Members of Chinook Indian Nation liken lack of federal recognition to slow-motion ‘genocide’
Updated Apr 03, 2021;
Posted Apr 03, 2021
Members of the Chinook Indian Nation paddle a newly made replica of an historic Native American canoe in 2013. They were on the first day of a five-day river journey down the Lower Columbia in honor of their ancestors and in celebration of the river. Faith Cathcart/The OregonianLC-
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By Anna V. Smith/High Country News
Before the pandemic, the cedar plankhouse called Cathlapotle would have been full of stories and fire. Every winter, the Chinook Indian Nation and neighboring tribes hold their annual gathering here, on their ancestral lands on a Columbia River floodplain, where red-winged blackbirds sing from the cattails and yellow-and-orange-eyed sandhill cranes strut on stilted legs. It’s not far from the remnants of a village also called Cathlapotle, a major Chinookan trading town established around 1450 that once held as
The ‘slow-motion genocide’ of the Chinook Indian Nation
Federal recognition provides tribes with critical healthcare and education. What happens to the tribal nations that the U.S. refuses to recognize? Image credit: Greg A. Robinson April 1, 2021 From the print edition
Before the pandemic, the cedar plankhouse called Cathlapotle would have been full of stories and fire. Every winter, the Chinook Indian Nation and neighboring tribes hold their annual gathering here, on their ancestral lands on a Columbia River floodplain, where red-winged blackbirds sing from the cattails and yellow-and-orange-eyed sandhill cranes strut on stilted legs. It’s not far from the remnants of a village also called Cathlapotle, a major Chinookan trading town established around 1450 that once held as many as 16 plankhouses.
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CO Jared Ferguson received multiple complaints from a property owner regarding ORVs going around his gate and past his no trespassing signs in western Dickinson County. CO Ferguson continued to patrol the area frequently and eventually ran into an ORV on the individual’s property. The operator said that he had been taking the trail for years and nobody cared about the trespassing signs. The operator was written a citation for ORV trespassing and escorted from the private property.
CO Jeremy Sergey checked multiple anglers. Several warnings were issued for individuals not having their fishing licenses on them and for unlabeled tip-ups. One individual told CO Sergey he had his license but did not have it on him and seemed surprised when CO Sergey proceeded to verify his purchase history via his portable radio. While verifying his purchase history, the individual admitted he did not purchase a fishing license this year. CO Sergey learned the i
Thomaston Grammar students recognized for teamwork Wed, 03/03/2021 - 1:00pm
Eli Haynes, grade 5. (Photo courtesy Thomaston Grammar School)
THOMASTON Several Thomaston Grammar School students were recognized for the attribute of Teamwork at an assembly on Tuesday, March 2. These students included: Gemma Rubino, Oliver Reavely, Christian Couch, Kai Liddell, Ray Gardner, Greta Stinson, Kacy Callahan, Harper Hendrick, Ellianah Sunderland, Liam Orne, Eli Haynes, and Vincent Frisone.
Billy Martin, a former New York Yankees’ coach said, “There’s nothing greater in the world than when somebody on a team does something good, and that one player pats that somebody on the back.”
These students are that one player who pats others on the back.
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