The (Everett) Herald: This week, American Indian and Canadian First Nations leaders will hold talks in their own way: with stories, songs and bits of the rejuvenated Coast Salish languages. The Tulalip Tribes are hosting the third annual Coast Salish Gathering, which brings together leaders of Coast Salish tribes, a region that stretches from north […]
The Kitsap Sun printed this story about the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s concerns about a proposed dock to be built within its home fishing waters. PORT GAMBLE – There’s a stalemate over a project in Port Gamble Bay. On one side of the North Kitsap waterway is Olympic Property Group, which sees a proposal for […]
The Bellingham Herald reports that the Lummi Nation opposes the Port of Bellingham’s plan to leave some mercury in Bellingham Bay and build a marina: Mercury-tainted sediment now inside the lagoon will be removed for landfill disposal, as will some of the more contaminated areas at the mouth of the waterway, where the dredging will […]
The Olympian continued its coverage on the health of Puget Sound, with the focus this week on how septic systems and housing has affected Hood Canal and how the Skokomish Tribe is dealing with the declining health of its home waterway. Stories include how new tribal housing will be constructed away from Hood Canal and […]
