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MMIWP: Comunidades indígenas siguen alzando sus voces en la búsqueda de sus seres queridos

By Johanna Bejarano May 5, 2023

Al comenzar el mes nacional de concientización sobre los casos de mujeres y personas indígenas desaparecidas y asesinadas (MMIW/P), las familias siguen llamando la atención sobre las barreras y los retos que experimentan al abordar la crisis en Washington. Read More

MMIWP awareness events raise Native voices in search for missing loved ones

By Johanna Bejarano May 4, 2023

As the national awareness month on the crisis starts, families continue calling attention to the barriers and challenges they experience when addressing the missing and murdered indigenous women and people MMIW/P crisis in Washington. Read More

Families Gathered For Healing And Justice For MMIWP

By Johanna Bejarano May 11, 2022

Mujeres Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Awareness Day

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Families Honor Their Loved Ones During MMWIP Awareness Day

By Johanna Bejarano May 6, 2022

A photo of families gathered for May 5th MMIWP Awareness Day 2022

MMIW/P’s families gathered at Toppenish to honor loved ones. Photo: Johanna Bejarano. Read Family members joined in Toppenish to honor their relatives on the Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness… Continue Reading Families Read More

Toppenish Murals

By McKayla Fox September 20, 2019

A horse and man plowing the land in Toppenish's first mural.

Toppenish Murals The small town of Toppenish, Wash. decided it needed a revitalization program and they landed on murals. Each mural in Toppenish depicts life in and surrounding the town… Continue Reading Toppenish MuralsRead More

Yakama Nation’s KYNR Back On Air After Nearly A Year Without Its Voice

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa September 12, 2019

The KYNR building in Toppenish, Wash. The station was knocked off the air after a burglary in Oct. 2018. CREDIT: ENRIQUE PÉREZ DE LA ROSA/NWPB

Almost a year later, KYNR, "the voice of the Yakama Nation," is broadcasting again after a burglary knocked them off the air. Staff were heartbroken for themselves and their listeners. Tribal members and others in the community depend on the station for news and information. Read More

Toppenish Railway Museum

By McKayla Fox May 30, 2019

Toppenish Railway Museum Mary O’Dell believes preserving history helps with community identity, that’s why she started working at the railway museum in Toppenish, Wash. almost 30 years ago. Full Transcript… Continue Reading Toppenish Railway MuseumRead More

Federal Judge Denies Injunction For Yakama Nation In Jurisdiction Case With Toppenish And County

By Esmy Jimenez March 3, 2019

File photo. The reservation of the Yakama Nation in south-central Washington covers over 2,000 square miles, with areas patrolled by tribal, city and county law enforcement.

Recently, a federal judge sided against the Yakama Nation in a jurisdiction case involving the tribe, the city of Toppenish and Yakima County. When a crime happens in Yakima County, a couple questions are key. One: Were either the victim or perpetrator Yakama Nation citizens? And two: Where exactly did it happen? Read More

‘We Need Action.’ Yakama Nation Leads Discussion On Violence Against Women

By Esmy Jimenez January 17, 2019

Charlene Tillequots is a member of the Yakama Nation’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Special Committee. Tillequots spoke at the meeting Jan. 14 meeting in Toppenish, saying, “We don’t need another study. We need action to address a human rights issue.” CREDIT: Esmy Jimenez/NWPB

On Jan. 14, the Yakama Nation held an all-day community meeting in Toppenish, Washington, to discuss violence that affects Native American women and girls. Over 200 people attended the community meeting, including Yakama tribal members, the Washington State Patrol, local police departments, and the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs. Read More

Armed Educators

By Murrow News - Tom Amato January 11, 2019

Life inside a school with guns Continue Reading Armed EducatorsRead More

Fresh NW Voices: Armed Educators

By The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication | Student Work August 13, 2018

Toppenish is one of just a few districts in the state of Washington in which armed administrators walk the grounds. Continue Reading Fresh NW Voices: Armed EducatorsRead More