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 Saving Murray Stenson is just the beginning Murray Stenson at the ZigZag Cafe in 2007. by Ronald Holden / December 4, 2012
Equity Crosscut Tout: Pike Place Market Artisan Food Festival this weekend The festival on Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 25-26) will raise money for the market's human services agencies. by Ronald Holden / September 24, 2010
Equity Crosscut Tout: A fishy fundraiser at the Market Seattle restaurateur Tom Douglas hosts "Salmon-Chanted Evening," a salmon dinner and fundraiser at Victor Steinbrueck Park, to discourage crime in the area and raise money for the Pike Market Senior... by Ronald Holden / August 27, 2010