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3 weeks ago | 
cuj.ctuir.org | Lisa Snell
BECOME A BLACKJACK DEALER CLASSES BEGIN MONDAY, APRIL 28 9am-5:30pm at Wildhorse Resort & Casino • Applications close Tuesday, April 22 • Receive $18/hour, no tips during training • Once hired starting wage $13.70/hour plus tips (tips may vary, annual average is currently $12-$15/hour) No experience necessary and training is provided in a four-week course. Apply online at www.wildhorseresort.com/careers For more details call Caitlin at 541-966-1549 *SPONSORED POST*
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3 weeks ago | 
cuj.ctuir.org | Lisa Snell
By MORIAH BALINGIT, AP Education WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The problems for Head Start began days after President Donald Trump took office. Trump’s administration announced it would freeze federal grants — the primary funding for the early education program that serves more than half a million low-income children. Then came glitches with the funding website that forced nearly two dozen Head Start centers to close temporarily.
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3 weeks ago | 
cuj.ctuir.org | Lisa Snell
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country, marking a continuation of efforts by the federal government to address high rates of violence affecting Native American communities.
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3 weeks ago | 
cuj.ctuir.org | Lisa Snell
PTRIBAL MEMBERS: This notification formally announces that applications are now being accepted from tribal members who wish to serve on the Commission(s)/Committee(s) listed below. Appointed members will receive a $125.00 stipend per meeting, effective January 1, 2022, once the minutes have been approved and processed on CTUIR paydays.
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3 weeks ago | 
cuj.ctuir.org | Lisa Snell
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1 month ago | 
cuj.ctuir.org | Lisa Snell
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Every day over the past few weeks, the Pentagon has faced questions from angry lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic mentions from Defense Department websites and social media pages after it purged online content that promoted women or minorities. In response, the department has scrambled to restore a handful of those posts as their removals have come to light.
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1 month ago | 
cuj.ctuir.org | Lisa Snell
MISSION – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) is helping people enhance their job skills after receiving two grants from the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC). TERO Apprenticeship Training Coordinator Michelle Bratlie said one grant is for service-learning education, while the other is for on-the-job training.
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1 month ago | 
cuj.ctuir.org | Lisa Snell
By SARAH RAZA, Associated PressSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 24-year-old airman has been charged with killing a Native American woman who went missing in South Dakota about seven months ago. Quinterius Chappelle, 24, made his first court appearance March 17 on one count of second-degree murder in the killing of Sahela Sangrait, 21.
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1 month ago | 
cuj.ctuir.org | Lisa Snell
By CORA LEWIS, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration’s recent changes to student loans are causing frustration and confusion for some borrowers. In response to a February court ruling that blocked some Biden-era programs, the Education Department has taken down online and paper applications for income-driven repayment plans.
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1 month ago | 
cuj.ctuir.org | Lisa Snell
Moves target programs that are already underfunded and understaffed, tribal leaders tell CongressBy MELANIE HENSHAW, Investigate WestA cascade of actions from the Trump administration represents a “grave threat” to health care, social, educational and other critical services in Indian Country, including for Native American communities in the Northwest, tribal leaders say.
