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Native American ceremony held in Blue River to promote healing and new beginnings
Regrowth and renewal were the themes of a special ceremony in Blue River on Sunday. The event was also to highlight the history of Native Americans in the McKenzie River Corridor.
Central Oregon’s Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort to reopen after $13M remodel
Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort on the Warm Springs reservation in central Oregon reopens to the public Thursday after a long-awaited multimillion-dollar renovation.

The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs expands 55th annual Pi-Ume-Sha celebration
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs celebrated an expanded Pi-Ume-Sha for the 55th annual event, also known as "Treaty Days."

Feds send $15M to Warm Springs highway safety projects
The money will fund improvements to the U.S. Highway 26 corridor through the reservation, such as speed reduction treatments, a new roundabout and a multi-use path. Additional funds will go to projects in Portland and Salem.

Politics
Plans for Warm Springs Tribes’ cannabis dispensary stalled by low voter turnout
A referendum on a retail storefront for tribally-grown cannabis fell flat.

Warm Springs Tribes win treaty rights appeal over Central Oregon resort
Three appeals court judges found the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, or LUBA, made a mistake earlier this year when it shut down opposition brought by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs against Deschutes County.

Warm Springs hip-hop artist Blue Flamez works to bring positive message to a wider audience
Central Oregon Native American hip-hop artist Blue Flamez recently won an arts fellowship with a six-figure award to reach a wider audience.

State board won’t weigh Indigenous treaty rights in fight over Central Oregon’s Thornburgh resort site
The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs argue that Deschutes County’s latest decision on the resort project showed a disregard for Indigenous knowledge, but the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals says “it is not our role to reweigh the evidence.”

Warm Springs Tribes challenge Deschutes County resort development over treaty rights
A local-land use skirmish raises big questions about tribal sovereignty and groundwater.

Rural Oregon’s struggles for drinking water frame Senate talks of national crisis
Warm Springs Tribal Chairperson traveled across the country to testify about water crisis.