At the 17th graduation ceremony for the Native American Youth and Family Center’s Many Nations Academy, GED students joined high school graduates for the first time, walking across the stage to receive their diplomas.
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Grand Ronde’s Vision for Willamette Falls
At tumwata village, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde plan to create a mixture of public, cultural and commercial use overlooking Willamette Falls at the site of the old Blue Heron Paper Mill.
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This Year’s Cowlitz First Salmon Ceremony Is About Future Generations
Gathered at Cowlitz Landing the first weekend in June, Cowlitz Indian Tribe citizens taught the younger generations how to prepare and cook the first salmon of the year.
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Feds Shrug Off Responsibility for BIA Officer Who Raped Woman Under Threat of Arrest
A Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer pleaded guilty in a criminal case arising from his rape of a woman who had called for his help. At a hearing Monday in a related lawsuit, the government claimed it bears no responsibility for his actions.
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Former Oregon Governor Kate Brown to Lead Willamette Falls Trust
After a tumultuous tenure as governor, Kate Brown has taken on a new role, as president of an organization with Native leadership dedicated to creating public access at Willamette Falls.
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Honoring the Lost Kids of Chemawa Indian School
Volunteers gathered on Memorial Day to clean the neglected Chemawa Cemetery, which had become an overgrown dumping ground.
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Portland Rose Princess Advocates for Native Representation
Roosevelt High School junior Heleen Red Bird, descendant of the Fort Peck Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes, hopes her reign on the Rose Court will increase Indigenous visibility.
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Washington AG’s Office and Local Police Intensify Search for Missing Indigenous Teen
The teen’s disappearance is among the first cases taken by Washington state’s new cold case unit, launched by the attorney general’s office to investigate cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives.
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‘We Are Going to Lead the World’
Indigenous values center a tribal community’s move to higher ground.