Tribes fear the Supreme Court decision will hamper the ability to protect their citizens. PL-280 states like Oregon may be the most accurate basis for predictions. In 2015, the state of Oklahoma convicted Victor Castro-Huerta of neglecting his stepdaughte ...
27 Jul 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
Community leaders and health officials point to distrust, an incompetent early pandemic response and the predictable results of longstanding systemic inequities Black and Indigenous Oregonians have been infected, hospitalized and killed by COVID-19 at rat ...
26 Jan 2022 - Henry Brannan
The legislator from Portland talks to Street Roots about how she's addressing issues such as addiction and justice for Indigenous Oregonians On a warm spring Tuesday last week, Oregon Rep. Tawna Sanchez (D-Portland) presented a history lesson on Chri ...
12 May 2021 - B. Toastie
Native representation in decision-making processes is meager compared to business interests’ Another wildfire season is already underway, with fires burning around Klamath Falls. Drought conditions across 85% of Oregon have threatened a worse fire season ...
21 Apr 2021 - B. Toastie
State Legislature considers finding resources to solve cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls Deborah Shipman didn’t sugarcoat her intentions. “We want to keep you from being one of the statistics,” she said emphatically to the Native Am ...
1 Feb 2019 - Emily Green