News The Washington mental health lifeline made for and by Native people The Native and Strong Lifeline provides connection and culturally specific care to callers in crisis. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Indian Country Today and Underscore News / June 19, 2023
Indigenous Affairs Yakama Nation’s new public safety campus gives justice room to grow The tribal court system, which had occupied a cluster of trailers since the ’50s, plans to add services like a mental health or a veterans court. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore News and ICT / January 9, 2024
Equity Snoqualmie Tribe starts land protection sales tax at Salish Lodge The 2% tax will preserve ancestral sites such as Snoqualmie Falls, and could be a model for other Indigenous nations. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore/ICT / July 17, 2023
Equity The 'father of multicultural education' says schools still need change UW Professor James A. Banks might be retiring, but his legacy in multicultural education lives on. by Hallie Golden / June 26, 2018
Culture An ‘accidental cartoonist’ fights racism, hate Cartoonist Vishavjit Singh's new exhibit at Wing Luke Museum addresses the stigma faced by Sikhs in America. by Hallie Golden / May 9, 2018