Tribes

President Biden on Wednesday directed federal agencies to restore healthy and abundant wild salmon populations to the Columbia River Basin. The presidential memorandum says tribal treaties need to be honored.

Land trusts in Oregon are beginning to transform from their white-led roots, toward models based on Indigenous values and leadership.

The Burns Paiute Tribe in southeast Oregon is getting federal money to help with recovery costs following June 11 and 12 rains that brought a cascade of 6 feet of mud and earth down on the tribe’s property.

A new Oregon law will soon allow health care facilities to return amputated body parts to patients for cultural, spiritual or religious reasons. For some members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the practice can help ensure a smooth transition to the spirit world.

This month, members of the mid-Columbia River tribes set off from Oregon on an annual intertribal canoe journey to Seattle. It's especially poignant this year after a three-year hiatus due to COVID.

Pacific lamprey are returning to the Columbia River in record numbers. That’s boosting tribal efforts to help the fish, which are a big part of some tribes' histories.

Some states are instituting free or reduced tuition programs for Native American students, but those from tribes not recognized by the federal government don’t qualify.

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde are buying back some of the land that was lost to broken treaties and U.S. termination policy.

A number of Washington state public schools are partnering with tribes to bring Indigenous languages into classrooms in an effort to rectify the marred history of Native American boarding schools.

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.