Food Fight Breaks Out Over Seattle Compost
The Seattle City Council has delayed a vote on a contract to send the city's food and yard waste to Kittitas County after residents in Cle Elum made it known they were less than thrilled about the...
View ArticleDuwamish Tribe Renews Hopes For Federal Recognition
At the DuwamishLonghouse in West Seattle, Cecile Hansen traces her finger down a plaque of names. “Look at all our leaders, starting with the chief here,” Hansen says.
View ArticleDuwamish Fight For Federal Status Inches Forward
Seattle’s native people, the Duwamish, will learn today about their next step in a decades-old legal battle. The tribe has petitioned the US government for federal recognition, which would make the...
View ArticleSeattle's Fragmented Duwamish Tribe Struggles For Identity
On a rainy Saturday afternoon, a strong brew of native tea warms up the crowd at the Duwamish Longhouse in West Seattle. The tribe has hosted this casual tea party every spring since the longhouse...
View ArticleArchaeological Digging Starts On Seattle's Stalled Tunnel Project
The past could present yet another obstacle to the future of the state Route 99 megaproject on the Seattle waterfront.Archaeologists with the tunnel project started digging a series of 60 small holes...
View ArticleSeattle's Duwamish Tribe Denied Federal Status, Benefits
A long journey for Seattle’s Duwamish Tribe appeared to have hit a dead end Thursday. The federal government rejected the tribe’s decades-long fight for official recognition -- and many benefits that...
View ArticleDuwamish Tribe Vows to Keep Fighting for Recognition
Duwamish tribal members say they'll keep fighting after the federal government denied their longstanding petition to be recognized as a tribe.
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