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As the Ocean Encroaches, this Washington State Tribe Is Building Its Next Chapter
A growing number of tribal nations and intertribal organizations have adopted climate assessment and adaptation plans, according to the National Congress of American Indians. In Washington State, several tribes have included relocation as one of their adaptation strategies. . . . NRDC senior policy analyst Anna A. Weber, who studies the impacts of climate change…
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Sacred duty: Bring Sk’aliCh’elh-tenau home
Research by leading NAGPRA experts agree there is a strong case to be made that Sk’aliCh’elh-tenau qualifies for return under NAGPRA “Just to give a little background, under NAGPRA it requires the return of some Native American cultural items to the people that they came from. And Sk’aliCh’elh-tenau is sacred to the Lummi and has…
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Trans Mountain says pipeline has restarted after crude oil spill in Abbotsford
Sumas First Nation Chief Dalton Silver said the spill happened just south of the Lightning Rock site, a cultural and burial ground of great significance to their people. He said it’s the fourth time in 15 years that there has been a spill from the pipeline on their land. “Our main concern is for the cleanup of…
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Lawsuit Challenges EPA Rollback of Human Health Water Standards in Washington State.
Environmental groups, regional tribes and fishing organizations head to court in defense of community health and critical protections for the consumption of fish. Today, a coalition of organizations, in cooperation with regional tribes who have been leading this fight, filed a lawsuit to uphold these hard-won, critical human health protections. They include Columbia Riverkeeper, North…