Squaxin Island Tribe Gains Access to Ancestral Lands
For generations, the people of the Squaxin Island Tribe lived near the waters of the seven...
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Squaxin Island Tribal Shellfish Harvests Part of Cultural Life
An audiobook plays just loud enough for Squaxin Island tribal member Natasha Bush to hear as she...
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Squaxin Island Continues Work to Reestablish Olympia Oyster Population
Squaxin Island tribal member Mike Peters recalls processing Olympia oysters in a floating hut in...
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Squaxin Island Tribe Celebrates Community Effort Allowing Reopening of Harvest on Beach
The Squaxin Island Tribe worked cooperatively with neighbors and government partners to improve...
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Diplomacy an Aid to Tribes Accessing Treaty Shellfish Resources
Squaxin Island Tribe’s shellfish biologist Rana Brown’s unofficial title could be principal...
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Healthy forage fish habitat imperative to salmon recovery
The Suquamish Tribe and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are updating the current state...
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Lower Than Expected Returns of Coho Salmon
Treaty tribes around Puget Sound and on the coast struggled with unexpectedly low returns of coho...
Read MoreBack to the River documentary premieres at Seattle Aquarium
The premiere of the documentary, Back to the River, was held at the Seattle Aquarium Feb. 2. The movie details the story of the treaty rights struggle from the pre-Boldt era to tribal and state co-management. The movie includes...
Read MoreSkokomish, Squaxin Island and Yakama tribes testify before state Senate
Representatives from the treaty tribes in western Washington testified February 20 in the Senate committee on Energy, Natural Resources and Marine Waters. They discussed tribal fisheries management, the economic benefits of...
Read MoreKUOW: Tribal Canoe Journey and water quality science go hand-in-hand
KUOW posted an article and video featuring this year’s Tribal Canoe Journey and United States Geological Survey scientist Eric Grossman. Grossman has been working with Northwest tribes for several years to collect water...
Read MoreMore education is a key to protecting Oakland Bay
SHELTON – People living along Oakland Bay don’t think they have anything to do with a significant increase in pollution in the bay, according to a survey by the Sa-Heh-Wa-mish Stewardship Initiative and the Squaxin Island Tribe....
Read MoreSquaxin Island Tribe clam growth research video
The Squaxin Island Tribe numbers individual clams on several growth plots around southern Puget Sound to get a good idea of how quickly shellfish grow on various beaches. Here is more information on the clam growth tracking...
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