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
Tech Seattle's blogs: quirky, fun spots for lazy summer days Street style, gardens, and The Ramen Rater are a few of my new favorites. by Jessica Alberg / August 4, 2011
Culture Bainbridge remembers the Japanese American expulsion on Saturday Japanese American residents of Bainbridge Island board a ferry on the first day of the Japanese internment. by Jessica Alberg / August 3, 2011
Culture Final 'Harry Potter' film marks no ending for a generation A complete set of the books. by Jessica Alberg / July 13, 2011
Tech Undercover look at pig-raising operation brings grocer reaction Costco says it will investigate. The local warehouse-store company changed its practices after an earlier investigation by the same animal-rights group into the treatment of calves. by Jessica Alberg / July 1, 2011
Politics New NW Native Cultural Center lands a site at Seattle Center The floor plan for the first floor of the proposed Northwest Native Cultural Center by Jessica Alberg / June 20, 2011
