Measures passed this midterm election cycle impact trans and 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, abortion access, environment and more.

An initiative in Washington that intends to ban transgender girls competing in girls’ school sports, and which Native leaders ...

Native leaders at the NCAI convention lay out the stakes in midterm elections, including the future of federal funding, ...

Northwest Native leaders gathered at the annual NCAI convention discuss top issues from protecting the environment, gaming, ...

With DNA testing confirming her identity, Oregon officials have returned Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter’s remains to her last surviving sibling.

From left, Cultural Co-ordinator, Mary Johnson, Chinook Chairman Tony Johnson, and Councilman Gary Johnson, listen to Senator Jeff Wilson March 9, 2026 at the Capitol in Olympia, Wa. The Chinook were ...

A collaborative coloring wall at the National Association of Science Writers’ annual convening which was held in Corvallis, Oregon in September 2026. (Photo by Lyric Aquino, Underscore Native News + ...

Measures passed this midterm election cycle impact trans and 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, abortion access, environment and more.

Northwest tribes opposed the initiative as a breach of tribal sovereignty.

With DNA testing confirming her identity, Oregon officials have returned Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter’s remains to her last surviving sibling.

In Part 2 of our four-part series: Northwest Native leaders gathered at the annual NCAI convention discuss top issues from protecting the environment, gaming, and healthcare to sacred sites.

The “Gatherers Project” book was featured on a float during the CTUIR Treaty Day celebration on June 13. From left to right are gatherers Jennifer Mesteth, Michelle Thompson and FFPP adaption planner ...