College basketball star Kianna Hamilton, citizen of the Osage Nation, finishes out her last season of college ball on the University of Portland women’s basketball team and looks to her new role as director of basketball operations for the Portland Pilots.
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City of Portland Staffs Downsized Tribal Relations Office
Adam Becenti, Diné, former tribal affairs director for Oregon Department of Human Services, will step into the role of Tribal Relations Program manager, ending a five-month vacancy, according to a Friday morning announcement from the City of Portland’s Office of Government Relations. Becenti will lead an office of two. “I feel like this role is […]
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In Memoriam: Native Comic Artist Jeffrey Veregge
After battling lupus for over two years, renowned comic artist from the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Jeffrey Veregge, passed away from a heart attack at 50.
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Your guide to the 2024 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
This year’s gathering of global Indigenous leaders, activists, and policymakers puts a spotlight on youth.
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Your guide to the 2024 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
This year’s gathering of global Indigenous leaders, activists, and policymakers puts a spotlight on youth.
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Eliminating Blood Quantum Requirements for US-Canada Crossing
New legislation could end the decades-old policy requiring proof of blood quantum to cross between the U.S. and Canada, which has violated the rights of Native nations to establish their own citizenship requirements.
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‘Rooted in Tradition’
Meet Mikailah Thompson, Nimíipuu and Black, entrepreneur and spring 2024 seasonal artist for Canada-based and Indigenous-rooted brand Manitobah.
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Quinault Indian Nation Wellness Courts Replace Punishment with Empowerment
The Quinault Indian Nation’s court system focuses on individual healing from addiction, instead of criminalization and punishment.
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Javelina: Bringing Indigenous Cuisine to Portland
The only Native pop-up restaurant in Portland brings Indigenous comfort foods and traditional first foods to the city’s fine dining scene.
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Healing the Children of Horse Nations
Oregon’s Indian Country harnesses the power of equine therapy for its children leaving foster care and juvenile justice systems