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
Equity Under Trump's EPA, pesticide workers pin hopes on state Farm worker advocates say they welcome efforts to strengthen state pesticide regulations, but they aren't optimistic in Trump's EPA. by Martha Baskin / February 12, 2018
Equity How Seattle is feeding the hungry this winter Food banks often draw a crowd. by Martha Baskin / December 10, 2015
Equity This plum's for you: 'Giving gardens' fight hunger as Congress argues Interbay P-Patch has a garden shed. by Martha Baskin / September 30, 2013
Politics Seattle workers use poetry to convey hardship, fight for higher wages Walmart workers protested in November 2012 outside company offices in Bentonville, Ark. by Martha Baskin / May 16, 2013
Equity Green Acre Radio: Giving the needy the chance at healthy foods from farmers markets Ten urban markets are working to make sure good, healthy food is available to low-income pregnant women, new mothers, and children under the age of 5. by Martha Baskin / August 10, 2011
