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Pier upgrades planned to better support Lummi fishing fleet

Pier upgrades planned to better support Lummi fishing fleet

December 12, 2024December 6, 2024

Lummi Nation’s tribal fishing fleet is set to receive a new pier and docking equipment to support treaty fishing operations…

Wildlife park introduces tribal fellowship role

Wildlife park introduces tribal fellowship role

December 11, 2024

A  partnership between the Nisqually Indian Tribe and Northwest Trek grew stronger this year when tribal member and elder Rose…

Students explore salmon-focused career paths at event

Students explore salmon-focused career paths at event

December 6, 2024

Tribal leaders are looking to the next generation to continue the work of recovering salmon, shellfish and wildlife populations. To…

Camp reconnects tribal members with camas

Camp reconnects tribal members with camas

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024

Leaning forward, Gordon Max Najera Jr. of the Port Gamble S’klallam Tribe used his weight to push the sharp edge…

Sharing cedar harvest traditions

Sharing cedar harvest traditions

June 27, 2024June 27, 2024

During a short hike to Brighton Creek, a child approached Nisqually tribal member Hanford McCloud with a pair of antlers,…

Tribes’ spring ceremonies honor, protect Northwest salmon

Tribes’ spring ceremonies honor, protect Northwest salmon

June 14, 2024November 1, 2024

Each year, many tribes in the Northwest host salmon ceremonies as a way of communing with the fish populations that…

Tribes discuss salmon, Fish Wars with university students

Tribes discuss salmon, Fish Wars with university students

June 10, 2024June 5, 2024

Nancy Shippentower of the Puyallup Tribe remembers the years leading up to the landmark Boldt decision in U.S. v. Washington…

Indigenous civil rights documentary FISH WAR to premiere at SIFF

Indigenous civil rights documentary FISH WAR to premiere at SIFF

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

FISH WAR, a documentary film produced by Northwest Treaty Tribes Media and North Forty Productions, will have its world premiere…

Important, living history: Snapshots from US v. WA 50 event

Important, living history: Snapshots from US v. WA 50 event

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024

  When Muckleshoot Chairman Jaison Elkins welcomed US v. WA 50 attendees to the tribe’s event hall on February 6,…

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