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Farley Eaglespeaker
Oregon Capital Chronicle: Treaty tribes still fighting for their fishing rights (October 7, 2024)
The U.S. government recently recognized the harm caused by the dams and has promised to work to restore salmon runs but tribal members doubt much will change.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs provides more funding for Columbia River treaty fishing sites (October 7, 2024)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is investing nearly $10 million in tribal treaty fishing sites along the Columbia River.
Puyallup River
Native America Calling: A major boost for salmon restoration in the Pacific Northwest (March 7, 2024)
Two recent events are major wins for tribes fighting to restore natural salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest.
Native Youth
San Manuel Band donates $1 million to non-profits on Giving Tuesday (November 28, 2023)
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians announced $1 million in donations to 10 non-profit organizations across the nation.
Mount Adams
Underscore.news: Yakama Nation celebrates return of sacred land (October 18, 2022)
An 1855 treaty with the U.S. government ensured one of the Yakama Nation’s most important sites would remain part of its homelands.
'No More Stolen Sisters'
‘Enough is enough’: Native women issue call to action for missing and murdered relatives (May 2, 2022)
The Biden administration is promising historic investments to address the crisis of missing and murdered people in Indian Country as advocates continue to call for more support at all levels.
White House
Chickasaw Nation citizen lands Native advisor role at White House (April 27, 2022)
The White House has a new Native advisor in the second year of Joe Biden’s presidency.
Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant
Native America Calling: Where to store nuclear waste? (March 23, 2022)
Tribal communities continue to live with nuclear waste in their backyards while a permanent repository remains in political limbo.
Pawnee County Courthouse
Prominent Indian Country artist facing criminal charge (February 7, 2022)
A prominent Indian Country artist has been charged in connection with an incident involving a minor.
Mount Adams
Yakama Nation celebrates ‘resounding victory’ for treaty lands (June 16, 2021)
The Yakama Nation is celebrating after a federal appeals court confirmed that the tribe has been right all along about its treaty lands.
mildredquaemptsmerlekirk
Underscore.news: MMIW remains a crisis in Oregon (May 5, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic and mismatched databases confound efforts to address failures investigating Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
redcomplexfire
Kaiser Health News: Tribes face brutal fire season amid COVID-19 pandemic (October 5, 2020)
Native American tribes are no strangers to fire. But COVID-19 has set back efforts to manage their homelands.
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