PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will get another police officer, family counselors and better services for abused women with a $1.6 million federal grant.
The East Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/qGbZBZ ) the grant from the U.S. Department of Justice was part of $118 million awarded to tribes nationwide.
Seven other Oregon tribes received grant. Statewide, tribes collected $6 million total.
The Umatilla tribes will use the money for its public safety, justice and social-services budgets.
Ray Denny, the tribes’ public safety director, says a community-resource officer will work on youth education and gang resistance, as well as patrolling housing areas.
