This Seattle Native comic wants to see you squirm Howie Echo-Hawk is halfway through his five-minute set at the Rendezvous bar in downtown Seattle. He has used the word “genocide” six times. “This is a... Savannah Maher
That pain you feel about orcas? The Lummi know it well Helping our relatives. That’s what Darrell Hillaire calls the project to offer salmon to the young whale known as J50. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Sex, science and decolonization—and a burlesque show that tackles all three The shame and violence around sexuality in North America isn't an accident—it's inextricably linked to settler colonialism, says University of Alberta... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
The U.S. government has forcibly separated families before. Here are 4 other times Un-American: A word being used to describe the separations of children from their parents at the Mexican border. History, however, suggests this is very... Isolde Raftery
When it comes to Native issues, is Bob Ferguson any better than Trump? You know the drainage pipes you sometimes see sticking out from underneath a road? They're called culverts. And they're creating a division between... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
Eat. Pray. Truck. How a Northwest tribe brings salmon home The Puyallup Tribe welcomed the first salmon of the year back to the Puyallup River in Tacoma on Tuesday. Strangely, perhaps, that chinook's epic... John Ryan
Nooksack Tribe kicks out family of 300 — again The Nooksack Tribe in northwestern Washington is on the path to having a legal government again after it held a council election over the weekend. That... Emily Fox
Tribes take Washington to Supreme Court over salmon-blocking culverts Kim Malcolm talks with University of Washington law professor Robert Anderson about a U.S. Supreme Court case involving Native American fishing rights... Kim Malcolm
Seattle picks new superintendent; Denise Juneau hails from Montana The Seattle School Board voted unanimously on Wednesday night to hire Denise Juneau as the district’s new superintendent. KUOW Staff
Can this tiny longhouse stop a giant natural gas tank? Protesters erected a miniature longhouse — just five feet tall and 12 feet long — in front of Puget Sound Energy's front doors and blocked the entrance... John Ryan
