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
Director Rosa Joshi is mad for Shakespeare Director Rosa Joshi at "Richard II" rehearsals. by Thomas May / January 23, 2014
Culture Warming up to Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Winter Festival From left to right, Seattle Chamber Music Society members James Ehnes, Amy Schwartz Moretti, Richard O’Neill, and Robert deMaine by Thomas May / January 22, 2014
Prostitutes in Amsterdam, meth in Appalachia Libby Barnard and Tim Gouran in "25 Saints" by Thomas May / October 31, 2013
"The Walworth Farce": Perplexing, twisted perfection Darragh Kennan in 'The Walworth Farce.' by Thomas May / October 17, 2013
