenous self-identification is, I believe, fundamentally about a desire to leave behind the negative connotations of whiteness and move toward the material and symbolic values that now attach to Native American identity.

OPINION:

Native American population in the

jumped 87% says more about whiteness than about demographics

“ Not only is that an insult, but it’s also an attack on our sovereignty as Cherokee people, as the Cherokee Nation.”

— Richard Allen, a former policy analyst with the Cherokee Nation, on people who self-identify as Native American without being an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe

Malatare, Taylor help EOU to 2nd place

LA GRANDE — The Eastern Oregon University men’s basketball finished with a record of 21-10 for the year with the help of Natives, Phillip Malatare from Arlee Montana, and Emmit Taylor III, from Lapwai Idaho. Both are seniors this year, and both were selected for All-Cascade Collegiate Conference honors. EOU finished second place in their conference, losing the Conference championship game to the College of Idaho 56-87.

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Phillip Malatare

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Emmit Taylor III with his family at EOU’s senior night

Phillip Malatare with his family at EOU’s Senior night on Feb 11.

Rest in Power

Manuel Esteban Paez Terán

1996 2023

Forest Defender and Climate Activist was killed by Georgia State Police on Jan 18th 2023

! STOP COP CITY !

Prevent 380 acres of Weelaunee Forest (Muscogee Creek) from becoming $90 million police urban warfare training facility

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2023 ArtWORKz

Junior Art Show & Competition

Exhibit closes March 18

Come view the incredible artwork submitted by talented youth from all over the region. Over 150 pieces of art are on display featuring paintings, drawings, sculptures, photography, quilting, ceramics, and leatherwork. You will be amazed at the level of expertise and creativity!

Thank you to Nixyaawii Community Financial Services and Blick Art Materials!

FREE First Friday!

March 3, 10am-5pm

FREE admission all day at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute. Dine inside at Kinship Cafe or order take-out. Enjoy Indian Tacos ($10.50) and Frybread ($5) from 11am-2pm. Shop in in the Museum Store for 30% o all beadworking supplies.

www.tamástslikt.org

541.429.7700

The Museum Store

Sale on Beadworking Supplies | 30% off! Now is the time to load up on needed supplies for beadworking, regalia repairs, and other projects. All beadwork supplies, fringe, and more are on sale through the end of March!

Offer may not be combined with other offers/discounts.

Kinship Café | Weekly Specials

March 3 FREE FIRST FRIDAY: Indian Tacos and Frybread

March 7-11: Breakfast Sandwich

March 14-18: Chicken Pozole

March 21-25: Chicken, Bacon, Avocado Sandwich

March 28-Apr. 1: Ultimate Beef Nachos

Every Friday, Smoked Salmon Corn Chowder!

Take-out is still available by calling 541.429.7702 to place your order or dine in. Open 11am-2pm, Tues-Sat.

Exhibits, Museum Store Open Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm Kinship Cafe Open Tues-Sat 11am-2pm First Fridays are FREE!

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Glossary of Probate Terms

Administration

Glossary Source and more information at: www.iltf.org/resources

The process of managing the probate of an estate. It includes finding and inventorying property, identifying and paying valid debtsand taxes owed, and distributing remaining property to heirs and beneficiaries.

Affidavit

A written statement signedby a person who swears thatthe information onthe formis true and correctto the best of his or her knowledge. Usually an affidavitis notarized (signed in front of a notary).

American Indian Probate Reform Act (AIPRA)

Amendments to theIndian Land Conso lidation Act of 1983 (25 U.S.C. §§ 2201 – 2221) intended to curtail continued fractionation of trust land ownership and encourage tribes to enacttribal probate codes. AIPRA does not apply to the Five Civilized Tribes or the Osage Nations trust or restricted lands. Separate rulesmayapply to Alaska and California tribes.

Assets

The property the person owned priorto death thathasmonetary value. In non-federalprobate,assets include fee land, taxable land, money from checking and savings accounts, vehicles, personal property, etc. In BIA probate, assets include trust lands and monies held in Individual Indian Money (IIM) accounts by the BIA.

Beneficiaries

People who inherit propertyfrom an estate regardless of whether by will or intestate succession. (Beneficiaries are different from heirs.)

Codicil

A written documentthatchanges a will. It must be written and signed (orexecuted) with the legalformality of a will. Terms of the will that are not changedby the codicil remainin effect.

1000 and climbing

Nixyáawii Community School Seniors Sophie Bronson and Baron Moses were inducted into the 1000-point club, for scoring, on February 17, 2023.

RACIAL SHIFTING from Page 2

‘Attack on our sovereignty’

If you listen only to racial shifters, this growing trend could be seen as a progressive move that challenges the legacy of a racist system.

Yet the citizens of federally recognized tribes offer a different interpretation.

Most view anyone who self-identifies as Native American without being an enrolled citizen of a federally recognized tribe as a threat to tribal sovereignty. As Richard Allen, a former policy analyst with the Cherokee Nation, told me, “Not only is that an insult, but it’s also an attack on our sovereignty as Cherokee people, as the Cherokee Nation.”

Among American Indians, the term sovereignty is used to assert ongoing rights of political self-determination. Because tribes have the sovereign right to determine their own citizenry, American Indian identity is fundamentally a political status, not a racial one, a fact that is often overlooked in debates about Indigenous identity.

Racial shifters also undermine tribal sovereignty when they create alternative tribes for themselves outside the federal acknowledgment process. Most of these groups, such as the Echota Cherokee

Tribe or the Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy, have emerged since the late 1970s.

The number of these new self-identified tribes is startling. Over the course of my research, I discovered 253 groups scattered across the U.S. that identify as some sort of Cherokee tribe.

This is a huge number considering that there are only 573 federally recognized tribes, three of which are Cherokee.

Racial shifting is a growing demographic trend that is creating confusion in the public sphere about who is Native American and who isn’t. But its threat is far greater than just social confusion.

Native Americans and their governments face thousands of race-shifters seeking to join their ranks. And as more and more people reject whiteness in favor of indigeneity, they do so at the expense of tribal sovereignty.

______ This article is republished from The Conversation, a nonprofit news site dedicated to sharing ideas from academic experts. The Conversation has a variety of fascinating free newsletters. It was written by: Circe Sturm, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts.

WE’RE HIRING!

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

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:

Transportation System Plan 20-Year Update – Applicant, Tribal Planning Office, seeks a recommendation from the Land Protection & Planning Commission that the Board of Trustees adopt the updated Transportation System Plan (TSP) to replace the 2001 TSP. This plan updates the 2001 project list based on research of past plans; traffic analysis; and community input and feedback. It also develops criteria for evaluating future proposed projects based on seven (7) proposed goals: Safety; Environment and Cultural Heritage; Health; Equity and Accessibility; Connectivity; Coordination; and Financial Stability. More information about the plan can be found at: https://ctuir.org/departments/tribal-planning-office/ transportation-system-plan-update-2022/

Variance File #V-23-001 – Applicant, Verizon Wireless through agent Kimberly Spongberg of Blackrock LLC, PO Box 1744 Tualatin, OR 97062, seeks approval from the Land Protection Planning Commission for a variance to the height standard in the C-D, Commercial zone to construct a new wireless communications facility consisting of a 150’ monopole with antennas (up to a height of 154’) within lot

Public Notices

12 of Coyote Business Park North, a portion of Tribal Trust property T2103-A. The proposed location is at 72544 Coyote Road, and is located within Township 2N Range 33E, Section 21 on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The allowed height limit within the C-D zone is 120’. Variance approvals are subject to the CTUIR Land Development Code Chapters 8 and 13.

Conditional Use File #CU-23-001 – Applicant, CTUIR Department of Natural Resources – Range, Agricultural and Forestry Program seeks approval from the Land Protection Planning Commission to complete a timber harvest on multiple lots owned by the CTUIR in fee and trust. The subject properties are identified as Tax Lots 110, 133, 140, 4660, 4670, 4690, 4800, 4900, 5000, 6300, 6400, 6500, 6600, 6800, 6900, and 7000 within Umatilla County Tax Map 2N35 in sections 20, 21, 22, 30, 31, and 32 along with trust lots 513, 514, 547, 548, 550, 694, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 808, 890, 892, 893, 896, 898, 912, 916, 956, 1021, 1178, 1191, 1278, 1043A, 1057-A, 766-A, T1017, T1018, T1125, T2110, T2111, T2121, T546, T844-C, T844-D, and T897 all within the external boundaries of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The proposed harvest would be a timber harvest within the taxlots to reduce fire danger and improve forest health. The subject property is zoned G-1, Big Game Grazing, where a timber harvest to remove more than 5,000 board foot gross

is listed as a Conditional Use. Conditional Use approvals are subject to the CTUIR Land Development Code Chapters 6 and 13.

These hearings will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Individuals may attend the meeting in the Walúula and Wanaqit conference rooms at the Nixyáawii Governance Center, virtually, or by phone. Information on joining the meeting online is available at https://ctuir.org/events/lppc-public-hearing-v-23-001-tsp-20-year-update/. 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 586 048 574#. 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 tpo@ ctuir.org or to the Tribal Planning Office at 46411 Timíne Way Pendleton, OR 97801 for receipt by 4:00 p.m. March 13, 2023.