Native Americans

130 Stories

KUOW Newsroom

Air agency approves Tacoma gas plant. Foes vow to fight on

Claims by the energy utility and its regulator that the plant would help the global climate are false.
By
John Ryan

Dec 10, 2019 at 5:24 pm
SoundQs

This king of bootleggers was one of Seattle's biggest employers

Plus lot's of answers to your questions, on this special episode of SoundQs.
By
Deborah Wang

Nov 28, 2019 at 12:04 am
KUOW Newsroom

Tribe looks to bring back oyster farming to Dungeness Spit

The Dungeness Spit, a few miles northwest of Sequim, could soon get some controversial neighbors: 80,000 bags of oysters.
By
Eilis O'Neill

Nov 27, 2019 at 3:19 pm
KUOW Newsroom

After 20 years, Makah Tribe aims to harpoon gray whales again

Twenty years after its last successful whale hunt, the Makah Tribe is inching closer to getting to harpoon gray whales again off the Washington coast.
By
John Ryan

Nov 14, 2019 at 11:56 pm
Snoqualmie Tribe buys land around Snoqualmie Falls for $125M

The Snoqualmie Tribe has purchased Snoqualmie Falls and the surrounding land and nearby hotel for $125 million.
By
Eilis O'Neill

Nov 01, 2019 at 11:01 am
KUOW Newsroom

Washington's Fawn Sharp elected president of National Congress of American Indians

An indigenous leader from Washington State is the new president of National Congress of American Indians.
By
Paige Browning

Gil Aegerter

Oct 25, 2019 at 4:19 pm
KUOW Newsroom

A Native-inspired café opens at Burke Museum. There will be frybread

Museums draw people with exhibits. But increasingly, newer museums are putting more attention to food. When the Burke Museum reopens this weekend, it will feature a new café focused on Native American cuisine. Meet the couple behind Off the Rez Café.
By
Ruby de Luna

Oct 09, 2019 at 4:49 pm
KUOW Newsroom

'Shoddy example.' How to count the Native women who have gone missing?

It’s been more than 30 years since Daisy Mae Heath went missing. To this day, her family doesn’t know what happened to her. She is one of an unknown number of missing and murdered indigenous women across Washington state and around the country.
By
Kate Walters

Sep 26, 2019 at 2:15 pm
KUOW Newsroom

Indigenous activists demand Inslee declare a 'climate emergency'

There's pressure on Washington Governor Jay Inslee to declare a "climate emergency".
By
Paige Browning

Sep 25, 2019 at 8:38 am
KUOW Newsroom

Tears flow as Seattle Council commits to supporting Native Americans

The Seattle City Council passes a resolution aimed at supporting Native American communities -- especially the crisis involving missing or murdered indigenous women.
By
Casey Martin

Gil Aegerter

Sep 10, 2019 at 7:18 am

1 of 13