The Fund’s grant application cycle is now open, with an estimated $500,000 available to eligible grant applicants.
Category: News and Notices
Wood from Coquille Tribal Forest lands at PDX
How sourcing Northwest wood for PDX’s new roof helps the environment and rural economies.
Coquille Tribe’s newest addition to Rogue Valley
Bear Creek Golf Center opens renovated driving range, bringing an upgrade to the Rogue Valley’s only covered driving range.
Coquille River small mouth bass derby extended
The derby is helping the recovery of salmon and other important species by ridding the river of invasive small mouth bass.
Coquille Tribe remembers Jimmy Buffett
Coquille Tribal Chair Brenda Meade shared reaction after the news of the passing of legendary singer, author, and businessman Jimmy Buffett, who was the founder and influence behind the Tribe’s Compass by Margaritaville Hotel in Medford, Oregon.
Indian Country Today story, 9/13/23
Native nations on front lines of climate change
Sharing knowledge and finding support at intensive camps. Associated Press covered the camp the members of the Coquille Tribe Climate Resilience Taskforce recently attended in Washington.
Dept of Transportation funds to help salmon
The Coquille Indian Tribe are among the agencies that will receive more than $19 million to get rid of barriers that have made it difficult for threatened fish to journey from freshwater rivers and streams to the ocean and back.
CIT will co-produce groundbreaking research
A University of Oregon research team has landed a $3 million federal grant to work with Indigenous and rural communities in Oregon to find ways of reducing climate-changing carbon in the atmosphere in ways that build trust with historically marginalized groups.
College tuition breaks there for some
Some states are instituting free or reduced tuition programs for Native American students, but those from tribes not recognized by the federal government don’t qualify.
Salmon smolt 2023
Salmon smolt released into Coquille waterways
Thousands of young salmon have been released into the waterways of the Coquille River thanks to the help of a group of students at Coquille Junior/Senior High School.