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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 23h

Salmon swimming upstream in the Dungeness River this summer and fall were able to get through normally troublesome areas with help of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and partners improving the habitat. nwtreatytribes.org/salmon-in-du...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 29/09/2026

The Suquamish Tribe and Puget Sound Restoration Fund are trying different outplanting techniques for cockles, growing them in PVC tubes similar to how shellfish farmers in Puget Sound raise geoduck. nwtreatytribes.org/partnership-...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 23/09/2026

A canoe landing and tribal songs and dances were part of the Seattle waterfront on Saturday as the 34th annual Salmon Homecoming celebrated Indigenous culture.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 16/09/2026

Food, hands-on science and music will be offered at the Nisqually Watershed Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 20/08/2026

Washington Sea Grant will hold a two-day Skills and Drills course for new or beginning commercial fishers Sept. 28-29 in South Bend. It's free for current or aspiring fishers, or $100 for non-commerical fishers.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 04/08/2026

The Nisqually Indian Tribe welcomed more than 100 canoe families Friday at Sequalitchew Creek Beach in DuPont. The annual journey typically draws canoes paddled by and representing Indigenous people from he Pacific Northwest and beyond. #canoejourney #treatyrights #paddletonisqually

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 29/07/2026

The Suquamish Tribe hosted approximately 70 canoes and their canoe families this week during this year's 2026 Tribal Canoe Journey. The final landing at Nisqually will be this Friday, July 31.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 28/07/2026

The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and Clallam County Marine Resources Committee have seen success over the past decade from their partnership to restore the Olympia oyster population in Sequim Bay. nwtreatytribes.org/restoration-...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 19/07/2026

The Suquamish and Squaxin Island tribes and Maritime Washington celebrated the release of the Tribal Guide to Maritime Washington website, a resource that invites visitors to learn more about Pacific Northwest tribes, with weaving, shellfish and language demos. maritimewa.org/tribal-guide

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 14/07/2026

The higher the water temperature, the harder it is for salmon to survive. So the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe is testing temperature thresholds for 2,000 juvenile chum salmon. nwtreatytribes.org/tribe-tests-...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 10/07/2026

☀️ Our Summer 2026 Northwest Treaty Tribes magazine is out! 📖 Inside the magazine: Successful eelgrass and Olympia oyster restoration, a learning exchange with University students, how eDNA is helping to monitor the success of habitat restoration ... and more! nwtreatytribes.org/publications...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 08/07/2026

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory finished installing more than 43,000 eelgrass shoots in Port Angeles Harbor this spring, supporting habitat for juvenile salmon and other marine life in the bay. nwtreatytribes.org/eelgrass-tra...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 07/07/2026

The Makah Tribe, Olympic National Park and the Coast Salmon Partnership are embarking on their 5th year of helping restore habitat for Lake Ozette sockeye salmon with volunteer work parties July 13-15. See flier for details and to sign up.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 30/06/2026

The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe is evaluating the molting periods of Dungeness crab, after finding crab that still had soft shells during the harvest opening. nwtreatytribes.org/dungeness-cr...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 06/06/2026

We’re thrilled to introduce the new and improved Rooted Futures platform, designed to illuminate pathways to careers working with natural resources. It won a Bridge-Builder Award for Equity at UW. Check it out: rootedfutures.nwifc.org/

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 05/06/2026

Community members gathered Thursday near Isthmus Park to dedicate a welcoming figure carved by Squaxin Island artist Andrea Wilbur-Sigo. The figure honors the relationship between the city and tribe, and marks natural resource restoration work still to come.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 29/05/2026

Tribes in Washington state are on the cutting edge of using environmental DNA to detect chinook salmon in some of the Olympic Peninsula's least accessible streams. columbiainsight.org/dna-fingerpr...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 26/05/2026

On Saturday morning, Puyallup Tribe of Indians members honored the first salmon of the season. In the afternoon, they marked the grand opening of a new, 24,000-square-foot longhouse, which was immediately put to use with a longhouse naming ceremony and First Foods ceremony.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 18/05/2026

Today is International Museum Day, a great time to consider visiting a tribal museum or cultural center near you! The Quinault, Makah, Elwha, Squaxin Island, Suquamish and Tulalip tribes are among those featured on this interactive map: www.indian-affairs.org/tmdmap.html.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 15/05/2026

A group of University of Washington and Neah Bay High School students have spent the past year sharing traditional practices and science education with each other. nwtreatytribes.org/college-high...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 23/04/2026

The Tulalip Tribes hosted an Earth Day Celebration on Wednesday with games such as ring toss, giveaways such as orca beans and a unified message: to protect the Earth and the species that call it home.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 21/04/2026

On Saturday, students from Wa He Lut Indian School in Olympia toured Classic Foundry in Seattle, where artists are building two 9-foot statues of treaty rights champion Billy Frank Jr. to be installed in the U.S. and state capitols later this year or early 2027.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 15/04/2026

Puget Sound Day on the Hill activities are underway this week in D.C., with testimony from tribal leadership reaching federal officials in meetings and in panels like "How Habitat and Clean Water Support American Seafood." 🔗 Learn more: psdoth.org/

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 13/04/2026

Joined by visitors on First Beach in La Push, the Quileute Tribe held its Welcoming the Whales ceremony Friday with songs, dancing and a salmon offering for migrating gray whales.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 08/04/2026

Learn about Lummi Nation's effort to better understand hooligans (pictured), as well as how tribes are studying changes in salmon migration patterns, collecting ocean safety data and more in the spring magazine, available now: nwtreatytribes.org/publications...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 08/04/2026

Port Townsend high school students are using newly acquired math and science skills to support native Olympia oyster populations. nwtreatytribes.org/oyster-nurse... (Photos courtesy of the Northwest Maritime Center)

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 02/04/2026

Tribes are keeping an eye out for a neurodegenerative disease that can have a devastating affect on wildlife populations. nwtreatytribes.org/wildlife-sta...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 19/03/2026

NWIFC Chairman Ed Johnstone urged Congress this week to adequately fund the natural resources and environmental programs that uphold treaty rights. Watch the full testimony here: www.youtube.com/live/1iTI_qq...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 13/03/2026

The Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe's culture department held a cedar weaving class for tribal members recently. The women worked on belts for their regalia, shared advice, and socialized while songs from previous tribal canoe journey protocols played in the background.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 06/03/2026

With BIlly Frank Jr. Day approaching on March 9, hundreds of visitors gathered at River Ridge High School Wednesday to celebrate the life and work of the tribal leader and treaty rights advocate.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 05/03/2026

The Muckleshoot Tribe's work to protect salmon drew interest from more than 8,000 miles away late last year. The tribe hosted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students as they toured some of Western Washington's leaders in science, technology and engineering.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 23/02/2026

National Native American Law School Students will host a screening of the feature-length documentary FISH WAR at 5 p.m. March 5 with tribal leaders Ramona Bennett and Ed Johnstone. The screening will be at UW Law, Room 138, located at 4293 Memorial Way NE in Seattle. #treatyrights

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 19/02/2026

Calling beach and bird enthusiasts! An opportunity to get involved in COASST (Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team) is coming up on Camano Island this weekend. Get trained to collect and submit valuable bird mortality data, and take home all the equipment you need to participate.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 12/02/2026

Skokomish tribal staff have been keeping a year-round eye on bird activity within the tribe's tidelands, curious how the various populations have been using the restored estuary for the past decade.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 07/02/2026

Freshwaters Illustrated will present PNWater Stories, a group of documentary films and award-winning photographs spotlighting the remarkable diversity of local freshwater life, from 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at The Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 06/02/2026

The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe has created a gear-lending library for its tribal members, where a variety of outdoor equipment can be borrowed for camping, hiking, hunting, or working with the tribe's natural resources department. nwtreatytribes.org/gear-sharing...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 04/02/2026

The Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe and Long Live the Kings take a deep dive into the recent studies at the Hood Canal Bridge and what the collaboration has learned about the relationship between the bridge, salmon and seals. www.youtube.com/watch

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 03/02/2026

NWIFC has released the latest State of Our Watersheds Report, which shows that despite ongoing restoration efforts, salmon recovery continues to be threatened by ongoing habitat degradation. Report: nwifc.org/sow

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 02/02/2026

Harvesters who find a green tag on their Dungeness crab this season are encouraged to call it in to help the Suquamish Tribe and the state learn more about adult crab populations in Puget Sound. nwtreatytribes.org/crabbers-cal...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 30/01/2026

The Skokomish Tribe is trying to figure out how its Roosevelt elk herds have disappeared—concerning even for the tribe's hunters familiar with the herds' migration patterns, as they are not seeing signs of the animals anywhere. nwtreatytribes.org/where-have-p...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 27/01/2026

Ron Charles, tribal fisherman and former tribal chair for the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, shares how he was part of the Boldt decision era in the 1970s and 1980s. tribalvoices.salmondefense.org/fish-war-bon...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 26/01/2026

The Point No Point treaty was signed on Jan. 26, 1855 at Hahdskus (also known as Point No Point), by representatives from the S’Klallam, Chimakum and Skokomish tribes, and Isaac Stevens, then governor and Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Washington Territory.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 23/01/2026

The Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Olympia is recruiting for the 2026 BIA WaterCorps tribal internship. Tribal members with a strong interest in natural resource management are encouraged to apply.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 22/01/2026

Today is Treaty Day for tribes that reserved the right to fish, hunt & gather in the Puget Sound region when the Treaty of Point Elliott was signed in 1855. They are fighting now to restore salmon stocks—a staple treaty resource—and other fish, wildlife and plants integral to their culture.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 21/01/2026

The Suquamish Tribe recently celebrated years of work restoring salmon habitat in the Chico Creek watershed, while also moving forward on addressing upland restoration efforts. nwtreatytribes.org/projects-imp...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 15/01/2026

Replacing an 81-foot-long bridge with a 1,140-foot long bridge on the Big Quilcene River is addressing flooding issues for residents while supporting new habitat for chum, steelhead, coho and pink salmon. nwtreatytribes.org/for-fish-and...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 13/01/2026

Recent flooding underscores ways climate change is threatening the safety and sustenance of Northwest tribes. www.pressreader.com/usa/chattano...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 12/01/2026

Scott Boyd, deputy fisheries director for the Stillaguamish Tribe, delivers fertilized chinook eggs to an incubation station in the Brenner Creek Hatchery. Learn more about this project and more in the winter 2026 Northwest Treaty Tribes magazine: nwtreatytribes.org/publications...

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 05/01/2026

@thegrandcinema.bsky.social at 606 Fawcett Avenue in Tacoma will host a screening of FISH WAR at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6. The screening will be followed by a meet and greet with Puyallup Tribe of Indians leader Ramona Bennett, signing copies of her book Fighting For the Puyallup Tribe.

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Northwest Treaty Tribes @nwtreatytribes.org · 31/12/2025

Several treaty tribes have partnered with national and state agencies plus a local nonprofit to better understand seal predation on salmon in Puget Sound. nwtreatytribes.org/understandin...

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