The Native American Youth and Family Center is expanding its work of housing Native community members with its new family shelter khwat yaka haws, meaning Auntie’s Place.
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Center for Tribal Nations to Transform Portland Waterfront
With its newly selected, Indigenous-led architectural team, the Center for Tribal Nations will create a hub for the urban Native community and reclaim space along the Willamette River.
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Miss Indian Northwest Pageant Returns After Nearly Three Decades Pause
Leilonnie Wilson, representing the ​​Klamath, Modoc, Yahooskin Paiute Nations, crowned as the new 2024-2025 Miss Indian Northwest.
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Four-Year-Old Oregon Report Identifies Missing Native American Women As An ‘Emergency’ — But Progress Has Been Limited
Main recommendations remain unfinished, governor has not read the report and critics say Indigenous voices have been left out.
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NAYA’s Many Nations Academy Celebrates Class of 2024
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.