Native Americans

Government

Seattle lays out plan to uphold treaties and consider Indigenous concerns

Tribal leaders says they are optimistic about a new report breaking down commitments from the City of Seattle to work with Native groups and respect Native rights.

It's a week of celebrations for the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe after a long canoe journey

After a long journey - some traveling from as far away as Hawaii and Alaska - a weeklong celebration is being held at the Muckleshoot Powwow Grounds near Auburn. Many Tribes are gathered together in celebration and sharing of stories and dance.

Environment

Snoqualmie Tribe says Wedgwood protest is about more than one tree

They want Seattle’s mayor to issue an executive order to halt implementation of a new tree ordinance

Environment

Inner tubes are out with ban to save Nooksack River salmon

The Whatcom County Council has banned inner-tubing on the South Fork Nooksack River to protect endangered Chinook salmon there.

Law & Courts

WA lawmaker hails tribes' victory in SCOTUS adoption ruling

One state lawmaker says he has a lot to celebrate with a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The high court upheld a law aimed at keeping Native American adoptees within their tribes.

Crime

Lawyer shortage creates potential constitutional crisis

Environment

Getting fish passage over Skagit dams will take decades

After years of drama with Tribes who say the dams are getting in the way of the salmon. If successful, it’ll be introducing fish into a region it hasn’t been in for 50 or even more years.

Environment

For Yakama Nation, green energy projects echo colonization

Government

Snoqualmie Tribe enacts 2% land protection tax to help preserve ancestral lands

The Snoqualmie Tribe has instituted a new Land Protection Tax that’s believed to be the first of its kind in North America.

Arts & Life

What's in a weave? Native basketmaker and archeologist explore the stories baskets tell

Master basketmaker and National Heritage Fellowship winner Ed Carriere is teaming up with a retired WSU archeologist to explore the recent and ancient history of Native basket weaving, as Carriere works to keep the traditional techniques he learned from his great-grandmother alive.