Closing out the 2024 UNITY conference, youth represented their Native nations through traditional designs and attended a fashion show with pieces from award winning Indigenous designer Red Berry Woman.
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‘Pi-Ume-Sha Means Celebration’
The 55th Annual Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days honors past, present and future.
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Coquille Indian Tribe Celebrates 35 Years of Restoration
Coquille citizens and leaders reflect on the powerful efforts to achieve restoration and the progress and healing of the nation since.
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Largest Native Youth Gathering in Nike History
UNITY brought thousands of Native youth from across the country to Nike World Headquarters for a day of empowerment and fun.
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How Native Nations Forced Federal Investment in Salmon Reintroduction
Work above the Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee Dams by the Upper Columbia United Tribes has proven that salmon will return home, pressuring the government to uphold obligations to Native nations. With further litigation on hold, the federal government has committed more than $200 million for salmon reintroduction efforts led by Native nations.
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Underscore Wins Numerous Indigenous Media Awards
Noeledrich took home 11 Indigenous Media Awards.
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NAYA Opens A Native Family Shelter
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.