In the second year that the U.S. Forest Service suspended commercial harvest in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Ḱamíłpa Band members report feeling safer in fields, though sale of wild berries persis...

The removal of a marine archaeological protection law last year leaves Native sacred sites and cultural artifacts unrecorded as the Department of Interior initiates development plans.

‘First Stories of the Salish Sea,’ a collaboration with Taproot Travel Co. and FRS Clipper, took its inaugural voyage on June 16, offering the first Indigenous-led whale watching tour in Elliot Bay of...

A recent $25 million gift to the University of Washington School of Medicine Student Education Program will create the Franke Medical Student Scholars Program to provide scholarships, recruitment, and...

At the 10th annual relay June 12-14, at the Emerald Downs, teams competed for $85,000 worth of prize money.

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A totem pole carving program at Cedar Creek Corrections Center supports healing for incarcerated individuals looking to connect with inter-tribal and intergenerational traditional practices.

Summer Wildbill is tackling financial literacy, starting with an app she is developing with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Nixyáawii Community Financial Services. She hop...

Historically, lenders have refused to lend money on Native trust lands for housing, making the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit’s ownership option a rare path to housing equity and intergenerational secu...

After legislators learned that more than 300 Native homes eligible for ownership through the state-managed federal housing program had not been transferred to ownership, a bipartisan supported housing...

Family and community members to hold a rally in Eugene on March 27 for Manuel Bayya, a Siletz tribal member who has been missing for four years.

ON THIS EPISODE: Part 0 of "Beyond Fires and Floods: Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes." Otherwise known as "BFF," it's the name of a three-day gathering we co-convened last October on Mu...

The Washington State Senate passed a resolution this session recognizing the Chinook Indian Nation’s history and contributions to the Pacific Northwest.

The annual celebration brings together the Nisqually tribe and community members for a night of dancing, food and education.

Policy analyst for Shoshone-Bannock Tribes notes federal government reimburses 100% of Medicaid service costs for tribal members.

Opponents still have a chance to stop the project before it breaks ground next year.

The first Native American director of the park service spoke on OPB’s “Think Out Loud” about the impacts of the Trump administration on the country’s national parks.

Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter

Legal experts weigh in on how Native nations can support their citizens and descendants in the face of increasingly violent encounters with immigration agents.

Survivors described years of sexual violence, manipulation, and surveillance carried out by a man who posed as an Indigenous activist to gain access to Native communities. While his sentence brings re...

2026 State of Indian Nations address sets priorities for National Congress of American Indians, including full funding for healthcare, infrastructure and more.

The main priority for the position will be to focus on government-to-government relationships with the nine federally recognized Native nations in Oregon.

Tribal leaders say the federal cutbacks will impact grants for programs on domestic violence, trafficking, tribal courts and more.

Ethnogeologists use Indigenous legends to analyze ancient geological events.

Balancing motherhood, art and activism, Tracy Rector has empowered Indigenous artists to view storytelling as an act of community care. Her path shows how nurturing family and community can transform ...

With the deconstruction of the Bateman Island causeway, federal, local and state agencies, including the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Yakama Nation, hope to see an overall increase i...

The Native American Rights Fund released a fact sheet for those who are approached and detained by ICE, depending on the situation

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Native food producers and procurers came together for the first Indigenous foods expo in Seattle this October to connect and help build Indigenous food ways economically, but a one-year run may be all...

Native chefs came together for one night only in Seattle for a traditional gastronomic showcase, featuring dishes by Sean Sherman, Pyet Despain, Rob Kinneen, and Luke Black Elk.

Federal officials have not responded to the October deadline for the tribe’s permit for a traditional summer/fall subsistence hunt of eastern North Pacific Gray Whales, covered by the Makahs’ 10-year ...

Members of the largest and oldest tribal organization have selected its executive committee leaders.

The number of homes eligible for ownership through a state-managed federal housing program has grown to more than 300, a year after an audit miscounted the number of eligible homes while identifying f...

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A proposed state law named for 14-year-old Emily Pike — a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe who went missing and was later found dead — would not have applied to her disappearance. That’s because ...

San Carlos Apache tribe demands investigation into Arizona group homes after 14-year-old Emily Pike fled facility and was murdered

The mother of Allan Dale Warner Jr., who was shot by police on Feb. 20 following reports of a fight, is demanding answers and accountability amid third-party investigation.