A five-year battle over a bag of clams shows how a reliance on century-old treaties can lead authorities to treat members of some tribes differently than others.
Coastal gardens once saw harvests that rivaled today's commercial fisheries without exploiting the land. Some Native communities are now reviving the tradition.
The island marble, considered one of the rarest butterflies in North America, only exists in a small section of the San Juan Island National Historical Park. Credit: Greg Davis