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
Opinion Ignoring nursing homes denies our own humanity As COVID-19 cases increase in these communities, a writer reflects on the lives behind the statistics. by Tom Keogh / July 6, 2020
Culture Jazz goes to the opera to honor Charlie Parker in ‘Yardbird’ Seattle Opera’s premiere production makes new rules, tells a more inclusive story. by Tom Keogh / February 20, 2020
Culture ‘No one can take your soul or ideas’: Seattle concert honors musicians killed in the Holocaust 'Art from Ashes' commemorates 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. by Tom Keogh / January 23, 2020
Culture A Seattle carpenter goes from building a bookstore to publishing his first book Once a journalist, grassroots activist and aid worker in war-torn Bosnia, Peter Lippman chronicles the country's troubled history. by Tom Keogh / November 29, 2019
Culture This Seattle writer wants to change how we talk to kids about death Facing her own terminal diagnosis, a cookbook author pivots to recipes for coping with grief. by Tom Keogh / November 8, 2019
