Willamette Falls Lamprey Celebration Opens With Updated Restoration Plan
The fourth annual festival honors lamprey as a first food and promotes conservation efforts.
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Last-minute Deal Preserves Oregon Program for Disadvantaged Businesses
Critics said cuts to state technical assistance program in Oregon would’ve devastated support for Native American businesses.
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The Power of Sharing Knowledge Through Storytelling and Fashion
Angela Noah hopes to share her love of storytelling with her communities, inspire other young Native people through her podcast, ‘Young Elders’ and in the artful fashion regalia she sews.
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Indigenous Kayakers Traverse Six Dam Sites on the Klamath River and Head for the Ocean
A group of young Indigenous kayakers is headed to the mouth of the Klamath River in free-flowing water after portaging around two dams and paddling through four former dam sites.
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Road to Post-Putin Russia Crosses Through Orcas Island
Activists sign document that calls for respect for Indigenous rights, environment protection, rule of law.
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A New Book About The Effects of Climate Change On First Foods From Umatilla Tribes
The Confederated Tribes of Umatilla’s First Foods Policy Program opens up discussion on food sustainability with the release of the “Gatherers Project.”
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Tribal Leaders Denounce Trump’s Decision to Cut Funding Protecting Salmon
Affected Native nations say this decision will cause further loss of salmon.
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“We Are the Treaty:” Umatilla Tribes Commemorate 170th Anniversary of Walla Walla Treaty of 1855
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation celebrated Treaty Day on Friday, June 13, hosting the first annual celebration since 2023.
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Yurok Tribe Celebrates Largest Land Back Deal in California History
The over 47,000 acres of ancestral lands double Yurok’s land holdings and includes the Blue Creek Salmon Sanctuary.
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‘Native Playwrights PDX’ Reimagines Representation in Theater
Co-organizers Amber Kay Ball and Lofanitani Aisea elevate the theatrical works of Indigenous creatives.
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“Remaining Native” is Medicine for Generational Healing
Paige Bethmann’s debut documentary follows 17-year-old Paiute runner Kutoven Stevens as he chases a scholarship and honors his great-grandfather’s legacy of survival from the Stewart Indian School
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Portland’s Tribal Relations Office Was Once a National Leader. What Happened?
A pattern of neglect has sowed distrust in the city program.
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“I Was Called to Tell This Story”
Choctaw Filmmaker Colleen Thurston brings the fraught history of the Kiamichi River to SIFF with “Drowned Land” debut.
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“Pow!” Honors Heritage With Humor and Heart
Joey Clift’s new animated short film “Pow!” is a heartfelt tribute to his Tulalip community through the comedic journey of a Native kid trying to charge his video game console at a powwow.
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‘A Ceremony of Remembrance’
Poetry, images and classical music bring Celilo Falls to life through stories of past, present and future for many Native nations along the Columbia River Gorge.
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