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
Culture Why is jazz essential in Seattle schools? Ask Wynton Marsalis With a nationally acclaimed local jazz program at risk, the trumpet legend joins Washington Middle School graduates in protest. by Alexa Peters / April 14, 2023
Culture New Pike Place Market venue aims to rekindle Seattle’s arts scene With literary talks, live music and dinner theater, The Rabbit Box hopes to get audiences hopping back downtown. by Alexa Peters / November 4, 2022
Culture How Seattle indie bands are benefiting from big brand partnerships ‘No such thing as selling out,’ say young musicians buoyed by corporate support. by Alexa Peters / February 23, 2022
Opinion Notes on being useful after dying in Washington state From medical studies to compost, here's how my body can be used up after I die. by Judy Lightfoot / April 13, 2021
Culture Bartell Drugs wants to give Seattle’s music scene a shot in the arm One longtime employee is leading the in-store effort to ensure the live music scene he loves survives. by Alexa Peters / December 7, 2020