Lummi Nation

If you take too much cedar bark or too many boughs off a tree, it could be a crime. Cedar trees are culturally important for some Northwest tribes. They use it for art and daily life. Plus, taking too much off a tree could kill it.

For Northwest tribes, removing the four lower Snake River dams means more than just saving salmon, more than just saving the orcas that rely on salmon for…

A number of Washington state public schools are partnering with tribes to bring Indigenous languages into classrooms in an effort to rectify the marred history of Native American boarding schools.Rachael Barger is a teacher on special assignment with Bethel School District, one of the districts partnering with the Nisqually Tribe to bring its Southern Lushootseed language into the classroom for a small subset of students.

(Runtime 3:30)A new crisis lifeline in Washington is offering mental health support for Native people, by Native people. Operators say it’s making a world…

Carved by members of the Lummi Nation, the Spirit of the Waters Totem made an appearance in Lewiston, Idaho. (Runtime 1:09) Children played and clamored…

In this episode of Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella, siblings and co-authors of a children's book Keith and Chenoa Egawa talk about their book The Whale…

In this episode of Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella, siblings and co-authors of a children's book Keith and Chenoa Egawa talk about their book The Whale…

Standing on the banks of the Columbia River, near the remnants of Celilo Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, Yakama Nation Chairman JoDe Goudy traced the history of decrees, congressional acts and court cases that led to the damming of the river.

Deaths in the Whatcom County Jail highlight two stark realities: Native Americans are disproportionately more likely to be in Northwest jails. As a result, they are also more likely to die in jail.

On Friday, Canadian regulators endorsed the long-fought oil pipeline, which would bring more oil vessels through Washington state waters. The Canadian government proposal would lengthen the Trans Mountain Pipeline, which would allow the country to ship more oil overseas and bring in higher prices. Now, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is widely expected to approve it.