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 Jayapal, Mosqueda: The time is now for a federal domestic workers bill of rights These workers have long been excluded from national labor laws and civil rights protections. That needs to change. by Pramila Jayapal & Teresa Mosqueda / September 5, 2019
Politics Guest Opinion: Time to fix our tax system Reforming our tax system is the best way to fully fund our public schools. by Pramila Jayapal / June 19, 2015
Politics Guest Opinion: Transportation bill neuters WA's climate change response for next 16 years A smogset over the Puget Sound. Credit: Roland Li by Pramila Jayapal / March 2, 2015
Seattle Seahawks and the Super Bowl: Are the stars aligned? The Zodiac on a London building, Bracken House, the former home of a chairman of the Financial Times. by Peter Miller / January 29, 2015
