Two Colville women were booked into a rural Washington jail. It became a death sentence
Critics say WA jails are letting opioid users suffer from withdrawals, leading to preventable deaths
Indigenous Affairs
Washington AG’s office joins forces with local police to intensify search for missing Indigenous teen
Teen’s disappearance — highlighted in recent InvestigateWest report — among the first cases taken by new state investigative unit
WA state wants school districts to keep better track of truant students
Districts say they’re changing practices in effort to keep kids from falling through the cracks
An Indigenous teen in Washington disappeared amid clear signs of danger. It took more than a year before police started investigating
School, police and state CPS officials all received warnings that teen was unsafe
Indigenous people in WA incarcerated at higher rates than any other group, data show
The disparity between Indigenous and white incarceration in Washington has roughly doubled over the past decade.
Tribes call for feds to ban chemical in car tires that is linked to salmon deaths
So far, a more environmentally-friendly alternative to keep tire rubber from degrading hasn’t emerged.
One WA tribe tests waters for locally sourced, traditional foods
The Lummi Nation in northwest Washington is part of a push to give Native Americans more control over food assistance program
Tribes raise alarm as Supreme Court’s conservative justices signal they could undercut Native child welfare law
Law designed to protect Native American families
On an Ancient Road, Tribal Elders Wage a Relentless Battle
The government bulldozed an Indigenous religious site along a busy Oregon highway, but tribal elders and their families still visit Ana Kwna Nchi Nchi Patat in order to satisfy their religious obligations. Now, the elders want the U.S. Supreme Court to h
Washington Tribes Call on Governor to Reject Clean Energy Project Proposal
In a July 28 letter, most of the federally recognized tribes in Washington pushed the state to deny permits to a developer because its project along the Columbia River would mean the unavoidable destruction or damage to sites sacred to the area’s tr
Federal Official Announces Funding for Upgrades to Columbia River Treaty Fishing Sites
Bryan Newland, the Interior’s Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, says the money will help begin tackling a lengthy list of longstanding problems at in-lieu and treaty fishing access sites.
Green energy's hidden costs spark opposition
Proposed lithium mine in Nevada would damage ancestral lands, critics say