Swinomish Tribe

BNSF was ordered to pay nearly $400 million after the company intentionally trespassed when it repeatedly ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil across the Swinomish Tribe reservation.

When the pandemic canceled all her tours, the leader of indie rock band Black Belt Eagle Scout, Katherine Paul returned to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community’s homelands in western Washington. The experience shaped her latest record “The Land, The Water, The Sky.”

Matika Wilbur was tired of seeing one-dimensional, insipid, degrading depictions of Native Americans in mainstream media and popular culture. So she did something about it.

The Washington state Supreme Court has unanimously upheld permits that will allow Cooke Aquaculture Pacific to farm steelhead trout in net pens in Washington waters. The decision clears the permit hurdle for the international aquaculture giant to change its operations from farming Atlantic salmon to steelhead.

Gov. Jay Inslee presented his $187 million salmon recovery proposal after ceremonies with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. The governor called the plan "comprehensive" and noted that it touches on all the critical aspects of fisheries conservation management: habitat, hatcheries, harvest and hydropower.

The Swinomish Tribe is filing another amicus brief this week, in support of a lawsuit against the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Environmental…

Tribal leaders from Washington and Oregon are calling on Congress and the Biden administration to remove the four dams on the Lower Snake River. The…

The Swinomish Tribe is opening a substance abuse treatment clinic in Anacortes, and staff are calling it the most comprehensive drug addiction program in…

The rate of tooth decay among Native Americans is higher than any other population. And now, tribes across Washington state will be able to use federal…

Staff from the dental clinic on the Swinomish Reservation will be in front of state lawmakers this week. This will be the sixth time the tribe is asking…