Equity
Social distancing is hard, especially for people living with addiction and mental illness
Support groups throughout Washington are going online during coronavirus to continue reaching people who rely on community for their health.
Manola Secaira
Manola Secaira is formerly a reporter for Crosscut, where she covered Native communities, the changing region and environmental justice. Before Crosscut, she interned at a variety of local pu
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Rural tribes finally have a shot at faster internet
This federal window for Native communities to apply for better internet access could transform life for those in Washington.
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Why Native people 'need to count' in the 2020 census
After decades of historical undercounting, Washington’s nonwhite communities hope the results of this year’s census will boost access to critical resources.
Focus
For rural Native communities, affordable groceries can be hours away
Emergency assistance alone can’t fix food inaccessibility for communities like the Hoh Tribe on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
Focus
'Ni supervisores, ni patrones': trabajadores agrícolas que transforman la industria
Dos trabajadores agrícolas de Bellingham, hartos de los malos tratos y de no tener suficiente para comprar los mismos alimentos que cultivaban, dejaron la agricultura corporativa para fundar su propia cooperativa de frutos rojos.