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Congress Formally Acknowledges 155-Year-Old Betrayal Of Warm Springs And Wasco Tribes

By Emily Cureton September 24, 2020

Warm Springs first tribal council in 1928. From left to right: George Meachum, Isaac McKinley, Charley McKinley, Nathan Heath and Jackson Culps. Courtesy of The Museum at Warm Springs

Faced with the threat of forced removal or worse, in 1855 leaders of the Warm Springs and Wasco Tribes forfeited their claim to roughly ten million acres, and moved to a reservation. In exchange for land to offer white settlers, brokers for the United States government made promises. Among those: Tribal members would not be stopped from traveling off the reservation to Read More

Residents Of Warm Springs Reservation Still Without Clean Water After 3 Months

By NWPB News August 8, 2019

Volunteer Emergency Manager Dorothea Thurby of Warm Springs takes inventory of bottled water Aug. 2, 2019. CREDIT: Emily Cureton/OPB

The Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Central Oregon has been without safe drinking water all summer. Some people don’t have running water at all. In May, a burst pipe led to a cascade of infrastructure failures. That leaves around 4,000 people improvising for an essential human need.Read More

14 Years Old And Chasing Horses On The Warm Springs Reservation

By Emily Cureton July 1, 2019

Avan Garcia and Blackhat get ready to chase wild horses on June 22, 2019.

As cowboys from the Warm Springs Reservation set out early one morning to capture wild horses, the youngest among them fiddled with a fresh red cast on his arm. Avan Garcia is a 14-year-old horseman with a budding reputation for roping skills — and for fearlessness.Read More