Yakama Nation hosted a celebration marking another season of lamprey harvest at the Willamette Falls.
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NARA Celebrates the First Wacamyos Pride Celebration
Four artists were honored for their work with the Two Spirit community in an energetic, vibrant and celebratory atmosphere.
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Sauk-Suiattle Members Urge Feds to Step in Against Leaders ‘Abusing’ Power
The tribal council fires, evicts and disenrolls without cause, members say.
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A New Exhibit Explores Indigiqueer History in the Pacific Northwest
‘My Father’s Father’s Sister’ explores the life of a 19th-century Two-Spirit Atfalati Kalapuya healer named Shimkhin.
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The Long Road to Access to Willamette Falls
Four tribes are working with PGE to plan public access at the second largest falls in the United States, which has been inaccessible since industrialists dammed the falls and lined the river with paper mills 150 years ago.
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Getting to Know Portland’s Premier Drag Clown
Anthony Hudson’s first public drag performance was for his senior showcase at McNary High School in Keizer, Oregon. Today, he performs as Carla Rossi on stages across the world.
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Snoqualmie Implements a First of its Kind Land Protection Tax
The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe hopes to preserve the Snoqualmie Falls and other ancestral sites for future generations through a new 2% land protection tax. Leaders say it’s a model for other tribes working to reclaim their ancestral lands.
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Muckleshoot Tribal College Makes History With 2023 Doctoral Graduates
The University of Washington in Tacoma partnered with the tribal college to train the inaugural graduates of the Muckleshoot Cohort, a doctorate in education program for educators working with tribes.
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Warm Springs Elder Linda Meanus: Storyteller, Dancer, Beadworker and Advocate
Author Linda Meanus shares the inspiration for her first book, ‘My Name is Lamoosh.’
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Two More Tribes Make Historic Co-Management Agreements With Oregon
Four tribes in Oregon can now issue hunting and fishing licenses for their citizens under the agreements, based on harvest limits informed by tribal values. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shelved its planned agreement with a fifth tribe.