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
Politics Dively gets expanded role in McGinn administration Seattle Finance Director Dwight Dively by Mark Matassa / December 10, 2009
Culture Lining up at the 5 Point Customers line up for 1929 prices at Seattle's 5 Point Cafe by Mark Matassa / December 8, 2009
Politics Election '09: Inside the mayoral campaign parties Mike McGinn talks with reporters on Election Night by Mark Matassa / November 4, 2009
Equity Boo! <a href="http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/411354_thrift21.html">The P-I's Monica Guzman fashioned a Princess Leia costume, complete with R2D2, from a trip to the thrift store.</a> by Mark Matassa / October 30, 2009
This week's 'Marketplace Minute' Watch Marketplace Morning Report host Bill Radke cram all the week's business news into a 60-second poem. This week: GDP, oil profits, MJ's movie, public health option, and the New York Yankees. by Mark Matassa / October 30, 2009
