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A Wenatchi designer's plan to buy back Native lands
Mary Big Bull-Lewis sees the way forward for Native people in Washington: ownership of the land and the stories attached to it.
Mary Big Bull-Lewis sees the way forward for Native people in Washington: ownership of the land and the stories attached to it.
The Department of the Interior has often prioritized the needs of plants, animals and colonists over the Native people it oversees. That could change under its first Native leader.
The concept of taking back Native land isn’t new. But it encapsulates more than most realize.
Seattle’s plan to give walkers and riders safer streets started with a bang. Whether it remains depends on how loudly residents fight to keep them.
The city has a history of rebuilding after all-consuming fire and economic disaster. We can do it again.