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Indigenous communities across Oregon raise awareness for missing and murdered relatives

From PSU to Chiloquin, Native Americans and allies gather, mourn and honor MMIP When a loved one goes missing, who looks? This month, Indigenous-led community groups are hosting cultural events across the Pacific Northwest with a unified purpose — to brin ...

17 May 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Behind the exhibit: ‘This IS Kalapuyan Land’

Local Indigenous curator showcases the enduring existence of Native communities through contemporary art Although contemporary Indigenous communities are vibrant and diverse, many think of Native Americans in the past tense. A local Indigenous curator rem ...

29 Mar 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Lithium mine near Oregon border threatens sacred cultural sites

The mine begins construction amid protest from Oregon and Nevada tribes, environmentalists The electric car is here to save the environment — unless the environment in question is atop or around precious minerals like lithium needed in car batteries. A fe ...

7 Mar 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
M. Earl Williams captures culture and context through his art

Grand Ronde photographer M. Earl Williams explores the creation of community M. Earl Williams grew up with his family on the Grand Ronde Reservation and started his artistic career as an adventurous skateboarding teen with a camera. Now, with several art ...

22 Feb 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde expand opioid treatment program to Portland

Set to open to the public Feb. 21, Great Circle Recovery Clinic addresses ongoing opioid crisis The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is bringing its whole-person opioid addiction treatment to Portland. Dozens attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the ...

15 Feb 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Congress provides new funding stability to IHS

Congress announces long-awaited advance funds for Indian Health Service, but ongoing underfunding is problematic Native nations in the Pacific Northwest and across Turtle Island applauded a historic decision to provide $5.13 billion in advance appropriati ...

18 Jan 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
New funding for water facility on Warm Springs reservation

After years of unreliable access to clean water, federal government pledges $23.8 million towards new facility on Warm Springs reservation A critical component of a solution to chronic water quality issues on the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Rese ...

4 Jan 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Tribal sovereignty at stake in challenge to Indian Child Welfare Act before the Supreme Court

Altering or reversing the Indian Child Welfare Act would damage tribal sovereignty, but select states — like Oregon — may offer protection In a case with potentially far-reaching consequences for tribal sovereignty, a divided Supreme Court debated the con ...

30 Nov 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
Dams, drought and survival in the Klamath Basin

A major river restoration project is likely forthcoming, but fish and tribes in the basin face ongoing water and climate troubles A decades-long effort to remove four hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River may soon come to fruition. In the Klamath Basi ...

2 Nov 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
Affordable housing for Native Americans offers community, stability and support

NAYA, which already maintains three affordable development projects in the Cully neighborhood, plans to begin construction on a new project in the Portsmouth neighborhood next year As rents continue to skyrocket, increasing numbers of renters across the U ...

31 Aug 2022 - Melanie Henshaw

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