The effort to gain greater legal status for a group of Native Americans in the heart of West Michigan has a renewed attempt ...

The Native American Guardians Association filed a lawsuit against the Washington Commanders on Sept. 25, 2023 accusing it of contributing to cultural oppression.

She calls this period in Washington’s political history an exciting time. ... Frank J. Warnke, Nakoda, first Native American elected to the state House (1965-83) and Senate (1983-91) ...

One in 3 Native Americans killed in a crash from 2018 to 2022 in Washington were not wearing a seat belt, versus 1 in 5 traffic deaths among other races, according to the safety commission.

Casey Sixkiller and Chris Stearns will in January become the two highest-ranking Native Americans in Washington state government. Governor-elect Rob Ferguson nominated Sixkiller – U.S ...

Lewis is an oral historian who was given a Peace and Friendship award by the Washington State Historical Society in 2019 for his work educating people about the tribes of the Inland Northwest.

A group called the Native American Guardian’s Association (NAGA) is demanding the Washington Commanders change their name back to the Redskins.

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Washington state Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis is no stranger to history. In 2020, she became the first Native American to be sworn in as a justice on any state ...

Native American History. ... An earthen enclosure called the Octagon is drawing much-deserved attention to the state’s history-filled mounds built some 2,000 years ago by the Hopewell culture.

The committee will investigate the state’s history of Native boarding schools — which Ferguson called “a shameful part” of Washington’s past — including at least 17 schools.