Indigenous Affairs Native nations lead salmon restoration efforts in Columbia Basin The number of returning adult salmon and steelhead has doubled since the 1990s, but is still only halfway to the NWPCC’s goal of 5 million. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore + ICT / February 10, 2025
Indigenous Affairs Cowlitz Tribe youth help lead this year’s First Salmon Ceremony “It’s what we do to thank the salmon for what they give,” said Lydia Hodges, 15, part of the new generation carrying on the sacred ritual. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore + ICT / June 24, 2024
Indigenous Affairs Yakama Nation’s new public safety campus gives justice room to grow The tribal court system, which had occupied a cluster of trailers since the ’50s, plans to add services like a mental health or a veterans court. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore News and ICT / January 9, 2024
Equity Snoqualmie Tribe starts land protection sales tax at Salish Lodge The 2% tax will preserve ancestral sites such as Snoqualmie Falls, and could be a model for other Indigenous nations. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore/ICT / July 17, 2023
News The Washington mental health lifeline made for and by Native people The Native and Strong Lifeline provides connection and culturally specific care to callers in crisis. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Indian Country Today and Underscore News / June 19, 2023
Radio Hankook: The heart of Korea on Washington radio Jean Suh founded Washington's first and only Korean-language radio station. by Hugo Kugiya / July 8, 2014
Why KUOW cut programming to build listenership “There was a sense of loss,” says managing editor Cathy Duchamp about the station's programming changes. by Hugo Kugiya / February 25, 2014
The problem with the Seahawks' Richard Sherman? The 12th Man Richard Sherman by Hugo Kugiya / January 28, 2014
Culture Pearl Harbor Day: 'We're at war against my relatives' Tom and Sally Kitano at home in Issaquah. They live in the Spiritwood assisted living community. Tom is 84. by Hugo Kugiya / December 5, 2013
