After the Department of Corrections stripped imprisoned Indigenous people of religious freedoms in 2010, the organization Huy stepped in to advocate for them.
A non-Native artist claims to have designed and carved the 50-foot cedar poles, intending to honor Seattle's history. But it's the wrong history, Native leaders say.
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.