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 Guest Opinion: Real police reform may require new ways of looking at results Seattle police escort a 2009 protest group. by Hubert Locke / May 5, 2015
Politics Alleged North Korean Sony Pictures hack a lesson in corporate decency Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of North Korea by Hubert Locke / December 21, 2014
Culture Lessons from Ferguson The fatal shooting of the unarmed teen sparked protests, looting and a whole lot of soul searching about race. by Hubert Locke / August 31, 2014
Politics Boeing and its older workers: The brewing confrontation One Boeing union has complained about older workers ending up on the short end of layoffs. And more layoffs lie ahead. by Marissa Luck / August 11, 2014
Equity Case managing homeless youth Jordan Herrera takes advantage of Free Haircut Day at The Landing, a Friends of Youth shelter. by Marissa Luck / July 7, 2014
