Case Study
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Move Their Fisheries Program Forward with GeoOptix
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Move Their Fisheries Program Forward with GeoOptix
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Move Their Fisheries Program Forward with GeoOptix ® The Confederated T ribes is an early adopter of the new GeoOptix monitoring platform The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) has over 3,100 tribal members with nearly half living on or near the Umatilla Reservation. The reservation spans nearly 172,000 acres (~273 square miles) and is governed by a Constitution and by-laws adopted in 1949. The day-to-day work of the Confederated Tribes is conducted by a staff of nearly 500 employees consisting of tribal members and non-Indians. The Umatilla Basin includes a healthy river capable of providing First Foods that sustain the continuity of the Tribe’s culture. First Foods have provided sustenance a