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 Anatomy of a gunshot wound Openly carried guns were plentiful during Friday's gun rally at the capitol. 2/8/2013 by HallieGolden / September 21, 2014
From jam sessions at Western to a national tour: A Seattle electronic music phenomenon Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight are serving up some sweet electronic beats on their first North American headline tour. by HallieGolden / July 1, 2014
A company of minors makes award-winning professional theater Callie Harlow and Joey McManus in rehearsal for "The Wrestling Season." by HallieGolden / March 30, 2014
Tech Capitol Hill's IoHouse gives Seattle hackers a place to call home Seattle's first official hacker house, where the women are nerdy, the men have an eye for design and all the kids are above average. by HallieGolden / March 16, 2014
Culture Urban farming gains foothold in Seattle Becky Warner makes a sale in Wallingford for the company City Grown Seattle, a multi-plot urban farm growing vegetables for market. by HallieGolden / August 19, 2012
