One hundred years later, after the Treaty of Walla Walla was signed, tribes watched their sacred rivers and waterfalls being dammed one after another. The fishing wars had begun as the American government tried to take away treaty rights from Northwest tribes.
Read MoreThis is not new to our communities. Since the first European stepped foot on our lands, violence against the Native people has not only been allowed, but also celebrated.
Read MoreEven through the pictures, Renee’s smile shines bright. A beautiful and vibrant young woman with a bright future working to help her culture thrive. You can still see and feel Renee’s hopes and dreams, her love for her family, especially her devotion to her children in every story and picture of Renee Davis’s life.
Read MoreOn October 21, 2016, Muckleshoot tribal citizen Renee Davis was shot and killed by King County Sheriffs who were conducting a welfare check in her home. Renee was pregnant at the time of the shooting. Her family continues to demand justice.
Read MoreDebra Marie BlackCrow was born in Wyoming on September 11, 1958 to an Arapaho mother and an Oglala Lakota father. Debra’s mother, Esther Addison BlackCrow, was one of the children that were forced to live in the boarding schools and had to bare witness to the horrors inflicted upon the children by the nuns and priests.
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