Native Leaders Help Shape New State Administration

Richard Walker
December 24, 2012
The chairmen of the Jamestown S’Klallam and Swinomish governments are helping the next administration in Washington state get off to a running start in January...

Tribes in Western Washington Are Bullish on the State's Economy

Richard Walker
October 04, 2012
Getting a read on the state of Washington’s economic health can be tricky right now. The unemployment rate hovers at above eight percent...

American Indian Delegates Swarm Democratic National Convention

Rob Capriccioso
September 06, 2012
American Indians, making their presence known as a force to be reckoned with in American politics—especially in an age of close swing-vote elections where every vote matters—are al...

Swinomish Salmon Plight Highlighted on PBS Newshour

ICTMN Staff
July 19, 2012
In 1855 the Swinomish signed a treaty trading much of their land for fishing, hunting and shellfish-harvesting rights on their traditional territory...
Mark Trahant

State of the Union, Part 2: A Call for Votes and Resources From America’s First Nations

The National Congress of American Indians every year releases its “State of Indian Nations,” an alternative prospect for the Congress reported during the week of the State of the Union. This has become an important exercise for many reasons....

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January 27, 2012

Veterans Tribute Walls Assembled at Swinomish for Four-Day Visit

Richard Walker
August 26, 2011
Update: Organizers estimated as many as 2,000 people had visited the wall between August 25 - 27...

Native, non-Native communities celebrate Coast Salish Day

Richard Walker
July 18, 2011
Boulevard Park in Bellingham, Washington was again Si’ Selechem, its historic name. Coast Salish canoes once again landed on her shores...

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