Oregon tribes seek federal land transfers. Conservation groups see another option

As tribes across the West seek the return of federal lands through U.S. Congress, land trusts have advanced a complementary ...
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Oregon, Washington and tribes head back to court after Trump pulls out of deal to recover salmon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington returned to court Friday to seek changes to dam operations on the Snake and ...

Kotek approves request to return civil jurisdiction to an Oregon tribe

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is on track to regain control over civil legal matters on its tribal land. The U.S. Department of the Interior still has to approve the ...

A historic wrong meets a modern dilemma in Oregon’s forests

On tribal land northwest of Salem, a thinned stand of evergreen trees rises above an understory of sword ferns, berry shrubs ...
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Oregon bill would speed up process to rename locations with offensive titles

Oregon lawmakers aim to speed up the process for renaming dozens of creeks, lakes, mountains and other sites that still hold offensive names. Whychus Creek, renamed in 2006, was previously one of ...
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Oregon, Umatilla tribes aim to co-manage proposed wildlife area in Union County

DAVID JENSEN / Photo courtesy of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Oregon and Umatilla tribal leaders are embarking on a partnership that could restore habitat for elk and salmon in the Blue Mountains ...