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Confederated Umatilla Journal Section
The monthly newspaper of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
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March 2023
Pendleton, Oregon
Volume 31, Issue 3
PSU students partner with CTUIR to plan multi-use trail PORTL AND, 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 work ing closely w ith 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 de dicate d to accomplishing community vision goals and priorities
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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COMING UP Wildhorse Anniversary Fireworks March 11 Daylight Savings March 12 BAAD Tournament March 24-31 Spring Break March 27-30
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