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 ...

Twenty-five years ago, the Bureau of Indian Affairs finally formally recognized our Chinook Indian Nation. I was chairman at that time, and signing the recognition documents on behalf of our sovereign ...

Twenty-three acres of ancestral homeland in Southeastern Washington that used to house a juvenile detention center will soon be returned to the Chinook Indian Nation. That’s based on the April 25 vote ...

Seventy years ago, Congress passed the Western Oregon Termination Act, stripping 61 western Oregon tribal nations of their treaty-owed rights and resources. Termination acts were part of the federal ...

A Washington state task force voted to recommend the return of land at a former youth detention facility to the Chinook Indian Nation. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and the fiscal committees of the ...

The Chinook Indian Nation’s champion for recognition receives high honor Tony A. (naschio) Johnson, chairman of the Chinook Indian Nation, was recently honored with the 2025 Indigenous Leadership ...

There’s a phrase in Chinuk Wawa — “ɫush-tumtum” — that Rachel Cushman uses when something makes her have a good heart. It’s a phrase that came to mind for her on Sunday, as members of the Chinook ...

Deconstruction of three dams on the Klamath River is just weeks away, and this Tuesday, a small crowd gathered just below Iron Gate dam to celebrate another milestone: the first release of threatened ...

WASHOUGAL – Sam Robinson is continuing his 2025 visits to four Washougal schools, bringing the history of the Chinook people to life for fourth-graders. His presentations recount the enduring legacy ...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Their ancestors helped the struggling Lewis and Clark expedition stay alive, but today's Chinook Indian Nation says the tribe will not participate in the official bicentennial ...