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Congressperson Perez, Chinook Tribe at odds over bill

Alleged broken promises by U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez have resulted in the Chinook Indian Nation seeking a new legislator to champion their ongoing fight for federal recognition. Chinook Indian ...
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Chinook Indian Nation critical of Perez over ‘broken promise’

In mid-March a Chinook Indian Nation social media post stated that U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, had backed off of her promise to champion federal recognition for the tribe at the ...
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‘Do not let this crime happen’: Chinook Tribe fights for return of ‘neglected’ remains

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Bones and sacred objects of Chinook Indian Nation ancestors are left on museum shelves without a legal path for descendants to bring home or bury. Chinook Indian Nation ...

From Tulsa to the Navajo Nation, Chinook Medical Gear CEO Volunteers to Serve Remote Communities

Chinook Medical Gear CEO Ben Crowder supports Backcountry Santa’s mission delivering essential winter aid to Navajo ...
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Columbia River Maritime Museum Opens “This is Our Place Exhibit”

Come and learn about the maritime traditions, heritage, and culture of the Chinook Indian Nation (CIN) at our new exhibit, entitled ntsayka ilíi ukuk, or “This is Our Place.” The exhibit—which ...
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'It's devastating': Skagit River summer-fall Chinook population expected to hit 15-year low

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — The population of summer-fall Chinook salmon expected this year on Washington's Skagit River will be the lowest in nearly 15 years, dealing another devastating blow to Native ...
The Bulletin

Tribe-led partnership could bring back Chinook salmon fishing to Coquille River this fall

Oregon officials said the Chinook salmon population would be restored in ten years. With Coquille leadership, they did it in three. This story originally appeared on Underscore Native News. After a ...