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
A great night of four West Coast dance companies From San Francisco Ballet's performance of Helgi Tomasson'ꀙs <i>Concerto Grosso.</i> by Stephen Marc Beaudoin / May 19, 2008
Meet the dynamos who make Portland's art music snap and crackle Ryan Heller, conductor of the Portland Vocal Consort chamber choir and the Southwest Washington Symphony. by Stephen Marc Beaudoin / May 9, 2008
Politics The youth vote could tip the scales in Pennsylvania The "youthroots" for Hillary. (Liz Burlingame) by Liz Burlingame / April 22, 2008
Politics In Pennsylvania, a UW student blogger wonders how Obama will fare I'm sitting in a hotel room here in Pittsburgh, and the local news tells me that Wednesday night's debate has Sen. Barack Obama rattled. by Liz Burlingame / April 19, 2008
Politics Gregoire bus tour update: Campaigning means babysitting Editor's note: Liz Burlingame, a student at University of Washington and member of Seattle Politicore, is an embedded blogger on the Gregoire bus tour. Not many people know more about babysitting... by Liz Burlingame / April 10, 2008
