U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), www.ice.gov. Photo courtesy of ICE, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Tribes across the U.S. are responding to reports of Indigenous people being ...

Before the colonization of what is now the United States, the Clatsop lived on the south shore of the Columbia River. At the river’s mouth, where the Columbia rushes into the Pacific Ocean, were the ...

Last week, a tattered blue mattress and mounds of trash littered the entrance to the Chemawa Cemetery – the final resting place of approximately 175 of the 270 Chemawa students who died while under ...

Two tribes in Oregon made historic agreements with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on Friday that affirm the rights of their members to hunt, fish, trap and gather under tribal, rather than ...

Shuína Skó works to "empower Indigenous people, create avenues for positive societal change, and share the vibrancy of their culture through storytelling." Contributed photo Shuína Skó wrote their ...

A stretch of land in Southern Oregon with historical significance — including the likely location of a treaty signing and near the site of a massacre — is returning to the Confederated Tribes of ...

On Feb. 10, around a dozen people gathered outside the Mamook Tokatee apartment complex in the Cully Neighborhood to display protest signs and sing handdrum songs before walking to the Native American ...

At the end of a week-long paddle, the Lee-Choe-Eese Canoe Family, from Quinault Indian Nation, arrived at the homelands of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. One of the youngest paddlers on board, KaLeah, ...

Just north of where the Klamath and Salmon Rivers meet, there’s a small cinder block grocery store. A sign out front reads “new ownership.” Founded during the mid-1800s gold rush, the Salmon River ...

Former Oregon Governor Kate Brown at Willamette Falls on May 31, 2024. She stepped into her new role as president of the Willamette Falls Trust on May 28. Credit: Jarrette Werk / Underscore and Report ...

Imagine a future in which first foods and medicines line the shores of the Willamette River in the OMSI district, Indigenous stories and design on full display, as flags from hundreds of Native ...

Editor’s note: This story is the first installment of a series that illuminates the historical context of tribal law in the Pacific Northwest and examines cases where tribes and tribal members have ...