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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.
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Sponsorship
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Deb Haaland’s cabinet job changes the game for Native communities
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.
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What does Indigenous reclamation mean? Three Native voices discuss
The concept of taking back Native land isn’t new. But it encapsulates more than most realize.
Environment
The Chinook Indian Nation’s 120-year fight for sovereignty
Federal recognition provides tribes with critical health care and education. But there are nations the U.S. refuses to recognize.
Culture
Washington state names its first Native American poet laureate
A member of the Lummi Nation, Bellingham writer Rena Priest will bring attention to local poetry, climate change and the loss of vital natural resources.