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Nooksack members sue their tribe to fight disenrollment, keep homes
It’s the latest effort by members to stop planned evictions by the Nooksack Tribe, which removed hundreds of members’ citizen status in 2018.
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How tribes are harnessing renewable resources for energy — and jobs
From Washington to Florida, the renewables industry allows tribes to grow revenue, reduce utility costs and fight climate change.
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From WA to Alaska, coastal tribes face displacement with insufficient financial help
A new documentary spotlights efforts of the Yup’ik people of Alaska to relocate from their ancestral lands because of sea level rise.
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For Spokane tribal members, finding work can mean losing benefits
Regulations cut benefits for employed people, even if they're earning poverty wages — but tribes want to change that.
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Tribal leaders say WA state is ignoring treaty rights
An illegal fishing case involving Tulalip Tribal members is symbolic of bigger concerns with state interference in tribal sovereignty, Indigenous citizens say.