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
Indigenous communities across the region celebrate resilience, joy and culture Tribal nations, Native students and community groups held celebrations across Oregon and Turtle Island to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day on Oct. 9. First officially recogniz ...
18 Oct 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
The bills would remove longstanding legal barriers that severely limited The Confederated Tribe of Siletz Indians and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde tribal members’ ability to hunt, gather, fish and trap in their ancestral homelands The ability to ...
16 Aug 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
The school mismanaged funds, made inappropriate purchases, report finds Chemawa Indian School, Oregon’s only off-reservation boarding school, mismanaged hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal and donated funds, a federal audit released July 17 found. ...
2 Aug 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Oregon Housing and Community Services awards grants to tribes for homebuying, improvements Oregon Housing and Community Services, or OHCS, seeks to lessen the disproportionate homeownership gap for Native Americans by offering homeownership assistance gra ...
12 Jul 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Native nations, people across Turtle Island celebrate Supreme Court ruling upholding ICWA A sense of relief washed over Indian Country when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA, in its entirety June 15. Native nations and ...
28 Jun 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
New exhibit, ‘My Father’s Father’s Sister’ focuses on Shimkhin, a 19th-century Two-Spirit Atfalati Kalapuya healer When looking at your own history, who looks back? It could be someone just like you. A new exhibit at the Chachalu Cultural Museum in Grand ...
14 Jun 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Continuing efforts to rename lakes, creeks, mountains and other geographical places with offensive and racist names are happening in Oregon, often with help from tribes and Native historians From lakes to creeks, mountains to plateaus, efforts across Oreg ...
24 May 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
From PSU to Chiloquin, Native Americans and allies gather, mourn and honor MMIP When a loved one goes missing, who looks? This month, Indigenous-led community groups are hosting cultural events across the Pacific Northwest with a unified purpose — to brin ...
17 May 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Local Indigenous curator showcases the enduring existence of Native communities through contemporary art Although contemporary Indigenous communities are vibrant and diverse, many think of Native Americans in the past tense. A local Indigenous curator rem ...
29 Mar 2023 - Melanie Henshaw