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
Mark Twain's long-lost farce loud enough to wake the dead Margaretta Lantz, Lisa Branham and Mike Jones are in Mark Twain's rediscovered play by katherineluck / September 19, 2012
'Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam': A haunting indictment of American otherness Trieu Tran in Uncle Ho To Uncle Sam by katherineluck / September 18, 2012
A deeply offensive Helen Keller remake just might save Intiman Drag queen Crystal Pain (Burton Curtis) offers a drink to Annie Sullivan (Hannah Victoria Franklin) as Helen Stellar (Jonathon Pyburn) prepares for his act in Miracle! by katherineluck / July 17, 2012
Lewis Black's new play: More than just 'One Slight Hitch' (L to r): Katherine Grant-Suttie, Marianne Owen, Kirsten Potter, Kimberley Sustad, and R. Hamilton Wright in One Slight Hitch. by katherineluck / June 17, 2012
The allure of bad boys with guns Marya Sea Kaminski confronts The Man (Paul Budraitis) in Riddled, a new play onstage at Hugo House through June 23. by katherineluck / June 7, 2012
