Guardians ad litem are supposed to be neutral between parents. But data shows their presence makes mothers more likely to lose custody to their abusers.
Raven Borsey, of Children of the Setting Sun helps publish Reefnetters of the Salish Sea, the final thesis of world-renowned anthropologist Wayne Suttles.
Punitive legislation and environmental damage caused by the cannery industry all but severed the Lummi Nation from their traditional fishing practices.
Of the minority of sex crimes that result in convictions, 60% end with guilty pleas to lesser offenses, leaving survivors disillusioned with the process.
It would cost the state about $7.5 billion to repair culverts that violate Indigenous fishing rights, but millions from the U.S. government could help.