Warm Springs Indian Reservation Oregon

01/13/2025

KTVZ - NewsChannel 21: WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Thursday that $2,556,496 is coming to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs to supercharge electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Oregon.

This federal investment from the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will improve the reliability and accessibility of charging infrastructure for Tribal communities.

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Thursday that $2,556,496 is coming to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs to supercharge electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Oregon. This federal investment from the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will...

01/08/2025

Readers Respond to the Condition of the Deschutes River

“Our teachings instruct us that we have a duty to manage our resources for seven generations into the future, which is necessarily predicated on our people’s continued survival.”

LISTEN TO THE TRIBESNigel Jaquiss’ recent article [“The Damned Deschutes,” WW, Dec. 18] misses the point. The story is not one of an electric utility, its critics, and the health of the Deschutes River. That framing is too narrow. The real story is one of tribal sovereignty, resilience and sel...

01/07/2025

Govs. Kotek and Newsom Ask Feds for More Time to Comment on Proposed Medford Tribal Casino

Gov. Tina Kotek and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have joined several Oregon and California tribes in asking the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs to extend the public comment period on a proposed tribal casino in Medford.As WW reported in November, the BIA issued a final environmental impact statemen...

12/11/2024

Press Release, Dec. 6, 2024: Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises (WSPWE), which manages the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs’ energy assets and facilities, announced that it will collaborate with renewable energy developer BrightNight to develop the Salmonfly Project, a utility scale solar energy and battery energy storage project on the Warm Springs Reservation.

Though early in the planning, input and approval process, the project has potential to support job opportunities, increase Tribal revenue and develop on-Reservation infrastructure for power generation and transmission. The renewable energy generated through this project, which includes a solar panel array and a Battery Energy Storage System, would be able to go online soon after development by utilizing a surplus interconnection with the Pelton-Round Butte hydroelectric project.

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The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs announced a collaborattion with BrightNight to develop a solar energy project on the Warm Springs Reservation.

12/10/2024

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TOPPENISH, Wash. - Governor Jay Inslee signed Washington Executive Order 24-06 to support and advance the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative (CBRI) that aims to bolster salmon recovery efforts.

The order directs several agencies including the Departments of Transportation, Ecology, Fish & Wildlife, Commerce and more, to work on salmon and riparian recovery strategies and funding efforts.

The initiative was initially made in 2023 by the Six Sovereigns, which includes the Yakama Nation, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and the states of Washington and Oregon.

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TOPPENISH, Wash. - Governor Jay Inslee signed Washington Executive Order 24-06 to support and advance the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative (CBRI) that aims to bolster salmon recovery efforts.

12/05/2024

The Oregonian: After more than a year working with tribal leaders, Oregon State University erected a facility to house ancestral remains and cultural items that rightfully belong to Native peoples as the college works to repatriate them.

The university consulted with local tribal leaders and staff members to design the new building.

12/04/2024

The Thornburgh resort continues its fight to access water in the Central Oregon region. This luxury development includes "950 single-family homes, two golf courses, private lakes and a luxury hotel.” In 2021, the OR Water Resources Department said no to a temporary license to access groundwater because it didn’t believe that the Deschutes Basin aquifer didn’t have capacity.

The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs continues to oppose this development.

A planned resort in Oregon's high desert is a testing ground for reining in groundwater pumping.

12/01/2024

Commemorating Indigenous Peoples’ Day: What American Indian/Alaska Native People Should Know About Melanoma

11/30/2024

One of our own nominated for the Native American Music Awards! Rolling Stone – Rolling Stone by Blue Flamez ft. Kaos is nominated for the Best Rap Recording. Cast your vote now!

Official Voting Ballot. NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS, an event from New York, NY

11/28/2024

Madras, Ore. — Biologists from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and Portland General Electric have collected more than 250 returning adult steelhead at the Pelton Round Butte hydroelectric project – the largest steelhead return since dams were completed on the Deschutes River in the 1960s. Scientists say these notable early returns bode well for the year ahead, as Deschutes River steelhead runs typically span from July/August until the following March.

Biologists have collected more than 250 returning adult steelhead at the Pelton Round Butte hydroelectric project – the since dams were completed.

11/27/2024

Tribes host community meeting on proposed solar farm

Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises (WSPWE), which manages the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs’ energy assets and facilities, announced that it will collaborate with renewable energy developer BrightNight to