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
M's rookie announcer Goldsmith has what it takes Mariners' radio broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith by Mike Henderson / August 15, 2013
Journalistic obfuscation: The mystery around newspaper editorials Newspapers obstinately do little or nothing to clarify the difference between news and the opinions formed by the paper's editorial board. Case in point: The Seattle Times. by Mike Henderson / May 20, 2013
Politics Apologize for America? Hey, it can be useful Flip Side: Maybe we want to lord it over a small country, right? Go right ahead, but let's apologize, too. by Steve Clifford / October 20, 2012
Culture Flip Side: How would Jesus vote? Jesus cleansing the temple: out, you dastardly government bureaucrats! by Steve Clifford / September 24, 2012
Culture Ready. Set. You're fired! New York Daily News cover on Oct. 31 showing the massive drill that pierced a subway tunnel. by Steve Clifford / September 19, 2012
