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The second largest falls in the U.S. have been inaccessible since industrialists dammed them and lined the river with paper mills 150 years ago. Four tribes are working with PGE to plan public access.
Two tribes made agreements with Oregon that affirm the rights of members to hunt, fish, trap and gather under tribal, rather than state licenses.
[Originally published in Underscore News.—eds] Welcoming the sun on the first Thursday of June, dozens of community members gathered at the first Cully Farmers Market of the season—with booths selling fresh produce, salsa, jewelry, skin care products, and more. Though the Cully Farmers Market has been a staple in the Cully neighborhood for a few years now, this year is the first time that the Native American Youth and Family Center, commonly known as NAYA,...
Buffalo’s Fire How Indigenous nations are rebuilding food systems
Originally published by Underscore News. When artist Jeffrey Gibson reflected on the 2020 social uprising embodied by the Black Lives Matter movement and activism for Indigenous rights in Portland, Gibson knew he could create something special. Gibson, a citizen of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw who also has Cherokee ancestry, and Kathleen Ash-Milby, curator of Native American art at Portland Art Museum, saw an opportunity to use the vacant pedestals that once held statues of...