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
News Podcast | Why one WA library could be voted out of existence Calls for censorship of LGTBQ+ young adult books in Columbia County mirror a national political debate. Meg Butterworth shares her reporting. by Sara Bernard / August 9, 2023
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 Podcast | These Seattle parents aim to fix school fundraising PTSAs can reduce resource gaps, but also exacerbate inequities among schools. Reporter Venice Buhain shares local efforts working to change that. by Sara Bernard / June 28, 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
Equity Podcast | Supporting girls' education in Afghanistan As the Taliban tightens restrictions, Marnie Gustavson's nonprofit finds workarounds. Reporter Hal Bernton shares the WA native's history of advocacy. by Sara Bernard / May 31, 2023
Equity Podcast | Can higher ed diversify without affirmative action? Reporter Andrew Engelson discusses WA's 1998 ban of the practice, and what UW has done since to increase racial equity on campus. by Sara Bernard / April 19, 2023
Equity Podcast | The effort to ease an Indigenous housing crisis Crosscut reporter Luna Reyna discusses how housing inequities affect the Suquamish Tribe and how federal funds could help provide affordable options. by Sara Bernard / April 5, 2023
Equity Podcast | A child of Vietnamese refugees helps displaced Afghans Director Thanh Tan's postwar experience led her to help refugees after the fall of Kabul and make a Crosscut docu-series about their plight. by Sara Bernard / March 22, 2023
Equity Podcast | How we covered the anniversary of the Wah Mee tragedy Reporter Maleeha Syed talks about revisiting Washington's worst mass shooting without reopening wounds. by Sara Bernard / March 15, 2023