This woman is saving a dying language for her kids Amber Hayward's kids weren't sold when she started speaking Lushootseed at home. It sounded different and some of the words were hard to say. But... Kate OConnell Bill Radke
Swinomish Tribe takes a stand on dental care Jeannie Yandel speaks with New York Times reporter Kirk Johnson about a new program bringing dental therapists to the Swinomish reservation in... Kate OConnell Jeannie Yandel
Tribal and state officials end stalemate over salmon fishing Kim Malcolm talks with Stillaguamish Chairman Shawn Yanity about the agreement between tribal and state officials on this year's catch limits for Puget... Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
This man isn't your stereotypical Bernie bro Just before Bernie Sanders took the stage at a packed Key Arena in March, the Seattle crowd heard a new voice in Washington state politics: Charles... David Hyde
When Did Northwesterners Stop Speaking Chinook Jargon? Chinook Jargon was a trade language that once ruled the Northwest. But when was it used, and how many people spoke it? Listener Michelle LeSourd of... Liz Jones
Abusive Priests On Indian Reservations Leave ‘Profound Wound’ Until the 1960s, Catholic boarding schools forcibly took Native American children from their families. Allie Ferguson Bill Radke
Power Of Tribal Courts On Trial At U.S. Supreme Court The US Supreme Court heard opening arguments today in a case that could drastically limit that power of tribal courts. David Hyde talks to Robert... David Hyde Allie Ferguson
The Existential Crisis On The Yakama Reservation Bill Radke speaks with Maria Hinojosa, host of NPR's Latino USA, about the recent episode "Reservations," which features the Yakama Nation in Eastern... Bill Radke Matt Martin
They Told Native Children, ‘You’re Here Because Your Parents Don’t Love You’ On Oct. 12, the Seattle City Council voted to acknowledge the trauma caused by the government’s American Indian boarding schools. Matt Remle, an... Kate OConnell Jeannie Yandel
That 'Sustainable' Label On Your Fish Doesn't Mean What You Think Jeannie Yandel talks with Lee van der Voo, a Portland-based investigative reporter for Investigate West, about her reporting on how some sustainably... Jeannie Yandel