Dawn Dumont Walker, a citizen of the Okanese First Nation who faces criminal charges in U.S. and Canada, will appear in an arraignment hearing in Portland on Sept. 7.
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Inaugural Native and Indigenous Pedalpalooza Ride Set to Roll Out
Organizers Nanette Beyale and Alexis Vazquez want their Aug. 27 ride to build connections within Portland’s Native American and Indigenous community.
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Conserving and Celebrating an Ancient Fish
Tribes come together at Willamette Falls to celebrate the annual harvest of Pacific lamprey, a first food of Native peoples in the Pacific Northwest, in the midst of ongoing tribal conservation efforts.
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‘Reservation Dogs’ Fetches a Sister Act
Tamara and Sarah Podemski describe the real-life bond they bring to the new season of the hit show.
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First Native Woman in Space
NASA Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann will be traveling to the International Space Station and, if chosen, could be the first woman on the moon.
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Newly Approved Indigenous Studies Program Paves Path for Native Students at OSU
The university hired three Indigenous faculty on tenure tracks this year, doubling the program’s full-time faculty.
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Combining My Two Passions: Journalism and Working With Youth
Underscore staff writer and photographer Jarrette Werk shares his experience mentoring at the weeklong High School Journalism Institute, a collaboration between Oregon State University, The Oregonian and other media outlets.
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Washington Tribes Call on Governor to Reject Clean Energy Project Proposal
In a July 28 letter, most of the federally recognized tribes in Washington pushed the state to deny permits to a developer because its project along the Columbia River would mean the unavoidable destruction or damage to sites sacred to the area’s tribal nations.
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‘We Are Here and We Are Strong’
Coast Salish peoples are finally recognized at San Juan Island National Historical Park.
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Indigenous Candidates Seek Election to Washington State Legislature
Only one of the state’s 147 legislators is Native American, but a strong group of candidates this year is trying to boost Indigenous representation.