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Human Elements: Healing forests with fire
By studying how Indigenous societies use fire, ecologist Ernesto Alvarado is learning how we can fight wildfires.
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Rural tribes finally have a shot at faster internet
This federal window for Native communities to apply for better internet access could transform life for those in Washington.
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Racial bias study for WA State Patrol could resume after 13 years
The legislative action follows InvestigateWest’s reporting [https://crosscut.com/2020/01/state-patrol-under-pressure-examine-bias-traffic-stops-following-investigation]that Native Americans were searched a rate five times that of whites.
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Washington's Latinx and Native voters are fighting for their votes to matter
Groups call upon the state's Voting Rights Act for better representation in Ferry and Yakima counties.
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For rural Native communities, affordable groceries can be hours away
Emergency assistance alone can’t fix food inaccessibility for communities like the Hoh Tribe on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.