tribes

For years, tribal and state leaders have wanted to build a new reservoir near Ellensburg. Now, the Yakama Nation will help manage this area – which is also part of their ancestral homelands.

(Runtime 1:22) The Trump administration continues to cut diversity, equity and inclusion programs, but that is complicating some federal funding for…

(Runtime 1:02)More wind and solar projects need to be built to meet Washington’s carbon-free energy goals. A new state bill could give local residents and…

(Runtime 1:04) The U.S. and Canada are working out key details of the Columbia River Treaty. That important agreement details flood risk management along…

(Runtime 1:01) After more than six years of difficult negotiations, the U.S. and Canada have figured out some key points of the Columbia River Treaty, a…

When Yakima Nation leaders learned in 2017 of a plan to tunnel through some of their ancestral land for a green energy development, they were caught off…

For the Nez Perce Tribe, connections to culturally important first foods, like salmon and berries, are deeper than just nourishment. Tribal members say…

(Runtime 0:57)Federal officials are considering several possibilities to bring grizzly bears to Washington’s North Cascades. These agencies would like to…

(Runtime 0:59) Fish counters are seeing thousands of lamprey going past the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. But tribal biologists say these toothy,…

(Runtime 1:02)At a Congressional hearing in Richland, Wash., designed to defend the four Lower Snake River dams against calls for removal, a panel of nine…