tribal affairs

Jeremy, Stella and Manaia Wolf, members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, collect fresh fir boughs in the Rainwater Wildlife Area near Dayton, Wash. The fir boughs will be used as cushioning in the family’s sweat lodge. (Credit: Annie Warren / NWPB)

How some Northwest tribes cultivate land for First Foods, traditional medicines

(Runtime 3:51) Every time Jeremy Wolf heads out into the woods, it is an opportunity – more than just spending time in nature .“It’s for us, just being…

Sam Penney sits in a chair, hands in his lap, looking at Sueann Ramella, who sits out of view on the left side of the photograph.

Environment

Captive Returns Home: The Story Of Wetxuuwíitin - 'Traverse Talks' Episode 42 - With Chairman Samuel Penney

Imagine a stranger took your family’s heirlooms and then offered you an opportunity to buy them back before selling them at auction. In 1993, the Nez…

Captive Returns Home: The Story Of Wetxuuwíitin - With Chairman Sam Penney

Imagine a stranger took your family’s heirlooms and then offered you an opportunity to purchase them back before selling them at auction. In 1993, the Nez…