Tribes Oppose Oregon's Measure 81 Banning Commercial Gill-Net Fishing

Jackleen de La Harpe
October 26, 2012
Environmental issues are a major concern for tribes this election in the Pacific Northwest, and in Oregon, the Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) and its four mem...
Gabriel S. Galanda

Advancing the State-Tribal Consultation Mandate

This summer, in the face of an impending private land sale of Pe’Sla, a Lakota/Dakota/Nakota Indian sacred site in the Black Hills, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, S....

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October 17, 2012

Celilo Salmon Feast Is More Vibrant Than Ever, Despite Flood

Carol Craig
June 13, 2012

An 18-minute black-and-white film, “The Last Salmon Feast of the Celilo Indians,” was produced by the

Fish-slaughter: Sea Lions Guilty, As Charged

Terri Hansen
May 28, 2012
CASCADE LOCKS, Oregon –- Predatory male sea lions have set up camp at bottlenecked fish ladders at the base of the Bonneville Dam in the mid-Columbia River basin...

Final Alternative Site Dedicated to Replace Drowned Celilo Falls and Other Lost Fisheries

Terri Hansen
May 02, 2012
DALLESPORT, Washington—When the gates of the Dalles Dam on the Columbia River east of the Cascades slammed shut in 1957 tribal peoples watched in stunned disbelief, as the waters a...

Sizing Up the Vote: The Key Races and Issues Across Indian Country, Part 1

ICTMN Staff
November 03, 2012
While most of the media attention this election cycle has focused on the close presidential race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, there are many other campaigns and ...

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