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 11 things to do in Seattle SIFF screenings, a capella concerts, a room full of mammals and more cultural happenings. by Brangien Davis & Jonathan Zwickel & Misha Berson / May 16, 2019
Culture 8 things to do in Seattle A poeting pairing at Hugo House, Octavia Butler-inspired music, Boylesque Fest and other cultural activities. by Brangien Davis & Jonathan Zwickel / April 18, 2019
Culture 9 things to do in Seattle Writer Valeria Luiselli, a trip to the moon, a ballet rendition of A Midsummer Night's Dream and other cultural happenings. by Brangien Davis & Jonathan Zwickel / April 11, 2019
Culture 10 things to do in Seattle Poet Morgan Parker, meteorite-influenced visual art, a celebration of Prince and more cultural happenings. by Brangien Davis & Jonathan Zwickel & Agueda Pacheco Flores & Stephen Hegg / April 4, 2019
Culture 10 things to do in Seattle Dance from Kyle Abraham, an homage to Cher, the Seattle Jewish Film Festival and more cultural happenings. by Brangien Davis & Jonathan Zwickel / March 28, 2019