Due to its threatened status, fishing for the cherished First Food is highly restricted, but tribes still hope to continue traditions of dip-netting for smelt Served up smoked, fried or dried, Columbia River smelt is an important traditional food for many ...
27 Mar 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
OSU awarded $10 million grant to work with 13 tribes to spur economic development with hemp production Tribes across the Northwest will soon make a foray into a new economic venture: hemp production and manufacturing. On March 10, Oregon State University’ ...
20 Mar 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
Javelina’s new tasting menu features an enticing blend of Native American cultures and flavors Portland’s only restaurant serving Native American cuisine is making a foray into fine dining. The move marks an exciting pivot for the fledging operation, whic ...
21 Feb 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
A new report finds 22,000 homeless children in Oregon, Black and Native communities overrepresented A new statewide report shows homelessness continues to rise across Oregon, disproportionately affecting communities of color and rural communities and le ...
14 Feb 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
The largest river restoration project in US already positively impacting tribal communities "Fire in the hole, fire in the hole, fire in the hole, fire in the hole!” came the announcement. A series of explosions erupted at the base of the towering co ...
7 Feb 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
In a boost for food sovereignty, the Cowlitz Tribe and volunteers annually plant thousands of the edible bulbs, an essential first food for many Northwest tribes. Come spring, thousands of qáwm’, or camas, flowers will blanket Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s triba ...
24 Jan 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
New restaurant serving Native American food honors cuisines new and old As diners chat over steaming bowls of potato soup and frybread tacos, laughter floats from chefs busily cooking in the open kitchen — they’re going to sell out again. The secret is ou ...
26 Dec 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
The bridge to Sauvie Island now honors wapato, an important first food for many regional tribes Travelers headed to Sauvie Island will now cross the newly renamed Wapato Bridge after Multnomah County Commissioners approved the change proposed by a Native- ...
20 Dec 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
The future education building will host events, honor Indigenous cultures Beginning next June, visitors to Tryon Creek State Natural Area will be able to gaze into the forest from inside the tall windows of a new Education Pavilion built in the style of a ...
6 Dec 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Northwest Native nations applaud presidential memo on salmon Northwest Native nations continue to sound the alarm on threatened native fish populations in the Columbia River Basin, and the White House is paying attention. In a historic first, President Jo ...
15 Nov 2023 - Melanie Henshaw