politics
WA's first Native Supreme Court justice works so she won't be the last
Raquel Montoya-Lewis didn't meet a lawyer until law school. Now she wants others from underrepresented communities to picture themselves in the legal system.
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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Equity
Hoh Tribe partners with SpaceX to get online, but rural demand remains high
Without adequate internet access, rural tribes across Washington are struggling with schooling, health care and more — especially during a pandemic.
Environment
Puyallup Tribe eyes lawsuit over river pollution and declining fish
Critics say a 116-year-old dam on the Puyallup River is a threat to already vulnerable fish populations.
Inside Cascade PBS
A new effort to cover Native communities in the Pacific Northwest
Crosscut’s new Indigenous affairs reporter on her approach to the beat and stale narratives about Indigenous people in our region.
News
3 WA businesses on how they’re getting creative to survive
A florist, an arcade and a mall say it’s adapt or disappear in the pandemic economy.