Nisqually Tribe Uses Traditional Knowledge to Attract Herring Spawn
The Nisqually Tribe is testing whether sinking cedar boughs and evergreen trees near the mouth of the Nisqually River will…
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Research Helps Sustain Culturally Important Resources for Makah Tribe
The tribe is conducting several research projects to better understand the numbers of elk calves and black-tail deer fawns born each year and how many of them survive to maturity.“Without this kind of specific knowledge, it can be easy to over-estimate the expected rate of increase in a population and make mistakes in harvest management plans,” said Rob McCoy, wildlife division manager for the Makah Tribe.
NWIC offering bachelor’s degree in native environmental science
Northwest Indian College will be graduating its first students with four-year bachelor’s degrees this spring. The Bellingham Herald: Those first…
Being Frank: Listen to the Heart Beat
OLYMPIA (June 19, 2007) – I’ve spoken about the traditional knowledge of our ancestors for many years because within its…