Indigenous Affairs
A Tulalip youth works to reconnect with family, tribe and identity
The second in a three-part series explores the personal and systematic complications of foster care — especially for LGBTQ+ Indigenous kids.
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Tracing a Tulalip youth’s path through the Washington foster system
The first in a three-part series follows one Tribe member from the reservation into non-Native care.
Equity
WA colleges say Indigenous students need more support post-pandemic
Oregon and Montana have offered tuition assistance for American Indian/Alaska Native students, but similar proposals have stalled in Washington.
Environment
The Lummi Nation sees ‘parallels’ with the orca Tokitae’s story
The whale — also named Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut and Lolita — was captured in 1970, but died last month before her planned return to the Salish Sea.
Environment
Indigenous nations say their forests are federally underfunded
To reach per-acre parity with Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service lands, the government would need to increase funding by $96M every year.