Northwest Native leaders gathered at the annual NCAI convention discuss top issues from protecting the environment, gaming, and healthcare to sacred sites.
Native leaders at the NCAI convention lay out the stakes in midterm elections, including the future of federal funding, cultural preservation and protections for tribal sovereignty.
With DNA testing confirming her identity, Oregon officials have returned Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter’s remains to her last surviving sibling.
From left, Cultural Co-ordinator, Mary Johnson, Chinook Chairman Tony Johnson, and Councilman Gary Johnson, listen to Senator Jeff Wilson March 9, 2026 at the Capitol in Olympia, Wa. The Chinook were ...
On the Colville Reservation in northeastern Washington, power outages can be a regular occurrence throughout the year, exacerbated by winter storms and summer heat waves. In a move to strengthen ...
Speakers and attendees at a press conference held in downtown Portland on Feb. 6, taking place prior to opening arguments for renewed litigation against the federal government to protect endangered ...
A collaborative coloring wall at the National Association of Science Writers’ annual convening which was held in Corvallis, Oregon in September 2026. (Photo by Lyric Aquino, Underscore Native News + ...
Brookings report found that the Department of Government Efficiency trimmed 1,597 federal contracts and awards from tribes and Native organizations.
With DNA testing confirming her identity, Oregon officials have returned Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter’s remains to her last surviving sibling.
Underscore Native News reporter and Report for America corps member Lyric Aquino reflects on reporting on science within Indigenous communities and her own career growth.
A piece of bull kelp that washed ashore on Rosario Beach in Washington in July 2026. Bull kelp has been used by coastal tribes in Washington as food, tools and toys among other creative practices. In ...
On July 11, 2025, over 120 youth kayakers representing the Klamath, Yurok, Karuk, Quartz Valley, Hoopa Valley, Warm Springs as well as the Tohono O’odham Nation completed their historic 310-mile ...
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