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Living Voices to present ‘Native Vision’ in Lynnwood Nov. 2

The Lynnwood-Alderwood Manor Heritage Association will host a free Living Voices performance, Native Vision, on Sunday, Nov. 2, at 1 p.m. at the Wickers Building in Heritage Park, 19921...

WA governor moves to improve state consultation with tribes

Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed an executive order to strengthen how the state consults and works with Native American tribes in Washington. Signed Oct. 22, the order calls...

‘stubus – Indigenous Walking Tour’ debuts at Edmonds Waterfront Center

In observation of Indigenous Peoples Day, more than 200 people attended the inaugural “stubus – Indigenous Walking Tour” Monday at the Edmonds Waterfront Center. Several tables displayed local Indigenous...

Reminder: Inaugural ‘stubus’ Indigenous Walking Tour debuts on Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Edmonds Oct. 13

With a goal to engage and educate Edmonds about the lives of the Coast Salish people, a group of Edmonds community members have developed “stubus - Indigenous Walking Tour,”...

Edmonds School District to recognize Sept. 30 as ‘Orange Shirt Day,’ honoring Indigenous residential school survivors 

The Edmonds School Board at its Aug. 19 meeting adopted a resolution to officially declare Sept. 30 as Orange Shirt Day, or Every Child Matters Day. It’s a movement...

Native & Strong Lifeline expands access with text and chat

The Native & Strong Lifeline – Washington’s suicide-prevention, crisis, and help line for all Native and Indigenous people in the state – now offers text and chat services. These...

Big Tree and Little Salmon with Thistle Theatre at MLT Library July 15

Professional puppeteers Thistle Theatre will present Big Tree and Little Salmon from 6-7 p.m., Tuesday, July 15 at the Mountlake Terrace Library. The story explores the ecology of salmon runs...

State child welfare agency signs historic agreement with Alaskan tribes

The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) signed its first agreement last month to coordinate child welfare services with an out-of-state tribe. The historic memorandum of agreement...

Despite federal dams, Columbia and Snake River tribes fight to keep fishing traditions alive

This summer for the first time the U.S. government acknowledged that nearly a century of damming waterways in the Columbia and Snake rivers for hydroelectricity has devastated fish runs...

Report finds barriers for NW coastal tribes responding to climate change

Coastal tribes in the Northwest are on the front lines of the changing climate but face barriers to responding to its effects. A new report collected testimony directly from tribal members to...

Prison powwow: Native families connect with their loved ones behind bars

In line to enter a state prison north of Olympia, 10-year-old Ahyoka Wixon cannot stay still. “My dad’s friend made me a jingle dress!” she says to a friendly man...

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