Indigenous Affairs Yakama Nation’s new public safety campus gives justice room to grow The tribal court system, which had occupied a cluster of trailers since the ’50s, plans to add services like a mental health or a veterans court. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore News and ICT / January 9, 2024
Equity Snoqualmie Tribe starts land protection sales tax at Salish Lodge The 2% tax will preserve ancestral sites such as Snoqualmie Falls, and could be a model for other Indigenous nations. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore/ICT / July 17, 2023
News The Washington mental health lifeline made for and by Native people The Native and Strong Lifeline provides connection and culturally specific care to callers in crisis. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Indian Country Today and Underscore News / June 19, 2023
Politics Instead of cutting the cities' revenue share, should we trim some special districts? Lay off the cities, governor, and lay into the special districts. by Reuven Carlyle / November 22, 2011
Equity Mayor's budget reflects that Seattle is not a kid's place A child at the 2007 Seattle Folklife Festival: How much does the city really pay attention to children at Seattle Center or elsewhere? by Reuven Carlyle / September 29, 2010