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 9 things to do in Seattle Summery cocktail-making class, dancing in the Seattle Japanese Garden and Lauren Weedman. by Michael Upchurch & Brangien Davis & Nicole Capozziello / July 26, 2018
Culture 10 things to do in Seattle An abstract microcosm of Seattle growth, Farm Fest and burlesque production Femme Fatale. by Brangien Davis & Michael Upchurch & Nicole Capozziello / July 20, 2018
Culture 8 things to do in Seattle Summer at SAM, author Ottessa Moshfegh and Seattle’s spirited youth-dance extravaganza. by Brangien Davis & Nicole Capozziello & Michael Upchurch / July 12, 2018
Culture 8 things to do in Seattle Get introduced to Butoh, a dance aesthetic that emerged in post-war Japan. by Michael Upchurch & Nicole Capozziello / July 5, 2018
Culture 7 things to do in Seattle Horror films, The Male Gaze and remembering the talking gorilla Koko. by Michael Upchurch & Nicole Capozziello / June 28, 2018