The first Native American to represent Portland in the state Legislature brings an eye on affordable housing, the Superfund clean-up and our problematic foster care system Portland has often been described as a “white city.” Just this summer, a lengthy ar ...
8 Sep 2016 - Stephen Quirke
Yakama Nation argues EPA plan violates an 1855 treaty After 16 years of study funded by polluting industries, the public comment period for the Willamette River cleanup is scheduled to end Sept. 6, 2016, with some officials hoping for a finalized plan by ...
2 Aug 2016 - Stephen Quirke
How one man is building a better life from the ground up It was Kyler Buzalsky’s nature of acceptance that attracted me to his story. I teach dialectical behavior therapy, among other subjects, and if ever there was a poster child for cool, calm detachmen ...
21 Oct 2013 - Suzanne Zalokar
The NAYA Native American Literature class has been studying the history of Celilo Falls, shown at right, and the impact of the building of the dam on Native communities. Students wrote two-voice poems, capturing two perspectives on the building of the dam ...
24 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff