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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Coeur d’Alene Tribe Launches Coyote Stories App as Part of Language Revitalization Efforts
April 08, 2026
The app was created by and for Coeur d’Alene Tribal members that features a user-friendly interface to make learning easy for everyone, from children to elders.
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From a Life Sentence to Law School
March 04, 2026
Benjamin Brockie, Aaniiih of the Fork Belknap Reservation, served over 22 years of a 67 year sentence for two robberies. As a college student right out of prison, in October 2024, he learned first hand the gaps in support for people like himself reentering society and has continuously worked towards creating change in the prison system as an advocate for those still incarcerated.
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Former National Park Service Director Reflects on Layoffs, Deep Cuts
February 19, 2026
The first Native American director of the park service spoke on OPB’s “Think Out Loud” about the impacts of the Trump administration on the country’s national parks.
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Here’s What We Know About What’s at Stake for 2SLGBTQ+ Rights Across Indian Country
December 24, 2025
As the first year of Trump’s second turn comes to a close and 2SLGBTQ+ rights remain under attack, Native leaders urge communities to support their trans and Two-Spirit relatives.
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Coast Salish Weavers Bring Meaningful Representation to New Seattle Sounders Jerseys
September 11, 2025
Underscore + ICT sat down with two of the Salish weavers, Gail White Eagle and Danielle Morsette, who created the “Salish Sea kit.”
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Mainland Living Native Hawaiians Asked to Contribute to Boarding School Oral History Project
August 29, 2025
The collection is the first of its kind in the U.S. and is composed of oral history interviews from federal Indian boarding school survivors. It will be permanently housed in the Library of Congress within the next few years.
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Tribal Leaders Denounce Trump’s Decision to Cut Funding Protecting Salmon
June 20, 2025
Affected Native nations say this decision will cause further loss of salmon.
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Yurok Tribe Celebrates Largest Land Back Deal in California History
June 16, 2025
The over 47,000 acres of ancestral lands double Yurok’s land holdings and includes the Blue Creek Salmon Sanctuary.
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At Thacker Pass, Extraction and Resistance Come to a Head
June 09, 2023
Police and private security for a Canadian mining company arrested an Indigenous protester and demolished a protest blockade erected by descendants of a survivor of the 1865 massacre at the site, according to land and water defenders who were there.
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The Seed of an Idea
May 03, 2023
At a bootcamp aimed at cultivating leadership among Indigenous women, the goal is community and connection. Leaders hope more Native women will see themselves as candidates for public office.
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This Year’s Salmon Run is a Celebration
May 02, 2023
Twenty years ago, tribal youth founded the Salmon Run to call for the removal of four dams along the Klamath River. This year’s run will coincide with work to demolish them.
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Centering Indigenous Knowledge in Environmental Justice
April 26, 2023
Two of the new environmental justice centers in the Pacific Northwest seek to amplify the voices of tribes and other communities particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change. They will get part of a recent $177 million award from the Environmental Protection Agency shared between 17 groups.
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Green Colonialism is Flooding the Pacific Northwest
April 14, 2023
The Yakama Nation is fighting a pumped hydro storage development near Goldendale, Washington – but it’s just one of many.
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