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...
Billy Frank, Jr.

Being Frank: Pollution Denies Our Treaty Rights

Our treaty right to gather shellfish depends on the shellfish being safe to eat.

Samish Bay is one of the traditional shellfish gathering areas for the Swinomish and Upper Skagit tribes. It has some of the highest levels of fecal coliform in the state....

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August 07, 2011

Canoe Families Play Starring Role in Study of Salish Sea Conditions

Kara Briggs and Brent Merrill
July 31, 2011
Reprinted with permissions from the Coast Salish Gathering News Canoe families from Western Washington and British Columbia participated in the fourth year of a unique study of wat...

Makah Environmentalist Named Policy Adviser for EPA’s Region 10

Richard Walker
July 20, 2011
Jim Woods, environmental policy adviser for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, has been appointed to a second two-year term as senior tribal policy adviser for region 10 of the...

Former Attorney for Swinomish Named Governor’s Chief of Staff

Richard Walker
July 19, 2011
Marty Loesch, former attorney and inter-governmental affairs director for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in Olympia, Washington, has been named chief of staff of Gov...

Robert W. Joe, Former Swinomish Chairman, Passes

Richard Walker
June 30, 2011
Robert Wayne Joe Sr., a member of the Swinomish Senate for 25 years and chairman for 18, passed away June 21 at his home in Swinomish, Washington. He was 76...

The Journey to Swinomish

Richard Walker
June 19, 2011
Canoe skippers gathered at Samish Indian Nation’s Fidalgo Bay Resort to confirm routes and arrival dates for the 2011 Canoe Journey...

David Melton of Sacred Power Tops RES2011 List of Honorees

ICTMN Staff
February 23, 2011
Indian business owners, tribal leaders and a U.S...

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