New rules mean a new chance for Duwamish recognition
The Duwamish Tribe has renewed hope for gaining federal recognition.
Duwamish people have lobbied the United States government for decades to be recognized and gain the benefits that come with it.
But it’s been a difficult argument to win.
Difficult until a recent rule change and judge’s ruling.
Here to give us details is Duwamish Tribal councilwoman Yvonne Griffin and Lynda Mapes, a Seattle Times reporter who has followed this effort.
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Paige hosts midday newscasts and monitors news of significance to the Puget Sound region. She hopped over Washington’s mountains to join KUOW, after hosting news and reporting at Spokane Public Radio since 2011. She began her start in radio while a journalism student at University of Montana, by sharing stories with KUFM. Paige was raised in the mountains and rivers around Spokane. In her spare time she cheers on the Mariners in the summer, and hopes for snow in the winter.
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