Muckleshoot Tribe’s Tomanamus Community Day: Connecting with the Land and Community
More than 1,200 Muckleshoot tribal and community members gathered in the rural foothills of Mount Rainier at the tribe’s Tomanamus…
Tag: Natural Resource Management
Material collection and preparation big part of basket weaving
If you aren’t in the mood, don’t weave. It shows up in the work.” That’s one of the many things…
Federal Update for December 2008
BIA BASE BUDGET FY 2009 The election of a new president, the appointment of a new cabinet and the changing…
Tribes Applaud Federal Funding For Natural Resources
OLYMPIA (December 20, 2007) — The status quo isn’t always something to cheer about, but when it comes to securing…
Indian Country Today: ‘People have got to stand up’
Indian Country Today: Frank, Nisqually, is co-chairman of the Puget Sound Partnership, a governor-appointed panel charged with developing a plan…
2006 Seventh Generation Legacy Awards Presented
SEATTLE (November 20, 2006) — The 2006 Seventh Generation Legacy Awards, sponsored by the Salmon Homecoming Alliance, were presented during the Salmon Homecoming Forum, held at the University of Washington on Thursday, Nov. 16. “This award provides an opportunity to acknowledge the great importance of team spirit between tribal and non-tribal communities, particularly in the pursuit of environmental protection and natural resource management,” said Salmon Homecoming Alliance President Gerald James. The name of the award reflects the tribal tradition of basing decisions made today on the impacts they will have on descendants seven generations from now.
Regarding Leadership and Habitat
OLYMPIA, WA (10/19/05)– How do you measure leadership in natural resource management? When it comes to saving the salmon resource,…
Grayum Named NWIFC Executive Director
OLYMPIA (February 1, 2005) – The treaty Indian tribes in western Washington have named Michael Grayum as executive director of…
Federal Update: Brief Budget Update
BRIEF UPDATE ON THE BUDGET There has been substantial effort by tribes and the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission to brief…