Native American Issues

Def Leppard & Heart

Meet Heather Purser, the Woman Who Singlehandedly Got Same-Sex Marriage Approved by the Suquamish Tribe

Heather Purser and Rebecca Platter are now free to get married.​Heather Purser has no plans of marrying her girlfriend any time soon. But that doesn't mean that she wouldn't like the option. And while the nation at large can't seem to wrap its head around the concept of marriage equality, the ... More >>

Violence Against Native American Women, Once Ignored by the Feds, Gets a New Look

​Federal interference in tribal affairs is a tricky business. On one hand, the feds risk overreaching. Hence, this week's decision by a U.S. District Court judge to dismiss cases concerning a nasty Snoqualmie Tribe feud. On the other hand, federal neglect can have dangerous consequences. Such ... More >>

Michael Bloomberg's Tobacco Row

The New York mayor's anti-smoking crusade targets a Central Washington tribe.

Michael Bloomberg Takes on Yakama Reservation Cigarette Company

​New York City Mayor and former smoker Michael Bloomberg, like many reformed sinners, has a bee in his bonnet about his former vice. He's donated millions of his own money for anti-smoking campaigns and pushed for higher tobacco taxes. Now, the mayor is suing a Washington state cigarette compa ... More >>

Tom DeLay, Jack Abramoff: The Hammer Faces Prison as Seattle Lobbyist Casino Jack Leaves It

Casino Jack​As you may have read this week, the arrogant onetime Republican House whip Tom (The Hammer) DeLay is facing anywhere from probation to life in prison for his political money-laundering conviction. It's a historic case that reverberates from Texas to D.C. to Seattle. DeLay's conni ... More >>

Karen Fisher

Casino Jack​As you may have read this week, the arrogant onetime Republican House whip Tom (The Hammer) DeLay is facing anywhere from probation to life in prison for his political money-laundering conviction. It's a historic case that reverberates from Texas to D.C. to Seattle. DeLay's conni ... More >>

The Other Tribal Fishing Issue: High Court Says No Nets for You

Chehalis tribal member Gerald Cayenne wasn't exactly going after whale or anything so controversial, but contrary to state law, he did take a gillnet off the reservation to catch fish in the Chehalis river without a permit. The net works by trapping fish as they swim into it, trapping them by thei ... More >>

The Exiles

Chehalis tribal member Gerald Cayenne wasn't exactly going after whale or anything so controversial, but contrary to state law, he did take a gillnet off the reservation to catch fish in the Chehalis river without a permit. The net works by trapping fish as they swim into it, trapping them by thei ... More >>

Passing Poston

Our government oppresses one minority for the benefit of another.

Northwest Folklife Festival

Our government oppresses one minority for the benefit of another.

SUNDAY

Storytelling: The Human-Orca Connection

All the President's Men

Like the disgraced lobbyist himself, the latest Bush administration official to be fingered in the Abramoff scandal has strong Northwest ties.

All the President's Men

Like the disgraced lobbyist himself, the latest Bush administration official to be fingered in the Abramoff scandal has strong Northwest ties.

Big Game Hunters

Breaking into Washington's Native American gaming gold rush can be a wild west circus. Just ask the Snoqualmie Tribe.

Happy to Play Nanny

Sen. Margarita Prentice is behind the controversial state crackdown on online gambling. But what kind of hand is she really playing?

Meet Rick Anderson

Sen. Margarita Prentice is behind the controversial state crackdown on online gambling. But what kind of hand is she really playing?

Choctaw Cash

A U.S. Senate investigation reveals new details on Jack Abramoff's Seattle ties.

Elwha Elegy

A major archaeological find forces an Olympic Peninsula town to re-examine the past and the future.

The Preston Gates Mates

The venerable Seattle law firm launched key players in the Tom DeLay scandal.

Ending an Indian War

After 150 years, the last 'shot' results in a verdict we can live with.

Amend This

After 150 years, the last 'shot' results in a verdict we can live with.

Big Gamble

Should we plug the states budget hole by expanding casino gambling beyond the reservations? A proposal in Olympia is tempting legislatorsand teachersto do just that.

Fire Water

Crude but powerful drama mixes arson and alcohol.

Platoon

From the American melting pot, a victorious team is forged.

The sit-down

From the American melting pot, a victorious team is forged.

Kennewick Man in court

From the American melting pot, a victorious team is forged.

Shanghai Noon

Old West, new hat.

Wheelers, dealers, and Indians

Snoqualmie tribe struggles to set up a reservation.

Sacred casino?

Snoqualmie tribe struggles to set up a reservation.

Boneheaded

Why test K-Man's DNA if the tests are pointless?

Gorton rides again

The senator goes after tribal profits.

Bones of Contention

How the discovery of a 9,000-year-old skeleton on the Columbia River may sink the land-bridge theory of North American settlement and has pitted science against Native American rights.