Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians

Arizona Tribes and Environmental Groups Oppose HR 287 for Mining in the Tonto National Forest

Anne Minard

February 26, 2013

Environmentalists and tribal activists are crying foul on a mining proposal on sacred land in Arizona that’s been resurrected for the eighth year in Congress...

Quinault President, Fawn Sharp, Receives Highest Award From Gonzaga Alums

Richard Walker

November 11, 2012

Fawn Sharp, president of the Quinault Indian Nation in Taholah, Washington and of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, was presented the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Merit Awar...

Two Spirit/LGBT Rights Toolkit for Tribal Governments Introduced

Gale Courey Toensing

September 26, 2012

A first-of-its-kind guide complete with sample legal language is now available for tribal governments to adopt or amend their laws to recognize the rights of all their citizens, in...

The Quinault Nation Chairwoman is Elected to Lead the Affiliated Tribe of Northwest Indians

Carol Craig and Kara Briggs/ATNI News Bureau

September 25, 2011

Tulalip, Wash. –The vote for the new president was close for a long time, then Quinault Chairwoman Fawn R...

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Calls for More Sovereign Action

Kara Briggs/ATNI News Bureau

September 24, 2011

Tulalip, Wash.—Fresh from the breaching of the Elwha Dam on September 17, tribal delegates at the Affiliated Tribes o

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Discuss Common Issues at Mid-Year Conference

Jack McNeel

May 23, 2011

Worley, Idaho—Nearly 500 tribal members gathered at the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort for the mid-year meeting of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI), representing 57 t...

Yakama Nation Reeling After Fires

Carol Craig with additional reporting by Terri Hansen

March 02, 2011

YAMAKA NATION, Wash.—Sadness, grief and heartache etch the faces of Yakama tribal members following the Feb...

ATNI Speakers Urge Caution, Strength

ICTMN Staff

February 02, 2011

The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians opened its winter conference at the Coquille Tribe’s Mill Casino in North Bend, Oregon, on optimistic and ominous notes...

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