Northwest Tribes Fight for Treaty Rights in Face of Coal-Transport Plan

Terri Hansen
August 15, 2012
Treaty fishing rights are meaningless if there are no healthy fish populations left to harvest, say Pacific Northwest tribes, fishers and tribal environmental organizations...

Colville Indian Reservation Declares State of Emergency After Severe Thunderstorms

ICTMN Staff
July 23, 2012
The Colville Indian Reservation has declared a state of emergency following a severe thunderstorm that downed trees, caused landslides, closed roads and cut off power in the reserv...

Eighth Wolf Pack in Washington State Moves It Further From Endangered Status

ICTMN Staff
July 23, 2012
Wildlife authorities in Washington State have discovered an eighth wolf pack, identified after its alpha male was tagged and a pup captured...
Shawn Yanity

Fish Consumption Rate Needs Updating

It's a lot easier and less expensive to prevent toxins such as flame retardants, pesticides and mercury from getting into our waters than it is to try and clean them up after the fact. That's the idea behind the state of Washington's plan to update fish consumption rates....

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July 05, 2012

Norm Dicks Retirement a Loss for Indian Appropriations

Rob Capriccioso
March 07, 2012
WASHINGTON – With U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., announcing his retirement after 18 terms, Indian country is losing a major appropriations advocate in Congress...

Washington State Bill Could Dismantle State Jurisdiction Over American Indian Tribes

ICTMN Staff
February 29, 2012
According to the Associated Press, a bill, HB 2233, was recently passed by the Washington state Senate by a vote of 42-6...

Northwest Indian College To Offer First Bachelor’s Degree; Thanks To New Laboratory

ICTMN Staff
December 01, 2011
A new laboratory space at Northwest Indian College (NWIC) will allow students to obtain four-year degrees without leaving their communities...

New Washington State Law Lifts Critical-Areas Protections on Agricultural Lands

Coast Salish Gathering News
July 27, 2011
In May, Washington Gov...

EPA Wants Duwamish Cleanup Plan Comment by May 28

ICTMN Staff
May 17, 2011
Neal Chism, a sailor from West Seattle, has traveled down the Duwamish River about 90 times during the past 2-1/2 years, picking up debris along its banks, the Seattle Times report...

Northwest and Canada Have Proactive Plan in Case of Trans-border Oil Spill

ICTMN Staff
May 09, 2011
Being proactive and making rules and responses uniform in the case of a trans-border oil spill is on the agenda of officials in Washington State, Alaska and British Columbia...

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