How a Tacoma gas facility started a fight over climate change, sovereignty and human rights

A Washington methane gas project is compounding a crisis of tribal consultation, pension funds and national immigration practices.

“Please stand with us”: Tulalip Fishermen to Appear in Skagit Court Monday by Hazen Graham Shopbell

For the last six years, Anthony Paul and I have been the target of a racially motivated criminal investigation and prosecution by the State of Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). But we are not the real target. The State’s real target is Tulalip Treaty rights. The real target is our way of life.

Federal Civil Rights and State Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Poulsbo and Police Officials for the Death of Stonechild Chiefstick

Stonechild Chiefstick was killed two years ago at a Poulsbo waterfront park as several hundred people gathered to watch a July 3rd fireworks display. Mr. Chiefstick was a long-time resident of Suquamish and a member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation, Montana. He was 39 years old when he was killed by Officer Keller.

‘A step in the right direction’: Tulalip Tribes flag raised at Marysville Pilchuck by Michael Rios

It’s no secret that Marysville and Tulalip have a history rife with conflict and misunderstanding, especially when it comes to the subject of education. However, raising the Tulalip flag is a symbol of hope for the future. It’s an action that intends to create a better partnership between the two communities.

Tribal Leaders, Legislators Condemn Inslee’s Surprise Veto of Tribal Human Rights Provisions in Climate Commitment Act

After using and exploiting Tribal Nation’s political capital to pass his climate bill, Jay Inslee made the cowardly decision on the day of the bill’s signing to ambush Tribal leaders by suddenly vetoing all Tribal consultation requirements and all protections for Native American sacred sites and burial grounds that his office and the State Legislature had negotiated as a condition of the bill’s passage.

Washington DFW Pays Tulalip Fishermen $50,000 to Settle False Arrest Suit

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has paid Tulalip Tribal fishermen Hazen Shopbell and Anthony Paul $50,000 to settle their false arrest claims against the agency and its officers.

Washington State Insurance Commissioner urges insurers to craft consent policies with Native American tribes

Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is urging the insurance industry in Washington state to work with Native Americans on adopting policies of consent on environmental projects that affect Tribal nations.

Sacred Ground Established in Wash. State Prisons for Indigenous Medicine Gardens

The Washington State Penitentiary (WSP), and Huy, an Indigenous non-profit advocacy organization, have collaborated to help incarcerated Indigenous people be spiritually rehabilitated, while providing skills and resources that can be used both inside the facility and in society upon release.

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1,000 Acres of Land Returns to Port Gamble S’klallam Tribe

Port Gamble S’Klallam tribal members recently celebrated the return of nearly 1,000 acres to tribal ownership, 165 years after the tribe signed the Point No Point Treaty that ceded most of the tribe’s land to the U.S. government.

Glenda Breiler brings the values of canoe journey to her state legislature bid

When she was approached to run for the open seat in the 22nd Legislative District in Thurston County, Breiler thought about it and decided to combine the timeless traditions she had learned from her family and from the canoe journeys with the modern administrative, academic and investigative skills she learned doing research.