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
Culture 2014's #1 Most Read: Inside Mars Hill's massive meltdown How narcissism, misogyny and Mark Driscoll's own troubled past led to the mega-church mass exodus his flock was too scared to talk about. by Stacey Solie / December 30, 2014
Equity Danielle Goodwin's long journey from neglected child to loving mom Danielle Goodwin's family (left to right) niece Jahlia, husband James, son Roberto, Danielle, daughter Naomi, nephew Bob and son Julian by Stacey Solie / December 7, 2014
Equity Fixing a neglected brain How to stimulate rejuvenation in the adult brain is one of the key questions facing neuroscientists. by Stacey Solie / December 3, 2014
Equity The Neglected Brain, Part 1 Childhood neglect causes changes in the brain that trigger a cascade of physical and behavioral problems in adulthood. by Stacey Solie / December 1, 2014