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The first thing you notice in the faded photographs from the old Fort Simcoe boarding school for Native children is that no one ever seems to be smiling.

The six Indigenous girls stand side by side, all wearing identical loose dresses of striped fabric, with diagonally folded cloth scarves covering their heads. A few wear beaded necklaces; one

“If there’s a moment our people are waiting for, in this big moment where everything will change, and everything will go back to normal or everything will be better –

Credits: This timeline was compiled by Carlos Pelley of Yakima Valley Libraries; Anna King, a correspondent with the Northwest News Network and Northwest Public Broadcasting; and editor Joanna Markell and

The six Indigenous girls stand side by side, all wearing identical loose dresses of striped fabric, with diagonally folded cloth scarves covering their heads. A few wear beaded necklaces; one

Credits: This timeline was compiled by Carlos Pelley of Yakima Valley Libraries; Anna King, a correspondent with the Northwest News Network and Northwest Public Broadcasting; and editor Joanna Markell and

“If there’s a moment our people are waiting for, in this big moment where everything will change, and everything will go back to normal or everything will be better –

Yakima dietician Heather McCrory’s family heritage is part Dutch, part Yakama. Like many people, that background comes into play in the kitchen. “I hope my kids recognize that good food

Heather McCrory does not remember learning the meaning of the word dietitian as a child. But she knew by age 10 it was what she wanted to be when she

Search dogs and use of ground-penetrating radar continue to yield more information and context about an Indian boarding school that operated at Fort Simcoe in the Yakima Valley until 1920.