Tribes

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Seattle Symphony offers day of free cultural performances to celebrate 25 years at Benaroya Hall

Benaroya Hall is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a free day of music and sharing of culture on Saturday.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Puyallup Tribe to have 17 acres of waterfront land added to reservation
Katie Campbell
Seattle lays out plan to uphold treaties and consider Indigenous concerns

Tribal leaders says they are optimistic about a new report breaking down commitments from the City of Seattle to work with Native groups and respect Native rights.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
National

Tribes object. But a federal ruling approves construction of the largest lithium mine

A federal appeals court on Monday denied a last-ditch effort by tribes to block construction of what's likely to be the largest lithium mine in North America on federal land in Nevada.
Kirk Siegler
Lummi Nation moves to block BC port expansion they say would impact salmon

The port authority said the expansion would increase Canada’s west coast container capacity by about a third of what it’s already at, and has Indigenous buy-in. But the Lummi Nation in Washington said they've been ignored, and that is a violation of their rights.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez