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
‘My Powerful Hair’ showcases significance of hair in Indigenous cultures For many Indigenous cultures, hair is much more than decoration or adornment — it is a scrapbook of memories. A new children’s book from bestselling Anishinaabe/Métis author Carole L ...
22 Mar 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
The mine begins construction amid protest from Oregon and Nevada tribes, environmentalists The electric car is here to save the environment — unless the environment in question is atop or around precious minerals like lithium needed in car batteries. A fe ...
7 Mar 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Grand Ronde photographer M. Earl Williams explores the creation of community M. Earl Williams grew up with his family on the Grand Ronde Reservation and started his artistic career as an adventurous skateboarding teen with a camera. Now, with several art ...
22 Feb 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Set to open to the public Feb. 21, Great Circle Recovery Clinic addresses ongoing opioid crisis The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is bringing its whole-person opioid addiction treatment to Portland. Dozens attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the ...
15 Feb 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Conflicting interests in ongoing Klamath Basin water crisis force difficult choices In 2023, the Klamath Basin enters a new era as the long-awaited removal of several hydroelectric dams along the Klamath River begins. As dam removal begins, the region fac ...
1 Feb 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Congress announces long-awaited advance funds for Indian Health Service, but ongoing underfunding is problematic Native nations in the Pacific Northwest and across Turtle Island applauded a historic decision to provide $5.13 billion in advance appropriati ...
18 Jan 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
After years of unreliable access to clean water, federal government pledges $23.8 million towards new facility on Warm Springs reservation A critical component of a solution to chronic water quality issues on the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Rese ...
4 Jan 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Altering or reversing the Indian Child Welfare Act would damage tribal sovereignty, but select states — like Oregon — may offer protection In a case with potentially far-reaching consequences for tribal sovereignty, a divided Supreme Court debated the con ...
30 Nov 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
A major river restoration project is likely forthcoming, but fish and tribes in the basin face ongoing water and climate troubles A decades-long effort to remove four hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River may soon come to fruition. In the Klamath Basi ...
2 Nov 2022 - Melanie Henshaw