Fisheries Technician II – Swinomish Tribe
Swinomish Tribe is hiring for the position of Fisheries Technician II The Fisheries Technician II is a Temporary full-time, 40-hour per week position assisting with day-to-day functions of the Swinomish…
Video: Treaty tribes honor first salmon, bless fishermen
In the Pacific Northwest, many treaty Indian tribes hold First Salmon Ceremonies and Blessings of the Fleet to honor the salmon that sustain them, and protect the fishermen who procure…
Swinomish Tribe seeds beach for subsistence manila clam harvest
The Swinomish Tribe is developing a subsistence manila clam fishery on Lone Tree Point.
“We’re using habitat we already have to increase opportunities for our tribal members to gather shellfish,” said Lorraine Loomis, fisheries manager for the tribe. “Shellfish always have been part of our traditional diet and culture.”
In 2011, shellfish biologist Julie Barber seeded five test plots totaling 1,000 square feet with good survival results. Last summer, tribal members and staff seeded an entire acre of varied beach habitat north of the lone tree that gives the beach its name.
Facing Climate Change features Swinomish Tribe in video
The documentary team of Benjamin Drummond and Sara Joy Steele featured the Swinomish Tribe in a video on the Facing Climate Change website. Facing Climate Change: Coastal Tribes from Benjamin…
More than 17,000 homes in Washington will be inundated by rising seas
Northwest Public Radio reported on a study by the non-profit research organization Climate Central and the University of Arizona that predicts rising seas due to climate change will cover coastal…
Video: Tribal Canoe Journey and landing at the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
The final destination for this year's Tribal Canoe Journey was the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. The tribe welcomed nearly 100 canoes from all over the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia…
KUOW: Tribal Canoe Journey and water quality science go hand-in-hand
KUOW posted an article and video featuring this year's Tribal Canoe Journey and United States Geological Survey scientist Eric Grossman. Grossman has been working with Northwest tribes for several years…
North Kitsap Herald: ‘The Power of the Canoe Journey’
The North Kitsap Herald newspaper posted a nice editorial about the importance of the Tribal Canoe Journey, discussing how the two-week-long journey is more than just tribal members traveling ancestral…
Canoe journey to Makah 2010
This year's annual paddle journey is underway this week in Neah Bay where the Makah Tribe is hosting the 86 canoes. Pictures from parts of the journey and landing in…
Video: Swinomish Tribe’s Blessing of the Fleet
There is a new video posted at http://nwifc.blip.tv/ of the Swinomish Tribe's 2010 Blessing of the Fleet ceremony and luncheon that took place May 13. Guests were treated to a…