Stillaguamish Tribe to hold Salmon Ceremony on July 25
The Stillaguamish Tribe will have its first Salmon Ceremony in at least 25 years on July 25. The ceremony marks the first time the tribe has had a ceremonial and…
Swinomish Tribe Wins Historic Case Against Dike District
A Federal District court judge in Seattle has ruled in favor of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in a case involving a diking and drainage district's failure to comply with the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act when replacing tidegates in its jurisdiction.
Jamestown S’Klallam may retain treaty hunting rights in rec area
The Peninsula Daily News published a story about Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe's treaty hunting rights being met within the Dungeness Recreation Area. Jamestown tribal chairman Ron Allen is quoted. DUNGENESS —…
Proposed Dock in Gamble Bay Approved
The Kitsap Sun has published a follow up story to the proposed dock to be constructed in Port Gamble Bay, across the way from the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe's reservation.…
Elk herd keeps Stillaguamish Tribe fed
The (Everett) Herald recounts Stillaguamish Tribal Chairman Shawn Yanity’s experience hunting the Nooksack herd for the first time in recent memory:
“We drove out to the area where I figured they might be. I’d been watching that herd for quite a while, and when we got there … were probably 20 there, mostly bulls.
SVH: Tribes react to steelhead listing
Following Monday’s listing of Puget Sound steelhead as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act, the Skagit Valley Herald (subscription required) reported the following:
Swinomish tribal officials said today that the tribe would likely cut back on its already limited take of steelhead.
“The listing of steelhead as threatened is one more indicator that now is the time to act to save our anadromous fish” said tribal Chairman Brian Cladoosby.
Skagit County proposes raising taxes to save salmon
Skagit County commissioners proposed raising property taxes to create streamside buffers around the Skagit River and its tributaries.
A proposal announced Thursday and headed to the county’s voters in the summer would cost the average homeowner about $25 a year. The county commissioners say raising public money to buy land from willing sellers would not only preserve land along the river and streams and boost salmon survival, but it might even help endangered orcas.
North Kitsap Herald: Tribe receives oil spill trailer
The North Kitsap Herald ran a story January 17 about the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe receiving an emergency oil spill response trailer from the state Department of Ecology:
After the Port Gamble Bay was hit hard by a preventable oil spill in October 2005, the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe decided it never wanted to be that helpless again.
Working with the Washington State Department of Ecology, it was able to acquire a $1.25 million appropriation from the state and purchase an oil spill response trailer now parked at Point Julia.
Nice profile on Stan Jones (Tulalip Tribes) in the Seattle Times
Especially this part that focusses on Jones' efforts to revive their First Salmon Ceremony and habitat restoration: The tribal chairman also is credited with helping to revive Tulalip ceremonies and…
King 5: Major clam bay near shelton in trouble
King 5: One of the nation's richest shell fish bays is in trouble. Oakland Bay near Shelton produces 60 percent of the entire nation's Manila clams. But the water quality…