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.
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.
Can fish and dams coexist on the Skagit River? New plan may be first step Seattle City Light has released a new plan for managing three hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River. The dams provide 20% of Seattle’s electric power, and have been the subject of a series of lawsuits by tribes arguing that the dams stop salmon from flourishing.
'She would hide in the corner and hope the rats wouldn’t get her' The air was smoky with welcome outside the gathering hall on the Tulalip Indian Reservation.
Bringing ancestors home — the long process of recovering tribal remains Museums around the nation are filled with items and ancestors from the Northwest Indigenous communities. KUOW’s Gustavo Sagrero reports on how some tribes navigate a long and emotional journey to bring them home.
What hides in the records from WA Catholic Native boarding schools? Tribes may soon find out A spokesperson for Catholic bishops in Washington says the church has started the process to review their records of Native boarding schools. This comes after increasing calls for greater transparency from the Catholic Church.
As schools face calls to drop Native American mascots, some could lose state money New York on Tuesday became the latest state in the nation to move to force schools to do away with the use of Native American team names or mascots. Those that don't comply risk losing their funding.
Denise Lajimodiere is named North Dakota's first Native American poet laureate A citizen of the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa Indians, Lajimodiere has written several award-winning books of poetry and is an expert on the history of Native American boarding schools.
A Native grandma smuggled her grandkids out of their abusive boarding school. She hid them in the mountains One time, when my gram/Tupa came to visit, she waited for the nuns to be busy doing something else, and she said, “Get in the car.” I was 8 years old when we were taken to boarding school.
