Across the border in British Columbia's Skagit River headwaters, a proposed open-pit mine has drawn protests from Native tribes, environmentalists and politicians.
After federal prosecutors rejected her self-defense claim, Maddesyn George received a 6 1/2-year sentence. Now her supporters plan to continue advocating for incarcerated Native women.
Disenrolled Nooksack citizens believe that the U.S.-Canada border, and legal metrics like blood quantum, ignore the nuances of pre-colonial Indigenous belonging.