Lillian Karabaic: When students learn about Oregon’s history, the narrative of the land’s Native people often takes a backseat to the stories of the European settlers on the Oregon Trail or the Gold ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek holds up a ceremonially signed copy of Senate Bill 1567 while members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Board of Trustees and elected state officials ...

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Kathryn Harrison, who ushered in tribal recognition, cultural repatriation and financial independence for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, died May 21. She was 99. Mixing humor and courage, ...

The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians have lived in Southern Oregon between the Umpqua and Rogue River watersheds since time immemorial. Lindsay Campman, Communications Director for the Cow ...

Historians in the future will be grateful for works about Oregon Indians written by local citizens of the Coos Bay area. Some of these books are labors of love; others are professional in nature; all ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon’s first tribal distillery is on the way after a historic agreement was finalized Thursday. The landmark deal was struck between the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission ...

Forged by an explosive volcanic eruption in southwest Oregon, Table Rocks took their shape over millions of years, carved by the steady waters of the Rogue River, which now flows more than 800 feet ...

BURNS, Ore. (AP) — The leader of an American Indian tribe that regards an Oregon nature preserve as sacred issued a rebuke Wednesday to the armed men who are occupying the property, saying they are ...

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will present its 16th annual Regional Policy Award to the Director for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Department of ...

When the victim of a crime calls for help on tribal lands, who will respond isn’t so straightforward. Some crimes are the responsibility of state police. Others are the tribal police or FBI. It all ...