'The Pioneers' Dives Deep Into Lives Of Northwest Territory Settlers Like David McCullough's other books, this one succeeds because of the author's strength as a storyteller; it reads like a novel and is packed with information drawn from painstaking research. Michael Schaub
Washington passes 'model bill' on missing indigenous women Washington lawmakers have passed a bill to help investigate cases of missing or murdered indigenous people. Paige Browning
PHOTOS: Makah Indian whale hunts from 1900s The Makah Tribe held a final hunt in 1999, but has not since practiced its whaling rights. Paige Browning
Makah Tribe could again hunt whales off Washington coast The Makah Tribe held a final hunt in 1999, but has not since practiced its whaling rights. Paige Browning
'It Surfaces With The Same Rawness': A Daughter Remembers Her Mother's Disappearance Carolyn DeFord, a member of the Puyallup tribe, was 26 when her mother suddenly vanished. At StoryCorps, she remembers what life has been like having never learned what happened. Kelly Moffitt
Conservative Justice Gorsuch Joins Supreme Court Liberals In Deciding Yakama Nation Treaty Case On this conservative court, Gorsuch has been one of the most conservative voices. But in cases involving Native tribes' treaties and rights, he is most often counted among those sympathetic to tribes' claims. Nina Totenberg
An ancient beach reborn — and renamed for a clam Heading out through the mud to dig clams by hand, Holden was following the footsteps of his ancestors who were doing the same thing in the same spot 1,100 years ago. John Ryan
Trans Mountain expansion all but approved, despite indigenous opposition Friday, Canadian regulators endorsed the long-fought oil pipeline, which would bring more oil vessels through Washington state. Paige Browning
Seattle Indian Health Board will shutter weekly clinic if shutdown continues Unless the government reopens, the Seattle Indian Health Board will have to cut services starting this week, according to the organization. Eilís O'Neill
Sea lion shootings: Federal crime or legal response to annoying animal? “Every dead animal really has a story to tell us," she said, standing over the 800-pound carcass. John Ryan
