Native Americans

The case pit prospective adoptive parents and Texas against the act, a federal law aimed at preventing Native American children from being separated from their extended families and their tribes.

Long before the U.S. government made plutonium for bombs at the Hanford Site in southeast Washington state, the land belonged to native peoples. For the Yakama Nation, the area was vital for hunting and fishing. Tribal leaders want young people to know about their legacy and the fight that lies ahead.

McCoy, a member of the Tulalip Tribes, was one of the state's longest serving Native American lawmakers. He retired in 2020 due to health reasons after 17 years as a state legislator, writing in his resignation letter that it was "the honor of a lifetime."

Opera Theater Oregon is creating an opera about the life of Sacajawea, the Native American woman best known for her role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It’s called “Nu Nah-Hup: Sacajawea’s Story.”

Washington recently adopted legislation to form a cold case unit to investigate a rising number of missing and murdered Indigenous peoples cases.

An Indigenous artist has created "Portraits in Red," a series of painted portraits of missing and murdered Indigenous people. An exhibit featuring 40 of these portraits is on display in Newport.

The Oregon Land Board on Tuesday took a step toward permanently closing public access to Crump Lake when water levels dry up.

The proposed Thornburgh resort, located just southwest of Redmond, has been tied up in litigation for nearly two decades, with opponents arguing it could negatively affect water supplies and wildlife in the surrounding area.

Randy Settler’s family has spent generations fighting for its right to harvest salmon. But the federal government squandered its chance to recover the endangered fish before the onset of climate change. Now, Settler sees it all slipping away again.

Two members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are working with the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon to return 80 acres of land in Union County to its pre-colonial environment.