Oregon tribes warn members to carry IDs because of ICE profiling

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, based in Mission, Ore., is offering free tribal IDs to its 3,200 enrolled members amidst national reports of Native Americans being detained ...
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Victory for tribes: OR court rejects 'weakened' salmon protections

In a victory for tribes and conservation groups, an Oregon appeals court has overturned a state rule critics said weakened ...
KLCC

Siletz tribes seek to limit motorboats along river to protect ancestral fishing grounds

Oregon tribal members are asking regulators to prohibit motorized boats in part of the Siletz River to protect fish and ...
Oregonian

Oregon’s first-in-nation guarantee that tribes can weigh in on state policy reaches 50-year mark

Chairman Gary Burke of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation sang a song in his language to Oregon senators on Tuesday as the lawmakers celebrated the 50th anniversary of the ...
Yahoo

Oregon tribes to receive $1 million for food assistance amid SNAP pause

Oregon's nine federally recognized tribes will receive a combined $1 million to combat food instability from delays to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program disbursements, Gov. Tina Kotek said Nov ...
Tri-City Herald

Oregon tribe went to pull F-150 from remote pond. That isn’t all they found

Volunteer divers from Oregon Dive and Rescue look on as Eastern Oregon Towing pulls a 1979 Ford F-150 out of Johnley Pond on April 12. LEE GAVIN/CTUIR Image courtesy Confederated Tribes of the ...
OPB

Oregon lawmakers celebrate 50 years of Native American legislative commission

Chairman Gary Burke of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation sang a song in his language to Oregon senators on Tuesday as the lawmakers celebrated the 50th anniversary of the ...
KLCC

Tribe concerned about landslide’s impact on the Siletz River

While the longer drive is an inconvenience, a bigger concern is the fact that the landslide flowed directly into the Siletz ...
Statesman Journal

Oregon to revisit 2023 agreement with Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

Four Oregon tribes petitioned to revisit a 2023 agreement granting the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde off-reservation hunting, fishing, and gathering rights. The four tribes cited concerns about ...
Oregonian

Oregon tribe reburies human remains found on ranch

BAKER CITY -- An Oregon tribe has reburied old human bones found by an excavation crew on Idaho Power Co. land. Elders from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation joined ...
The World

Six Oregon Tribes blast Kotek’s office and Out-of-State Tribes

In the wake of Gov. Tina Kotek’s decision earlier this month not to veto a controversial $45 million appropriation to Willamette Falls Trust to buy land at the falls in West Linn, six Oregon tribes ...

How did Oregon get its name? These are its likely origins

Many theories have been floated about the origin of the name "Oregon," but one has emerged as the most likely.