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
Now Showing: "Güeros", a lovely Mexican road movie Three amigos search Mexico City in director Alonso Ruiz Placios's award-winning film. by Rustin Thompson / June 25, 2015
Culture Viral Video: Ebullient promo for classic Beach Boys' tune Wilson's version of the West Indies folk tune hit #3 on the U.S. music charts. by Rustin Thompson / June 21, 2015
Culture Now Showing: "Love & Mercy" sending out very good vibrations Paul Dano plays the young Brian Williams by Rustin Thompson / June 18, 2015
Culture Now Showing: Nothing to care about in "Heaven Knows What" "Heaven Knows What" star Arielle Holmes by Rustin Thompson / June 11, 2015
Culture Viral Video: Louis C.K.'s "most offensive SNL monologue ever" Louis C.K. stirred the pot with his pedophile monologue on Saturday Night Live. by Rustin Thompson / June 11, 2015