The Makah is a marine-based Tribe. Their history and identity are tied to the sea—as are their traditional foods.

POINT DEFIANCE, Wash. — The Fort Nisqually Living History Museum in Point Defiance Park gives visitors a chance to learn about what life was like around Puget Sound in 1855. For history ...

Willie Frank III poses in front of a canoe his father ... times for exercising his tribal fishing rights. Willie and his older brother still fish the Nisqually River today.

Willie Frank III poses in front of a canoe his father ... Billy Frank Jr. was arrested multiple times for exercising his ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride ...

As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) will close two offices in Wisconsin, impacting services. Tribal leaders expressed concerns about the closures' impact. The Department of the Interior stated its ...

A 49-year-old man who was found dead by train tracks in the Nisqually Valley Monday has been identified. Michael Farley of Yelm died due to multiple blunt force injuries that resulted from a fall ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Mark Macarro, President, National Congress of American Indians, testifies before the Senate Indian Affairs ...

Beneath Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, one of the planet’s largest potassium reserves is fueling tensions between industrial ambitions and Indigenous rights. (AP Video by Fernando Crispim.