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Dr. Kayden Vargas (they/he) - From Conservative Christian to Nonbinary PsychologistTW: Brief references to CSA Dr. Kayden Vargas (they/he) is a trans nonbinary poet, parent, and psychologist located in the traditional homelands of the Yakama Nation. Their poetry revolves around themes of small-town living, bicultural/bilingual/biracial life, trauma healing, and trans identity. Their clinical specialties include gender affirming healthcare, eating disorders, religious trauma, and queer psychosocial development. Kayden also works as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Heritage University, a small not-for-profit university that is both a Hispanic-Serving-Institution and Native American Non-Tribal Serving institution, located in Toppenish, WA. Dr. Vargas will be joining me at the Shameless Sexuality: Life After Purity Culture online conference this May, on the topic of: Healing Beyond the Binary: Transgender expansiveness, sexualities, and overcoming religious residue.FIND Dr. VARGAS: https://www.vccdrkmv.com/FIND JANICE SELBIE:Janice Selbie's Best-selling book Divorcing Religion: A Memoir and Survival Handbook is now available in the USA https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DP78TZZF and CANADA https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DP78TZZFTickets are now available for the Shameless Sexuality: Life After Purity Culture conference, happening ONLINE May 24-25, 2025! Get yours now: www.shamelesssexuality.orgReligious Trauma Survivor Support Groups happen on Tuesdays at 5 pm Pacific and Thursdays at 6 pm Eastern. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with others for healing and support: https://www.divorcing-religion.com/servicesNeed help on your journey of healing from Religious Trauma? Book a free 20-minute consultation with Janice here: https://www.divorcing-religion.com/servicesFollow Janice and Divorcing Religion on Social Media:Threads: Wisecounsellor@threads.netBlueSky: @janiceselbie.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DivorcingReligionTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@janiceselbieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisecounsellor/Subscribe to the audio-only version here: https://www.divorcing-religion.com/religious-trauma-podcastThe Divorcing Religion Podcast is for entertainment purposes only. If you need help with your mental health, please consult a qualified, secular, mental health clinician.Podcast by Porthos MediaCopyright 2025www.porthosmedia.netSupport the show

For the first time in decades, tribes in the Pacific Northwest will be able to forage for wild huckleberries in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest without competition from commercial companies. The development comes after decades of work by the Yakama Nation and other tribes in a contentious dispute, all while the culturally important wild berry abundance has dwindled. Foraging is also important to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in southern Colorado. A collaboration between the tribe and a conservation nonprofit to facilitate foraging on nearby private land just got a significant boost. GUESTS Bronsco Jim Jr., chief of the Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation Josephine Woolington, journalist in Portland Treston Chee (Diné), Indigenous lands program field coordinator with Trees, Water & People

For the first time in decades, tribes in the Pacific Northwest will be able to forage for wild huckleberries in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest without competition from commercial companies. The development comes after decades of work by the Yakama Nation and other tribes in a contentious dispute, all while the culturally important wild berry abundance has dwindled. Foraging is also important to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in southern Colorado. A collaboration between the tribe and a conservation nonprofit to facilitate foraging on nearby private land just got a significant boost.

From jams and ice cream to syrups and lotions, huckleberries are a fruit that can be found in all sorts of Pacific Northwest commodities. But these berries are incredibly difficult to grow, preferring high elevations and acidic soil, making them hard to cultivate. The U.S. Forest Service issues permits to commercially pick these berries, selling more than 900 permits last season. For tribes in the Pacific Northwest, these berries are a culturally important food that they say has become scarce over the years with growing competition from pickers, which they argue infringe on treaty rights.Josephine Woolington is a freelance journalist and author based in Portland who reported on this issue for High Country News. Elaine Harvey is a Ḱamíłpa band member, one of the 14 tribes and bands that comprise the Yakama Nation, and was featured in the story. They both join us to share more on the commercialization of huckleberries.

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 – 1:30 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA More on Indianz.Com: https://indianz.com/News/2025/02/24/video-american-indian-and-alaska-native-public-witness-hearing-day-2-afternoon-session/

The state of Washington owns land that rightfully belongs to the Yakama Nation. A treaty map that showed what land should be included in the Yakama reservation was lost for nearly 75 years since it was filed under "M" for Montana. Because the land ownership was long established and is being used as a revenue source for the state, Washington will likely want compensation before returning it. Maria Parazo Rose is a freelance journalist who covered this story for Grist. She joins us with details.

If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you’ve probably heard a lot about salmon — how important they are to this region, and how much trouble they’re in now. But the history lessons many of us have learned are not the whole story. Tony Schick is an investigative reporter for OPB and ProPublica. He’s done a lot of work to uncover and understand a far more sinister version of events. Along the way, he connected with Indigenous local Randy Settler and his family.   We’re sharing an episode from another OPB podcast: “Salmon Wars.” It tells the story of salmon in the Northwest  in a way you haven’t heard before – through the voices of one Yakama Nation family who have been fighting for salmon for generations.   For more Evergreen episodes and to share your voice with us, visit our showpage. Follow OPB on Instagram, and follow host Jenn Chávez too. You can sign up for OPB’s newsletters to get what you need in your inbox regularly.   Don’t forget to check out our many podcasts, which can be found on any of your favorite podcast apps: Hush Timber Wars Season 2: Salmon Wars Politics Now Think Out Loud And many more! Check out our full show list here.

Journey deep into the hidden corners of the Yakama Nation's ancient forests with Mel Skahan, a seasoned forestry technician and respected Sasquatch researcher who brings a unique blend of scientific observation and Native American wisdom to the search for Bigfoot.In this riveting episode of Untold Radio AM, hosts Doug and Jeff sit down with Mel as he shares his most compelling encounters from managing 1.2 million acres of tribal land. From his life-changing 2006 sighting of a massive, dark figure moving with supernatural speed through the wilderness, to the mysterious rock-throwing incidents and bone-chilling vocalizations that have followed him through the years, Mel's firsthand experiences will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about these elusive beings.Discover:Why Mel believes Sasquatch are more than just creatures, but "people like us" choosing a different pathThe spiritual significance of Bigfoot in Native American cultureWhat really happened during his featured episode on "Strange Days with Bob Saget"The truth behind those unexplained footprints he first discovered in 1995Whether you're a seasoned Bigfoot enthusiast or simply curious about the unexplained, this episode offers a rare glimpse into the mysterious world of Sasquatch through the eyes of someone who walks the line between modern forestry and ancient tribal knowledge.

In this episode of Power of Place, you'll hear the stories of Glen Pinkham, an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation and a respected elder and cultural mentor. Glen explores connections between tradition, healing, and the land, offering wisdom for anyone seeking growth and connection. Through Glen's captivating storytelling, we journey to the Yakima Valley, the ancestral homeland of the Yakama Nation—where rivers teemed with salmon and skies filled with migratory birds. His reflections on his application of traditional healing practices—including sweat lodges—located within urban settings reveal how these rituals continue to sustain both body and spirit, even across cultural lines. Building on his work in South Central Washington, Glen supports Seattle's urban Indigenous communities through organizations like Mother Nation, where he works alongside his wife, Yvette, as well as Chief Seattle Club. Amidst the bustle of city life, Glen's teachings, grounded in Yakama traditions and landscapes, offer glimpses of rare and powerful medicine for the body and spirit. Tune in to this episode to experience surprising healing and insight. “When we say you share your personal trauma and your pain with another person, your sadness with another person, it turns it upside down as it turns into medicine. It helps them to heal.” ~Glen Pinkham

The Yakama Nation has found it nearly impossible to access $32 million in a promised federal grant for an irrigation canal conversion project.  The initiative aims to transform old irrigation canals into a solar and small-scale hydropower system, which would lower electricity costs and conserve water in the Yakima Basin. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell celebrated the project earlier this year for its potential benefits. While incentives for renewable energy are abundant, the bureaucratic processes to implement them can be frustratingly slow. Soundside caught up with investigative reporter Tony Schick to hear more about why the project is stalling. His recent story on the issue was produced in partnership with OPB, ProPublica, and High Country News. Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Guests: Tony Schick, investigative reporter and editor at Oregon Public Broadcasting.  Related Links:  The Department of Energy promised this tribal nation a $32 million solar grant. It's nearly impossible to access - OPB See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Washington’s Yakama Nation received both a grant and a $100 million federal loan to build a large solar project. Held up by a series of bureaucratic hurdles, the funding could expire before the government lets the tribal nation access the money. OPB Investigative Editor Tony Schick joins us to explain how bureaucracy is getting in the way of progress. 

Long before the Hanford nuclear reservation, the land was home to Native American tribes. The Yamaka Nation has strong ties to Laliik – or Rattlesnake Mountain — and Gable Mountain on the Hanford cleanup site. They are religious sites for the Tribes, and the whole area is ceded land for the Yakama Nation. The lands around Hanford were also used for village sites, gathering, fishing, hunting and social celebrations. But the Tribes were forced off their lands during World War II, and only in the past year have they been able to start to return to hunt and gather there. The Nation is trying to educate its youth and fully lean into being part of the formal efforts to clean up the 56 million gallons of radioactive waste stored on the site.  We sit down with Yakama Tribal Councilmembers Brian Saluskin and Deland Olney, and with Laurene Contreras Laurene Contreras, a Yakama tribal member and Program Administrator of the Environmental Restoration Waste Management Program for the Yakama Nation. They join us on the campus of  Washington State University Tri-Cities, where we are broadcasting from this week in partnership with Northwest Public Broadcasting. 

Dive into the mysterious world of Sasquatch with Mel Skahan, a leading Bigfoot researcher and Yakama Nation forestry expert! In this captivating episode of Untold Radio AM, Mel shares his incredible journey from skeptic to believer, recounting spine-tingling encounters and Native American perspectives on these elusive forest dwellers.Highlights:- Mel's shocking 2006 Bigfoot sighting that changed everything- Unexplained footprints, eerie vocalizations, and flying rocks in the wilderness- The spiritual significance of Sasquatch in Native American culture- How managing 1.2 million acres of tribal land led to unexpected discoveriesJoin hosts Doug and Alex Hajicek as they explore the untold stories of Bigfoot through the eyes of a true expert. Whether you're a seasoned cryptid enthusiast or simply curious about the unknown, this episode will leave you questioning what really lurks in the shadows of our forests.Just click the thumbnail below. The countdown begins NOW.Join Doug Hajicek and Alex each Wednesday on the Untold Radio Network Live at 7 pm Central - 5 pm Pacific and 8 pm Eastern.Come and join the live discussion next week. Please subscribe. We have ten different Professional Podcasts on all the things you like.New favorite shows drop each day only on the UNTOLD RADIO NETWORK.

Victor Miguel Curiel Valadez, a 40-year-old Mexican national, recently pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering charges. An associate of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Valadez was involved in laundering over $1.5 million in drug proceeds between 2016 and 2019. His operations spanned multiple countries, including the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. He recruited individuals across major U.S. cities—such as Chicago, Atlanta, and Detroit—to collect drug profits, which he then funneled back to Mexico through financial networks.Additionally, Valadez coordinated the distribution of three kilograms of methamphetamines in Houston in 2018. He now faces a potential life sentence in federal prison, with fines of up to $10 million for the drug charges, and additional penalties for the money laundering conspiracy. His sentencing is scheduled for November 20, 2024.Next up:The latest surge in violence in Michoacán stems from the ongoing conflict between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Cárteles Unidos. This battle has spread across multiple municipalities, including Aguililla, Tepalcatepec, Buenavista, and Apatzingán. The Tierra Caliente region, a hotspot due to its proximity to key drug trafficking routes and resources, remains a fierce battleground.Recent reports highlight narco-blockades, firefights, and the use of drones to drop explosives, particularly by CJNG, as they attempt to expand their control over this valuable territory. Notably, Buenavista has been the site of intense clashes, with CJNG forces engaging their rivals, causing widespread terror among civilians. Local residents have been displaced in large numbers, with more than 500 fleeing their homes in just a few weeks.Next up:The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation have been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants program. This funding is aimed at combating active gang and cartel-related drug activity and violent crime on the Yakama Nation reservation. Vanessa R. Waldref, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced the grant as part of efforts to support community safety and strengthen law enforcement resources on tribal lands. The initiative will focus on reducing crime rates and addressing the underlying causes of gang and cartel violence on the reservation.And in our final segement:Rene Hernandez-Cordero, a 52-year-old from Ciudad Juárez, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute, 15 years for straw purchasing and trafficking firearms, and five years for conspiracy to smuggle bulk cash. All sentences will run concurrently, meaning he will serve them at the same time. The charges stem from Hernandez-Cordero's involvement in drug trafficking, illegal firearms transactions, and cash smuggling, as detailed by the U.S. Attorney's Office(commercial at 12:01)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Mexican national admits laundering $1.5 million on behalf of Cartel – FINCHANNELHuman Rights Groups in Mexico Claim Cartel Violence Causing Exodus in Michoacan (breitbart.com)CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKAMA NATION AWARDED MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO FIGHT GANG AND CARTEL CRIME – DailyflyCJNG cartel member sentenced to 25 years for firearm trafficking, distributing meth | BorderReport

Victor Miguel Curiel Valadez, a 40-year-old Mexican national, recently pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering charges. An associate of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Valadez was involved in laundering over $1.5 million in drug proceeds between 2016 and 2019. His operations spanned multiple countries, including the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. He recruited individuals across major U.S. cities—such as Chicago, Atlanta, and Detroit—to collect drug profits, which he then funneled back to Mexico through financial networks.Additionally, Valadez coordinated the distribution of three kilograms of methamphetamines in Houston in 2018. He now faces a potential life sentence in federal prison, with fines of up to $10 million for the drug charges, and additional penalties for the money laundering conspiracy. His sentencing is scheduled for November 20, 2024.Next up:The latest surge in violence in Michoacán stems from the ongoing conflict between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Cárteles Unidos. This battle has spread across multiple municipalities, including Aguililla, Tepalcatepec, Buenavista, and Apatzingán. The Tierra Caliente region, a hotspot due to its proximity to key drug trafficking routes and resources, remains a fierce battleground.Recent reports highlight narco-blockades, firefights, and the use of drones to drop explosives, particularly by CJNG, as they attempt to expand their control over this valuable territory. Notably, Buenavista has been the site of intense clashes, with CJNG forces engaging their rivals, causing widespread terror among civilians. Local residents have been displaced in large numbers, with more than 500 fleeing their homes in just a few weeks.Next up:The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation have been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants program. This funding is aimed at combating active gang and cartel-related drug activity and violent crime on the Yakama Nation reservation. Vanessa R. Waldref, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced the grant as part of efforts to support community safety and strengthen law enforcement resources on tribal lands. The initiative will focus on reducing crime rates and addressing the underlying causes of gang and cartel violence on the reservation.And in our final segement:Rene Hernandez-Cordero, a 52-year-old from Ciudad Juárez, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute, 15 years for straw purchasing and trafficking firearms, and five years for conspiracy to smuggle bulk cash. All sentences will run concurrently, meaning he will serve them at the same time. The charges stem from Hernandez-Cordero's involvement in drug trafficking, illegal firearms transactions, and cash smuggling, as detailed by the U.S. Attorney's Office(commercial at 12:01)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Mexican national admits laundering $1.5 million on behalf of Cartel – FINCHANNELHuman Rights Groups in Mexico Claim Cartel Violence Causing Exodus in Michoacan (breitbart.com)CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKAMA NATION AWARDED MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO FIGHT GANG AND CARTEL CRIME – DailyflyCJNG cartel member sentenced to 25 years for firearm trafficking, distributing meth | BorderReport

Victor Miguel Curiel Valadez, a 40-year-old Mexican national, recently pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering charges. An associate of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Valadez was involved in laundering over $1.5 million in drug proceeds between 2016 and 2019. His operations spanned multiple countries, including the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. He recruited individuals across major U.S. cities—such as Chicago, Atlanta, and Detroit—to collect drug profits, which he then funneled back to Mexico through financial networks.Additionally, Valadez coordinated the distribution of three kilograms of methamphetamines in Houston in 2018. He now faces a potential life sentence in federal prison, with fines of up to $10 million for the drug charges, and additional penalties for the money laundering conspiracy. His sentencing is scheduled for November 20, 2024.Next up:The latest surge in violence in Michoacán stems from the ongoing conflict between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Cárteles Unidos. This battle has spread across multiple municipalities, including Aguililla, Tepalcatepec, Buenavista, and Apatzingán. The Tierra Caliente region, a hotspot due to its proximity to key drug trafficking routes and resources, remains a fierce battleground.Recent reports highlight narco-blockades, firefights, and the use of drones to drop explosives, particularly by CJNG, as they attempt to expand their control over this valuable territory. Notably, Buenavista has been the site of intense clashes, with CJNG forces engaging their rivals, causing widespread terror among civilians. Local residents have been displaced in large numbers, with more than 500 fleeing their homes in just a few weeks.Next up:The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation have been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants program. This funding is aimed at combating active gang and cartel-related drug activity and violent crime on the Yakama Nation reservation. Vanessa R. Waldref, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced the grant as part of efforts to support community safety and strengthen law enforcement resources on tribal lands. The initiative will focus on reducing crime rates and addressing the underlying causes of gang and cartel violence on the reservation.And in our final segement:Rene Hernandez-Cordero, a 52-year-old from Ciudad Juárez, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute, 15 years for straw purchasing and trafficking firearms, and five years for conspiracy to smuggle bulk cash. All sentences will run concurrently, meaning he will serve them at the same time. The charges stem from Hernandez-Cordero's involvement in drug trafficking, illegal firearms transactions, and cash smuggling, as detailed by the U.S. Attorney's Office(commercial at 12:01)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Mexican national admits laundering $1.5 million on behalf of Cartel – FINCHANNELHuman Rights Groups in Mexico Claim Cartel Violence Causing Exodus in Michoacan (breitbart.com)CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKAMA NATION AWARDED MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO FIGHT GANG AND CARTEL CRIME – DailyflyCJNG cartel member sentenced to 25 years for firearm trafficking, distributing meth | BorderReportBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Indigenous women are 2.5 times more likely to experience violent crimes and at least 2 times more likely to experience rape and sexual assault. Today's case takes us to the Yakama Reservation in Washington State. We cover the tragic murder of Alillia Minthorn along with the unsolved murder of Daisy Heath. Sponsor: Ya-Man USA | Promo Code: CATLAWYER20 Connect with Us _______________________ Sources: The Vanished Family gathers to remember Daisy Mae Heath, who was reported missing in 1987 at age 29 | The Vanished | yakimaherald.com Remains of Yakama Nation woman, Daisy Mae Heath-Tallman, missing since 1987, identified | Crime | applevalleynewsnow.com Family gathers to remember Daisy Mae Heath, who was reported missing in 1987 at age 29 | The Vanished | yakimaherald.com Yakama Tribal member's remains identified nearly 40 years later | king5.com Remains ID'ed as woman missing for decades: WA officials | Tacoma News Tribune https://www.thevanished.org/cases/24/ https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/alillia-lala-minthorns-killer-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/article_9d966674-b254-11ed-8912-332b38920c68.amp.html https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/washington-man-sentenced-life-prison-2019-murder-alillia-minthorn https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/sentence-delayed-again-for-man-who-killed-alillia-lala-minthorn-on-the-yakama-reservation/article_c64cd66e-87c2-11ed-adfa-8bd879ba312e.amp.html https://www.applevalleynewsnow.com/news/crime/wapato-man-sentenced-in-2019-murder-of-lala-minthorn/article_6922ad7a-b250-11ed-b267-97579708e760.html https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/jun/11/jury-man-guilty-of-murder-in-womans-death-on-reser/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/if-i-dont-make-it-back-come-look-for-me-yakama-woman-told-her-sister-before-she-was-killed/ https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/lower_valley/jury-finds-stevens-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-in-shooting-death-of-toppenish-woman-on/article_1146826b-90d0-56cc-8026-e58d96963da9.html https://www.khq.com/news/trial-begins-in-deadly-2019-shooting-that-killed-woman-on-yakima-reservation/article_763d2e90-c7ab-11eb-af8d-0b95a1f75126.html https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/fire-destroys-yakima-bar-days-after-owner-testified-murder-trial/NHKFWZJ7ZNCZLJJIIEWCBB5JBA/?outputType=amp https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdok/page/file/1300046/dl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mel is an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation in Washington State. His entire career has been in the forests of The Pacific Northwest, with the United States Forest Service and the Yakama Nation.He started to listen to stories of the Forest People as a young child from his great grandfather. He would listen to locals and other enrolled members of their encounters. During is career he has had numerous encounters with Sasquatch, ranging from putrid smells to sighting one.That is when it peaked his interest and wanted to learn more than just the stories. He became a member of the BFRO and investigating encounters across Washington and Oregon. During his Forestry career was the main investigator for all the encounters of Bigfoot.He has done many interviews with all media including Coast to Coast AM, The Robb Report, ESPN and The Yakima Herald Republic.Mel has appeared on television programs; Red Earth Uncovered, Finding Bigfoot, Expedition Bigfoot, Yeti Massacre. ALSO has appeared in bigfoot documentaries; Bigfoot's Reflection, A Flash of Beauty: Bigfoot Revealed and its sequel Paranormal Bigfoot.Click that play button, and let's unravel the mysteries of the UNTOLD! Remember to like, share, and subscribe to our channel to stay updated on all the latest discoveries and adventures. See you there!Join Barnaby Jones each Monday on the Untold Radio Network Live at 12pm Central – 10am Pacific and 1pm Eastern. Come and Join the live discussion next week. Please subscribe.We have ten different Professional Podcasts on all the things you like. New favorite shows drop each day only on the UNTOLD RADIO NETWORKTo find out more about Barnaby Jones and his team, (Cryptids, Anomalies, and the Paranormal Society) visit their website www.WisconsinCAPS.comMake sure you share and Subscribe to the CAPS YouTube Channel as wellhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs7ifB9Ur7x2C3VqTzVmjNQ

The Horse Heaven Wind Farm Project near the Tri-Cities could become the largest of its kind in the state.  The project, as originally planned, would span over 24 miles, and include wind turbines, solar panels, and battery storage. But there are concerns: the land has previously been home to the endangered ferruginous hawk. It's also culturally important land to the Yakama Nation.Those kinds of issues led a state energy council to approve the project – but scaled back, to about half the original scale. But last month, Governor Inslee essentially rejected the council's recommendation for a smaller project.  In a letter to the Energy Facility Siting and Evaluation Council, Inslee directed the council to reconsider its recommendation – and pushed for the maximum allowable energy generation. He says that would provide about 5% of the new electricity the state will need over the next decade. Now, the state energy council has less than 90 days to respond to the Governor's rejection. Inslee will decide whether or not to approve what they send him. Washington's energy needs could grow by 20 percent by 2030… and could double by 2050. What does an ideal energy plan look like for Washington, and what would it take to get there? Guests: Courtney Flatt, correspondent for NWPB and the Northwest News Network focusing on environmental, natural resources and energy issues in the Northwest Darrin Magee, Director of the Institute for Energy Studies at Western Washington University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date: Tue, 05/07/2024 - 1:00 PM Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515 Witnesses Jeffrey Gill Councilor, Seneca Nation Wema Supernaw Chairwoman, Quapaw Nation Carson Ball Self Governance Coordinator, Muscogee (Creek) Nation (MCN) Chuck Hoskin, Jr Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation John Pettigrew Acting Chief of Police, Oglala Sioux Tribe-Dept. of Public Safety Julius T Murray, III Chairman, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation Dustin Klatush Chairman, Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Cindy Marchand Secretary, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Maulian Bryant Ambassador, Penobscot Nation Darnell Maria Executive Director, Ramah Navajo Chapter Thora Padilla President, Mescalero Apache Tribe Victoria Kitchenyan Chairwoman, Winnebago Tribe Greg Hitchcock Vice Chairman, Cowlitz Indian Tribe Jeremy Takala Councilman, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation Ron Allen Chairman and CEO, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe Brian Harris Chief, Catawba Nation Gloria O'Neill President and CEO, Cook Inlet Tribal Council/Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Jill Sherman-Warne Councilmember, Hoopa Valley Tribe Catalina Villa Montes Treasurer, Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc Russell Attebery Chairman, Karuk Tribe Charmaine McDarment Chairperson, Tule River Indian Tribe Committee Notices: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/public-witness-hearing-american-indian-alaska-native-day-1-afternoon-session https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=117269

Feliks Banel presents on this live broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY a tribute to the late Virginia Beavert, Yakama linguist and scholar who passed away in February 2024 at age 102. This episode features an interview with Ms. Beavert and her co-editors Michelle Jacob and Joana Jansen from January 2022; the three collaborated on the second edition of Ms. Beavert's landmark collection of legends and stories called "Anakú Iwachá" (published by Yakama Nation and University of Washington Press in 2021). This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Daylight Time on Sunday, April 28, 2024 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

OPB's latest podcast, “Salmon Wars,” tells the story of salmon in the Northwest in a way you haven’t heard before — through the voices of one Yakama Nation family who have been fighting for salmon for generations. In episode one, host Tony Schick introduces us to Randy Settler and his family. The Settlers, members of the Yakama Nation, have been deeply affected by the Northwest’s salmon policies for generations. They lost their home, their primary food source, and their ancestral fishing grounds. Randy and his parents went to jail for exercising their fishing rights. They also won some important victories along the way. Now, he’s passing the fight on to younger people in the tribe.

Golden eagle feathers are sacred in many cultures. The Yakama Nation aviary is now home to a 1-year old golden eagle. That's a big deal because it's hard to get those feathers legally from the federally protected birds.

Two recent events are major wins for tribes in Washington State fighting to restore natural salmon runs. A federal judge just sided with the Puyallup Tribe in their lawsuit aiming to remove a dam on the Puyallup River because it harms endangered salmon and other fish. And a coalition of a half-dozen tribes just signed a $1 billion plan with the federal government to restore salmon populations in the Columbia River Basin. GUESTS Corinne Sams (Cayuse, Walla Walla, Cocopah), chair of the Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission and chair/board of trustees member of the Fish and Wildlife Commission for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation   Erik Holt (Nez Perce), chairman of the Nez Perce Tribe Fish and Wildlife Commission   Jeremy Takala, member of the Yakama Nation tribal council

Washington’s Department of Natural Resources manages over 100,000 acres inside the border of the Yakama Nation. The lands are held in trust and managed to provide revenue for the state’s K-12 schools and prisons. A new investigation from High Country News and Grist found that nearly 2 million acres of state trust lands lie within the borders of 83 federally recognized Indian reservations. Anna V. Smith, associate editor of High Country News, joins us with more on the investigation.

In today's episode, we'll discuss some of the confirmed murders from Yakama Nation. As you can imagine the list is far too long, so this episode will be solely focused on the unsolved murders. In future episodes, we'll discuss the solved murders and the remaining cases that are far too robust and require their own episode. Episode Host: Alisha HollandJoin us this year at the True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival July 12th-14th in Denver Colorado! Don't forget to use our code RAIN15 to get 15% off of your tickets. It's a great time to connect with podcasts as well as families impacted by the cases we discuss. We had a blast last year and we think you will too. For photos and sources for today's episode, check out the Murder in the Rain Episode Blog. If you'd like more episodes of Murder in the Rain, Patreon members at the $5/mo+ level, gain access to exclusive episodes, ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more.Follow us on:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/murderintherain/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mintherain/ Twitter https://twitter.com/murderintherain TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@em_murderintherain Website https://www.murderintherain.com/ Email murderintherain@gmail.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/murder-in-the-rain/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

There's a driving demand for more renewable energy projects such as wind and solar. In the rush to build, important cultural resources are threatened. The news outlet ProPublica wrote about an instance in Washington state where an archaeological survey paid for by the wind developers failed to list potential cultural sites that were obvious to state regulators. Tribes in Arizona are at odds with a solar project that would put a power transmission line across traditional cultural places. We'll look at the intersection of sustainable energy and sacred and important sites. GUESTS B. "Toastie" Oaster (citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), staff writer at High Country News  Noah Oliver, geographer and archaeologist for the Yakama Nation's Cultural Resources Program  Skylar Begay (Diné, Mandan, and Hidatsa), director of tribal collaboration, outreach, and advocacy for Archaeology Southwest John Welch, director of the landscape and site protection program at Archaeology Southwest and archaeology professor at Simon Fraser University

There's a driving demand for more renewable energy projects such as wind and solar. In the rush to build, important cultural resources are threatened. The news outlet ProPublica wrote about an instance in Washington state where an archaeological survey paid for by the wind developers failed to list potential cultural sites that were obvious to state regulators. Tribes in Arizona are at odds with a solar project that would put a power transmission line across traditional cultural places. We'll look at the intersection of sustainable energy and sacred and important sites. GUESTS B. "Toastie" Oaster (citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), staff writer at High Country News  Noah Oliver, geographer and archaeologist for the Yakama Nation's Cultural Resources Program  Skylar Begay (Diné, Mandan, and Hidatsa), director of tribal collaboration, outreach, and advocacy for Archaeology Southwest John Welch, director of the landscape and site protection program at Archaeology Southwest and archaeology professor at Simon Fraser University

In a recent Murder in the Rain episode, we discussed the missing women of the Yakama Nation in Washington. The huge reservation is home to rivers, wilderness and an uncountable number of dark corners for people to go missing from. This week, we will be sharing the mysterious deaths that have taken place in the same area; all women from the Yakama area who died in ways that either can't be explained or appear to be possible homicides. As always, we ask that if you know anything about these cases- even the smallest detail- that you contact the local police agency. We've been told by another unsolved case that every time their story is shared publicly, they have received some sort of new tip and they are all helpful. So, if you know something, don't hesitate! These are the mysterious deaths from the Yakama Reservation. Episode Host: Alisha HollandFor photos and sources for today's episode, check out the Murder in the Rain Episode Blog. If you'd like more episodes of Murder in the Rain, Patreon members at the $5/mo+ level, gain access to exclusive episodes, ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more.Follow us on:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/murderintherain/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mintherain/ Twitter https://twitter.com/murderintherain TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@em_murderintherain Website https://www.murderintherain.com/ Email murderintherain@gmail.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Factor 75 and use my code rain50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/murder-in-the-rain/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The Pacific Northwest is known for a wide variety of true crime. Heck, we have an entire show dedicated to it. Sadly, one demographic is especially targeted in the areas surrounding British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon; Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Today and over my next upcoming episodes, I'll be sharing the stories of the MMIW from the Yakama Nation of Washington. For photos and sources for today's episode, check out the Murder in the Rain Episode Blog. Episode Host: Alisha HollandIf you'd like more episodes of Murder in the Rain, Patreon members at the $5/mo+ level, gain access to exclusive episodes, ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more.Follow us on:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/murderintherain/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mintherain/ Twitter https://twitter.com/murderintherain TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@em_murderintherain Website https://www.murderintherain.com/ Email murderintherain@gmail.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Factor 75 and use my code rain50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/murder-in-the-rain/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Tribal museums are on the forefront of representing Native culture and information accurately and effectively. They also advocate for best practices when it comes to repatriation and proper display of artifacts. As Tribal Museums Day approaches, we'll get a rundown of some museums that are making a difference in their communities. GUESTS Elizabeth Woody (enrolled in the confederated tribes of Warm Springs, Navajo, and Yakama Nation), executive director of The Museum at Warm Springs Shannon Martin (Gun Lake Potawatomi), Tribal Museums Day consultant for the Association on American Indian Affairs Andy Vig (Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community), director of Hoċokata Ṫi Angie Demma, senior curator at the Alaska Native Heritage Center

Since time immemorial, Native Tribes in the Columbia Basin would meet at a village crossroads called Mool-Mool. In the wake of the Yakama Treaty of 1855, the site was of continual use as a U.S. military outpost, including a boarding school for children from the Yakama Nation. Decades later, volunteers and Yakama descendents are searching the 200-acre park for

Since time immemorial the traditional lifeways of the Yakama people have been deeply rooted in the natural world.  However, the ongoing trauma inflicted on the community has left this connection to the land fractured, with indigenous knowledge dwindling amongst many of the younger generations. In 2020 Chief Alvarez, of the Yakama Nation Corrections & Rehabilitation Facility, was looking for ways to help the inmates reconnect to the land and plants that once shaped their culture. Turning to the Miyawaki Method for its communal methodology and ingenuity in creating rapid-growth native forests, he contacted our SUGi forest maker Ethan Bryson. Together with the inmates and the guidance of traditional gatherer Marylee Jones, they built the Healing Forest, with the support of SUGi. On this episode of SUGi Talks, we speak to Marylee Jones and Ethan Bryson about the growing impact of the forest on the community there. Donate to SUGi: https://www.sugiproject.com/

David Edward Walker holds a PhD in psychology and has had years of experience in the US Indian Health Service as a licensed psychologist. He shares insights he developed while serving the Yakama Nation community. Specifically, the conversation covers his experiences as well as the way oppression and marginalization are reframed as issues of mental…

Last week I mentioned the Diversify Whitewater Community River Float happening up in Veazie, Maine this Saturday, July 8th - and today, we're hearing more from a true force of nature behind this event, Saige Purser.Saige is a citizen of the Yakama Nation, a whitewater guide and the Director of Future Generations program for Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness, a community-driven, culturally centered public health and social services agency supporting all Wabanaki communities and people while honoring Wabanaki cultural knowledge, cultivating innovation, and fostering collaboration.Saige is a tireless advocate for indigenous representation in outdoor spaces - literally tireless, she's been on the road non-stop for the past two months, which we're going to talk about today. Her summer itinerary so far sounds exhausting, but so, so amazing!Saige has landed back in Maine for now, and she'll be one of the leaders for this weekend's Diversify Whitewater event - and guess what, it might actually be nice out for a change! So I hope a bunch of you are planning to attend! And it's not too late to volunteer to help out at the event, link here to sign up.Quick warning, the audio is a little rough here and there, because Saige was sitting in the middle of a gallery at the Smithsonian when we were recording this - literally! I resurrected it the best I could given my minimum viable editing skills.. don't worry, you will still come away with plenty to think about and be inspired by.Follow Saige on Instagram @saigelinsay and prepare to get a face-full!All the links:Get more information about the Diversify Whitewater Community River Float here: Bit.ly/DWMaineOr email acstrong@packraft.me or saige.purser@maine.edu for more information.Learn more about Diversify Whitewater here: https://diversifywhitewater.org/Wabanaki Public Health and WellnessYakama NationWhat was the ‘Scoop Era'?Read a little bit about Saige's Greenland trip and the upcoming “A Taste of Two Worlds” cookbook developmentNational Unity ConferencePenobscot Nation Youth CouncilThe Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art MuseumPackraft MaineWest Forks River FestRead more about Nyle Sockbeson's AT thru-hikeWhat is a flip line?Canyonlands Field Institute (Moab, UT)Native Teen Guide in Training Program

David Edward Walker is the author of Coyote's Swing: A Memoir and Critique of Mental Hygiene in Native America, which was published in February by Washington State University Press. A psychologist, novelist, public speaker, poet, and singer-songwriter, Walker is a Missouri Cherokee descendent. For more than three decades he's worked as a professor, psychotherapist, and consultant based in Washington State — including four years as a psychologist for the U.S. Indian Health Service (IHS) and, afterward, more than 20 consulting for the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. In much of his writing, including Coyote's Swing, he addresses the devastating impact of the Western, biomedical mental health system on Indigenous peoples — and their experiences, across the centuries, of intergenerational oppression and trauma both personal and systemic. Five years ago, Walker wrote a series of articles for Indian Country Today that zeroed in on such oppressive practices, including the harms of psychiatric treatment on Native individuals and the history of labeling Native children with “feeblemindedness” and, later, ADHD.  He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Detroit.  *** Thank you for being with us to listen to the podcast and read our articles this year. MIA is funded entirely by reader donations. If you value MIA, please help us continue to survive and grow. To find the Mad in America podcast on your preferred podcast player, click here

An ambitious project in Denver aims to build affordable units for the city's Native population. It includes plans for a Native health clinic and is intended to address the disparities of homelessness for Native people. It's one of a handful of housing projects built with collaborative health and program space around the country designed to prioritize the needs of Native people. GUESTS Carla Respects Nothing (Oglala Sioux from Pine Ridge), Native American housing advocate for the Native American Housing Circle Paul Lumley (citizen of the Yakama Nation), CEO of the Native American Youth and Family Center Lindsay Goes Behind (Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas), chief program officer for the Chief Seattle Club

An ambitious project in Denver aims to build affordable units for the city's Native population. It includes plans for a Native health clinic and is intended to address the disparities of homelessness for Native people. It's one of a handful of housing projects built with collaborative health and program space around the country designed to prioritize the needs of Native people. GUESTS Carla Respects Nothing (Oglala Sioux from Pine Ridge), Native American housing advocate for the Native American Housing Circle Paul Lumley (citizen of the Yakama Nation), CEO of the Native American Youth and Family Center Lindsay Goes Behind (Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas), chief program officer for the Chief Seattle Club

On Monday, a major green energy project south of Goldendale, Washington along the Columbia River took a step towards realization, securing a water quality certification that's key for the project to progress.But the proposed site of the upper reservoir sits on Pushpum -- a culturally significant area for the Yakama Nation– which holds treaty rights to access the area. Indigenous people in the area are wondering whether new green energy projects must repeat the injustices of the past. We can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW:https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundside

IVPodcast 89 - MMIW & MMIP 2023 Part 1 Thanks for checking out part 1 of our Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and People episode. As we lead up to May 5th we're here to get the week of action moving by sharing some of the events going on across the US. Joining us on part 1 is Emily Washines (Yakama, Cree, Swinomish) who shares her journey advocating for families impacted by missing and murdered loved ones and the event happening on the Yakama Nation in Washington State. We're also joined by Brandon Nahsonhaya (Hopi) who talks about the few men involved in the MMIW & MMIP fight and the event taking place at the Arizona State Capitol this May 5th in Phoenix, AZ. If you have an event you'd like us to share please email hello@indigenousvision.org, or message us on out Facebook or IG @indigenousvisionmedia Donate to our MMIW efforts: https://www.indigenousvision.org/donate/ Read the MMIW Report: http://www.uihi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Missing-and-Murdered-Indigenous-Women-and-Girls-Report.pdf Cultural Humility Training May 2023! Learn more about Cultural Humility: https://www.indigenousvision.org/culturalhumility Submit a report to our Citizens Science Project here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMfsPtQrkj19GpLk1eVQKlY1-xOFc50FmOXQFbHVe-wpDuYg/viewform MMIW Warriors:https://www.indigenousvision.org/mmiwarriors/ Donate to Indigenous Vision: https://www.indigenousvision.org/donate Learn about us here: https://www.indigenousvision.org/Follow Souta: @lastwarcry on TikTokIndigenous Vision on IG: @indigenousvisionmedia The IV Podcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision's Executive Director Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot) and produced by co-host Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe).

Cody and Jonathan discuss the Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial; Yakama Nation & hydro-electric energy development; the federal proposal to ban fixed anchors in wilderness areas; ski patroller vs. skier; wieners in the wild; the most Canadian news; mountain town advice; and more.TOPICS & TIMESOur Atlanta Listeners (10:50)Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Trial (13:10)Yakama Nation & Hydro-Electric Energy (17:02)Renaming Mt Evans to Mt Blue Sky (27:01)To Bolt or Not to Bolt? (30:55)Ski Patroller vs Skier (40:02)Weiners in the Wild (49:32)Most Canadian News (53:19)Mountain Town Advice (58:31)What We're Reading & Watching (1:11:50)RELATED LINKS:Become a Blister + Spot MemberCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:CRAFTED Bikes & Big IdeasOff The CouchGEAR:30Happy Hour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk with Patsy Whitefoot. She's an elder from the Yakama Nation, a well known leader in education circles, an activist, and a Confluence board member. oday she talks about the Columbia River system, her experience with it, and the importance of reciprocity.

A proposed pump storage project near John Day Dam would store excess energy and could provide power to half a million homes. But, as the Yakama Nation and other tribes argue, the proposed location would destroy sacred gathering sites and resources that are irreplaceable. Toastie Oaster is a staff writer for High Country News and has been covering this issue. They join us to share more about what is at stake and the fight against the project.

On this edition of Parallax Views, Joshua Frank, muckraking journalist extraordinaire and editor at Counterpunch, joins us to discuss his new book Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America. Joshua tells the story of the Hanford, Washington's struggles with radioactive waste (which has led it to be dubbed "the most toxic place in America" by the EPA) and how, at a cost of $677 billion, became the most expensive environmental clean-up job in the in the entire world. Waste from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation has led to contamination of the Columbia River and the land surrounding the reservation as well. Fish were found with radioactivity. The soil has been contaminated. And a single accident at Hanford could lead to explosive problems that, arguably, would amount to an American Chernobyl. How did this all happen? We delve into how capitalism, imperialism, militarism, and racism fit into this tragic story and the ways in which contractors like Bechtel have perpetrated what Joshua refers to as a "profit-driven fraud". Additionally, Joshua and I discuss the wrecking of Native American cultures and lands in relation to this story; the courageous whistleblowers who spoke about Hanford radioactive waste; the role of militarism, the Cold War, and big business in the story of Hanford; the left-wing anti-nuclear movement, criticisms of it from climate change/environmentalist activists/authors like George Monbiot, and Frank's response to those criticisms; the connection between nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, and the weapons industry; why the late actress Margot Kidder (Lois Lane in the Christopher Reeves-starring Superman movies) received a special thanks at the end of the book; the poisoning of Hanford workers like Abe Garza; Hanford whistleblower Ed Bricker and the attempt to silence him through monitoring, harassment, and intimidation (including what Bricker's lawyer Tom Carpenter referred to as an attempt to kill Bricker); Donald Alexander, a chemist (specifically) a chemist who worked at Hanford and had concern about the site's waste treatment plan; the whistleblowing of Dr. Walter Tamosaitis, former Deputy Chief Process Engineer and Research & Technology Manager for the Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation; the politics of the Hanford whistleblowers (they were not left-wing radicals; some were even rather conservative); Frank Russo, one of the villains of the story, and the Department of Energy; the secrecy of Bechtel; why the issues with Bechtel were not just a result of "a few bad apples" but something more systemic and structural; the "Green Run" covert military experiment in 1949 which involved the intentional release of radioactive material into the atmosphere (and thus onto the unsuspecting public); "The Quiet Warrior" Russell Jim, the Yakama Nation, and resistance to American militarism's role in Hanford; Hanford within the context of the Cold War and the importance of that in light of the potential new Cold War between the U.S. and China; the U.S. military machine as the biggest polluter in the world; and more! In the shorter second segment of the show, Yint Hmu of Win Without War joins us to discuss his article in The Hill entitled "A new nuclear weapons delivery system is the last thing the US needs". Yint explains the potential problems with the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) and its origins. Additionally, Yint discusses the mission and purpose of Win Without War, which seeks to promote a progressive vision of U.S. foreign policy, and it's importance in an age of conflicts like the Russia/Ukraine war and the possibility of nuclear weapons being used in 21st century conflicts. All that and much more with guest Yint Hmu of Win Without War.

In the 1980s and 1990s, at least 14 Indigenous women were murdered in cases that remain unsolved, or died under mysterious circumstances on the Yakima reservation in Washington. Daisy Mae Heath was 29 years old when she went missing in August 1987. Her remains would be identified more than 30 years later, this discovery leaving her family with more questions than answers.For links to information found in this episode:www.yakimaherald.comFamily gathers to remember Daisy Mae Heath, who was reported ...Yak-Tri Newshttps://www.yaktrinews.com › crimeRemains of Yakama Nation woman, Daisy Mae Heath-Tallman, missing ...King 5 Newshttps://www.king5.com › mmiwpRemains found in 2008 identified as Native American woman reported ...

Lottie Sam, front right, and other women prepare salmon before a ceremony held by the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. Photo by Tony Schick/OPB On today's show: 0:08 – Marcy Wheeler (@emptywheel), independent journalist writing about national security and civil liberties at emptywheel.net. 0:20 – John Nichols (@NicholsUprising), National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation magazine. 0:33 – Tony Schick, an investigative and data reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting's Science & Environment unit discusses toxic chemicals found in Pacific Northwest Chinook salmon and its disproportionate affects on Native tribes. The post Final House Committee Hearing on January 6 Capitol Riot; Plus Toxic Chemicals in Fish Promised to Native Tribes appeared first on KPFA.

In the Pacific Northwest, there's no food as iconic as salmon.But for members of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, it's sacred.And the salmon in the Columbia River Basin that they eat is contaminated with pollutants.We'll hear from ProPublica reporter Maya Miller about how tribal members are balancing health risks with tradition.We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenowAnd we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback

Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY are Eve Lazarus, Vancouver historian and author of "Cold Case Vancouver" and the forthcoming "Cold Case BC"; Eastern Washington historian and 'monument hunter' Jake Rehm; and Arlen Washines of the Yakama Nation on interpreting the history of the ‘residential school' at what's now Fort Simcoe State Park. This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, November 20, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

On the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, endangered plants bloom on the shrubsteppe. The Yakama Nation signed a treaty in 1855 to cede some of its lands to the US government. The treaty promised that the Yakama people could continue to use their traditional territory to hunt and fish. But in 1943, those promises were broken, as Hanford became a secretive site for nuclear plutonium production. Today, Hanford is one of the world's most contaminated sites, and the cleanup will take generations. As more ceded lands have been encroached on by agriculture and development, the Hanford land is home to an ugly irony: Untouchable by outsiders — but unsafe for members of the Yakama Nation to fully practice their traditions. Now, while they fight for the most rigorous cleanup possible, they're also finding other ways to keep those traditions alive. Flash back to 1989, on the other side of the world lies another steppe near Semey (once Semipalatinsk), Kazakhstan. A land that's survived famine, collectivization, and hundreds of nuclear tests. When an underground test goes wrong, Kazakhs band together with the world and say it's time to stop nuclear testing for good. — In addition to responding to questions we had about the Hanford site, the Department of Energy provided the following statement: “The Department is committed to continuing to work with the Yakama Nation on progressing toward our common goal of site cleanup,” it says in part. “DOE progress at Hanford is leading to a cleaner environment and additional protections for the Columbia River. This year alone Hanford … completed a protective enclosure around another former plutonium production reactor along the Columbia River and treated over 2 billion gallons of contaminated groundwater.” GUESTS: Robert Franklin, Associate Director of the Hanford History Project; Marlene Jones, Marylee Jones, and Patsy Whitefoot, Yakama Nation members; Kali Robson, Trina Sherwood, and McClure Tosch, Yakama Nation's Environmental Restoration/Waste Management Program; Togzhan Kassenova, Senior Fellow at the Center for Policy Research, SUNY-Albany; Sarah Cameron, University of Maryland ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up The Bomb, Togzhan Kassenova Nuclear waste ravaged their land. The Yakama Nation is on a quest to rescue it, Hallie Golden, The Guardian How Native Land Became a Target for Nuclear Waste, Sanjana Manjeshwar, Inkstick Media Hanford Site Cleanup Costs Continue to Rise, but Opportunities Exist to Save Tens of Billions of Dollars, GAO

Historians, like Alice in her Adventures in Wonderland, tend to fall down rabbit holes. At least that's what it feels like sometimes, getting lost in research into one period or people or historical event. In this episode of the Confluence podcast, we hear from a group of historians musing on their experiences going down rabbit holes in their study of Indigenous history. The conversation was moderated by historian Emily Washines, a member of the Yakama Nation, along with Gonzaga University Native American Studies Director Laurie Arnold and Coll Thrush, Professor of History at the University of British Columbia. This conversation was originally held at the Pacific Northwest History Conference in 2022, at the Confluence Story Circles.

Episode 116 Taiaiake Alfred: Reconciliation, Land, & Decolonization Guests: Taiaiake Alfred In this episode Robyn & Rick speak to Taiaiake Alfred about reconciliation, Indigenous perspective of land, Decolonization, & social media presence. Robyn is a member of the Yakama Nation, and also part Comanche. She has a BA from the University of Washington. She's a co-host of Decolonized Buffalo & War Cry Podcast. Rick is a citizen of the Comanche Nation, and has a master's in Indigenous People's law, from the University of Oklahoma.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray recently released a long-anticipated report on breaching the dams along the lower Snake River. Echoing an earlier draft, they said that taking out the dams is ultimately the best chance for threatened and endangered salmon. But they also detailed the enormous impacts dam removal would have on clean energy, transportation and the broader economy. They said now was not the right time to breach the dams, but that that option should continue to be on the table. The Yakama Nation praised Inslee and Murray for “championing a comprehensive approach to Columbia Basin salmon recovery.” We talk with Jeremy Takala, chairman of the Fish and Wildlife Committee for the Yakama Nation, about tribal priorities as the process moves forward.

Progressive Mission Trip: Youth Deputation 2022 With the opportunity to return back to some of our normal rhythms, the youth leadership team planned to pick up where we left off with our Deputation plans. We had planned the summer of 2020 to be a trip to the Yakama Nation and this is what we presented to students in January 2022. What we discovered was little interest so we pivoted, asking the question, “What will help spark some life into the ministry?” We came up with a “Progressive Mission Trip.” Instead of going to one place and serving for a week, we spent a week traveling to numerous places and partnering with various churches and organizations to make a difference in their respective communities. Today, you'll get to hear from the kids about their experiences, who we partnered with, the ways God used the kids to be a blessing, and the ways that God grew each of us. We truly were Blessed to be a Blessing.

Willamette Falls Legacy Project aims to provide access to the West's largest waterfall. The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde hold a substantial piece in making that happen, but they have recently withdrawn from the project. The Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakama Nation, The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have voiced concerns about Grand Ronde's motives in the project and why they feel the need for exclusivity in regard to the falls. We talk to Brian Oaster also known as “Toastie”, staff writer at High Country News.

Join me as I squeeze on a dry suit, don a snorkel, and jump into an icy mountain river.“That's what I'm amazed by, that a little tiny stream, not even knee deep, is a whole world if you get under there with it.,” that's what CWU professor Paul James told me as we snorkeled our way through the fast moving current.Dr. James is surveying the number of fish in the river after a recent restoration project. Gold Creek is an important tributary to the Yakima River and serves as a breeding ground for many fish that are important to the Yakama Nation.Joe Blodgett learned how to fish from his father. He mastered the technique of dipnetting a fish out of the Yakima River, the traditional kind of fishing for the Yakama Nation.“We were directed by our leadership to make it like it was before we started destroying their habitat and before we started destroying the flows,” Joe told me. “Make it like it was as a directive from our tribal council years ago.”Easier said than done when you are facing a generation of infrastructure changes to the landscape and waterways. But this story is about just that, the mission to restore a watershed -  starting with a single river - to truly ‘make it like it was.'The WILD is a joint production of myself and KUOW Public Radio. One way to support this vital work and become part of THE WILD community is through small monthly contributions to my wildlife organization, Chris Morgan Wildlife. You can find more information at Patreon. Thank you!Follow us on Instagram @thewildpod and @chrismorganwildlife 

If you've heard about the recent release of the draft report on the subject commissioned by Gov. Inslee and Sen. Murray, you'll know that the subject of saving the salmon is on everyone's mind. And with good reason. Salmon are essential to our region–on our economy, our environment, and our cultural heritage--and their populations are threatened. Their potential loss would have a devastating effect, not least on our struggling Orca population, but especially on tribal nations in the Pacific Northwest whose lives and culture are inextricably linked to these fish populations. One of the more important efforts to save the salmon is focused on breaching four dams on the Snake River, something that was the subject of the draft report. Discussing all of this is an exceptional panel: Emily Washines— is an historian, educator, author and member of the Yakama Nation facilitating equitable history Dr. Helen Neville— is the senior scientist for Trout Unlimited, performing research, science guidance and public education on salmon and trout recovery Bryan Jones— is a 4th generation wheat grower, orchardist and salmon recovery advocate Marc Sullivan— is northwest Washington coordinator for the Save Our wild Salmon Coalition and formerly served as director of strategic and power supply planning for Seattle City Light. Show Notes: ACTION: Comment by July 11 on the draft report on breaching the Lower Snake River dams. After watching this panel discussion you'll see that it's a total no brainer. We've already spent $26 billion trying to mitigate the damage. Instead of pouring more money into repairing and maintaining old structures and strategies that don't work, it's time to invest in solutions that free up the river, save the salmon and orcas, provide better energy solutions, and equally (or more) effective ways of moving grain to shipping ports. It's a win-win all around. But big corporate farms are opposed, and are spending a lot of money trying to convince people to keep spending money on failed solutions. SUGGESTED COMMENT LANGUAGE: (provided by Don and the panelists) Right now the report's tables only show the costs of breaching the dams with no table summarizing the costs of leaving the dams in place. Please provide a companion data table reflecting the costs of leaving the dams in place — which will provide a more accurate comparison of costs.

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After decades of legal and political battles have pushed Nevada's Yucca Mountain out of discussion as the permanent nuclear waste repository. But that means tribes like the Prairie Island Indian Community and the Yakama Nation in Washington will have to endure waste storage at temporary holding sites nearby.     GUESTS Mike Childs Jr. (Prairie […]

After decades of legal and political battles have pushed Nevada's Yucca Mountain out of discussion as the permanent nuclear waste repository. But that means tribes like the Prairie Island Indian Community and the Yakama Nation in Washington will have to endure waste storage at temporary holding sites nearby.     GUESTS Mike Childs Jr. (Prairie […]

Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas. TW: Mention of the Holocaust in 20th century Europe and Tuskegee study; End of life careEpisode summary: Johanna eats PB&J. Sarah fights potholes. They both discuss the history of ethics. Guest, Rebecca Lee, talks about working with highly motivated helpers, incorporating the seasons and landscapes into her clinical practice and much more!Guest Bio: Rebecca Lee is a philosopher, a farmer, an artist, a leadership strategist, and also a licensed clinical therapist. She is the owner of Just Living Therapy where the work is centered around supporting helping professionals kick burnout and bravely live in their own authenticity and have profound impact. She believes the world will always have a need for amazing individuals who seek to make the world a better place and her mission is to support those that strive to do this meaningful work. She goes by she/her and lives in Toppenish, WA on the indigenous land of the Yakama Nation with her multigenerational family, partner, 2 small kids and a menagerie of chickens, goats and cows. If you visit her at the Just Living Farm, don't be surprised if she puts you to work...and definitely don't be surprised if she talks with you about dirt!Sources for today's History Lesson: “A History of Psychological Ethics” by Shea Matthew; wikipedia.org; “Research Methods in Psychology – 2nd Canadian Edition” by I-Chant Chiang, Rajiv Jhangiani, Paul PriceResources: “Body Thrive: Uplevel Your Body & Your Life with the 10 Habits from Ayurveda and Yoga” by Cate Stillman; Burn Out to Brovery Program at www.justlivingtherapy.orgQuestions/comments/concerns? Want to be interviewed on TND podcast? Email us at therapistsnextdoor@gmail.com.Follow us: IG: @tndpodTwitter: @tndpod1Do you want bonus features, including episodes, the ability to vote on what questions we ask our guests and ad-free episodes (fingers crossed)? Do you want to help support us as we demystify and destigmatize mental health? Visit our Patreon: patreon.com/tndpodcastOr visit our website: tndpodcast.com

On this episode of The Resident Historian with Feliks Banel: a long out-of-print book of Yakama Nation legends and stories is back, and we meet the 100-year old author. Then, on “All Over The Map,” a railroad history artifact may have been uncovered near Enumclaw. And, From The Archives: the chilling story of the lost ship VALENCIA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feliks Banel with Virginia Beavert, the 100y.o. author a classic Yakama Nation book // Mike Salk on the MLB lockout/ the 2022 Hall of Fame // Hanna Scott on training for police and prosecutors who deal with sexual assault survivors // Dose of Kindness -- Super Bowl tix for a hard-working elementary school principal // Gee Scott on John Stockton losing his Gonzaga season tickets // Dr. Keith Jerome, UW Virology, on "super-immunity" and the omicron sub-variant // Rachel Belle with more on local participation in the Great Resignation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In October 1805, the Yakama encountered the Lewis and Clark Expedition near the confluence of the Yakima and Columbia rivers. By fifty years later, so many European and American trappers, traders, and eventually, settlers, had arrived in the area, putting demands on the land and resources, that federal government officials called a council meeting with the local tribal nations to negotiate a treaty by which the native people would move on to reservations in exchange for federal benefits.  The tribal nations, including the Yakama, signed the treaty--reluctantly--in June 1855, but it had to be ratified by the US Senate before it would go into effect. In the meantime, miners and settlers were supposed to stay off of Yakama land. However, with the discovery of gold, the miners started to trespass, stealing horses and assaulting women in the process. Yakama warriors killed minors in response. Soon, war broke out between the Yakama and the federal government, lasting until 1858. On March 8, 1859, the US Senate finally ratified the 1855 treaty. Joining me to help us learn more about the Yakama War is Emily Washines, who is an enrolled Yakama Nation tribal member with Cree and Skokomish lineage. Emily is a scholar whose research topics ​ include the Yakama War, Native women, traditional knowledge, resource management, fishing rights, and food sovereignty. She runs the Native Friends Blog and hosts the War Cry Podcast. Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The episode image is courtesy of Emily Washines. Suggested Organization for Donations: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women USA Selected Sources: Yakama Nation History, Yakama Nation Website “This Week Then: Take a Look Back on the Yakama War” by Alan Stein, Seattle Magazine, November 27, 2018 “It Happened Here: Treaty of 1855 took land, created the Yakama Nation” by Donald W. Meyers, Yakima Herald, June 4, 2017 “Yakama War History Project Seeks Descendants Of U.S. Army Combatants” by Tom Banse, NW News Network, August 9, 2017 “Yakama War: Ayat” Native Friends “Yakama Indian War begins on October 5, 1855” by Paula Becker, History Link, February 26, 2003 The 1858 Yakama War...Fort Simcoe's Story of the 9th U.S. Army Infantry and their Western Prong Attack Campaign, by Steve Charles Plucker, 2016 “The Yakama War [video],” KCTS9, November 12, 2018 Please complete the Listener Survey! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 year old Yakama woman Alillia "La La" Minthorn went missing in May 2019 from Toppenish, WA.  She told her sister "If I don't make it back, come look for me."  La La's last words would haunt her sister, Tanya, as La La never came home alive.   Sources: thevanished.org - A project of the Yakima Herald-Republic which is dedicated to the missing and murdered indigenous women of the Yakama reservation. The site shares cases and stories of these women as well as resources for who to contact if a loved one goes missing. Also used other news sources - The Lewiston Tribune, Yakima Herald, Seattle Times, which primarily provided coverage of the trial www.yakama.com for the history of the reservation www.morelaw.com - Trial information https://insatiabletc.tumblr.com/post/189675097527/this-is-alillia-lala-minthorn-a-25-year-old  https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/16/jordan-stevens-castilleja-tavern-burned-murder/  https://apnews.com/article/wa-state-wire-yakima-shootings-trials-874d4e4c598602bc712f49807b43367b  https://www.yakimaherald.com/thevanished/witnesses-tell-jurors-how-events-unfolded-in-reservation-shooting-death-of-toppenish-woman/article_735f9fae-99af-5316-ba8b-a03ea367d18b.html https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/crime_and_courts/jury-finds-stevens-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-in-shooting-death-of-toppenish-woman-on/article_1146826b-90d0-56cc-8026-e58d96963da9.html https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/if-i-dont-make-it-back-come-look-for-me-yakama-woman-told-her-sister-before-she-was-killed/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/amid-a-crime-wave-on-yakama-reservation-confusion-over-a-checkerboard-of-jurisdictions/ https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/crime_and_courts/yakamas-declare-public-safety-crisis-call-for-harsher-punishment-for/article_4c70c658-0db9-11e8-a62b-3b99209b37f1.html https://lmtribune.com/northwest/fire-destroys-yakima-bar-days-after-owner-testified-in-federal-murder-trial/article_494e1008-67bf-5c7a-af5a-f52955c0e18a.html https://www.valleyhillsfh.com/obituaries/Alillia-Minthorn/#!/Obituary   https://www.facebook.com/alilliamintho.lala.7  https://www.yaktrinews.com/activists-respond-to-news-of-missing-yakama-woman-found-dead/

We are sharing the names from the WSP list of missing from the Yakama Nation area and other tribal cases in which families have requested. This includes a review the history, policy, and lasting impacts

In this episode we explore the concept of monuments with the help of three Indigenous women who live in the Pacific Northwest. Bobbie Conner is an enrolled member at the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and director of Tamástslikt Cultural Institute; Deanna Dartt is Coastal Chumash and Mestiza--descending from the Indigenous peoples of California--and has worked as a curator at several museums; and Emily Washines, is an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation and board member of the Museum of Culture and the Environment. This discussion starts here and continues in part 2 next week.

In this episode, speakers discuss a recent documentary on Native American food sovereignty called “Gather.” Our conversation includes two of the people featured in the film: Nephi Craig, a chef from the White Mountain Apache Nation in Arizona, who opened an Indigenous café as a nutritional recovery clinic and Samuel Gensaw, the co-founder of Ancestral Guard, a group of environmental activists from the Yurok Nation (Northern California), trying to save the Klamath River. Mary Lee Jones, a traditional gatherer, and member of the Yakama Nation, who has coordinated traditional food seminars throughout the Pacific Northwest, hosted the discussion.

Sarah shares with Sheri about her family's home and their work to be good stewards of the land through conservation and collaboration with the Yakama Nation. It has been a complicated process and they have found it hard because of policies directly tied to the Doctrine of Discovery.

Michelle M. Jacob is a member of the Yakama Nation and is Professor of Indigenous Studies and Co-Director of the Sapsik'ʷałá Program in the Department of Education Studies at the University of Oregon (UO). She also serves as Affiliated Faculty in the Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies and in the Environmental Studies Program. Michelle engages in scholarly and activist work that seeks to understand and work toward a holistic sense of health and well-being within Indigenous communities and among allies who wish to engage in decolonization. Michelle has published six books and has numerous articles published in social science, education, and health science research journals, and grants from the U.S. Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Science Foundation. Her research areas of interest include: Indigenous methodologies, spirituality, health, education, Native feminisms, and decolonization. Dr. Jacob founded Anahuy Mentoring, LLC to support her vision of sharing Indigenous methodologies with a broad audience of professionals through her books, professional development, coaching, and consultation; in her work, Michelle uses Indigenous methods to help clients achieve success in work and life. Michelle offers the popular The Auntie Way Writing Retreats to support writers in boosting their productivity and honoring kindness, fierceness, and creativity in their writing practice. You may contact Dr. Jacob through her website: https://anahuymentoring.com

Tonight the California Report covers a fire in the Los Padres National Forest that has burned 2400 acres. The difficult terrain has led to 0% containment. And, California introduced new laws due to the pandemic, but have workplaces and schools been following them? In Washington State the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with the Yakama Nation over land disputes with the county. National Native News has the details. We take a brief look at regional headlines and weather before Al Stahler tells us all about the colors of the Summer Solstice.

Remains of Alaska student buried at Carlisle Indian School to return home Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sides with Yakama Nation in land dispute Gila River Indian Community eases number of COVID-19 restrictions Red Lake Nation appoints tribal monitor as Line 3 construction nears river

Remains of Alaska student buried at Carlisle Indian School to return home Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sides with Yakama Nation in land dispute Gila River Indian Community eases number of COVID-19 restrictions Red Lake Nation appoints tribal monitor as Line 3 construction nears river

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals hears arguments in Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County, No. 19-35807, on November 20, 2020. Audio Source: https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/view.php?pk_id=0000036078 Briefs from Turtle Talk: https://turtletalk.blog/tag/confederated-tribes-and-bands-of-the-yakama-nation-v-klickitat-county/ Photo of Yakama Nation Library in Toppenish, Washington by Will Stuivenga: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wsl-libdev/3856951869/

In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom speaks with Anthony and Chelsea Craig, leaders in the state of Washington and advocates for indigenous ways of life and leading.  Dr. Anthony Craig has served as a teacher, teacher leader, principal, and central office administrator in suburban and reservation settings in Washington state. He is a Professor of Practice, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at the University of Washington's College of Education where he directs the Leadership for Learning program. He is a member of the Yakama Nation. Chelsea Craig is a member of the Tulalip Tribes and has spent her career serving as a teacher at Tulalip Elementary.  Her experiences include being the school librarian, teaching 2nd and 3rd grade and most recently as the Cultural Specialist for Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary.  Let's listen in as Tom discusses the current sense of mutuality, sustainability and what the modern world can learn from the wisdom of indigenous practices.  Links: Twitter: Dr. Anthony Craig Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary Decolonizing Methodologies Highline School District What if?

Some 15,000 years ago, an ice dam broke in Montana. Water cascaded across the Northwest in some of the largest flooding ever to happen on Earth. And the Ka-milt-pah people climbed up to one of the highest points on the Columbia River. “There were lookouts and warnings to the Ka-milt-pah band members. Prior to the big flood, they escaped the canyon,” says Elaine Harvey, a Ka-milt-pah member, known in English as the Rock Creek Band of the Yakama Nation.

Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County involves a dispute that dates back 150 years and encompasses issues central to Tribal sovereignty in Washington state. Revolving around the status of tract of land on the Yakama Reservation's southern boundary, the case calls in to play a legal framework that has been a pillar of U.S. Indian law for centuries. When you throw ​in a SCOTUS ruling with major potential implications, the conversation gets even more complicated. On a new episode of DISCOVERY, attorney Ethan Jones joins UW Law to discuss current issues, their history and potential outcomes as the case makes its way through the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Joshua sat down with Mike to talk about the wonderful work God is doing among the people of the Yakama Nation and Sacred Road Ministries.

Michelle M. Jacob, an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation and Professor of Indigenous Studies and Director of the Sapsik’ʷałá (Teacher) Education Program in the Department of Education Studies at the University of Oregon. She also serves as affiliated faculty in the Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies, and affiliated faculty in the Environmental Studies Program. Jacob is author of Yakama Rising: Indigenous Cultural Revitalization, Activism, and Healing (published in 2013) and Indian Pilgrims: Indigenous Journeys of Activism and Healing with Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (published in 2016). She co-edited, with Stephany RunningHawk Johnson, On Indian Ground: A Return to Indigenous Knowledge-Generating Hope, Leadership and Sovereignty through Education in the Northwest, published in 2019. Her latest books are, The Auntie Way: Stories Celebrating Kindness, Fierceness, and Creativity and Huckleberries and Coyotes: Lessons from Our More than Human Relations, both published in 2020.

Indigenous communities in our region have been hit disproportionately hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Join Emily Washines (Yakama) and Chuck Sams (CTUIR) to hear first-hand stories of the different ways Tribes have responded. This conversation will go beyond statistics and headlines to consider the daily lives of Native people as they confront what, for them, the most recent pandemic. Emily Washines is an enrolled Yakama Nation tribal member with Cree and Skokomish lineage. She speaks Ichiskiin (Yakama language) and other Native languages. A scholar, with a Master’s in Public Administration, her research and work in film, writing, speaking and exhibits focuses on the Yakama War, Native women, traditional knowledge, resource management, fishing rights, and food sovereignty. Yakima Herald-Republic lists her as Top 39 under 39. She is a board member of the Museum of Culture and Environment, Artist Trust, and Columbia Riverkeeper. Emily lives on the Yakama reservation with her husband and three children Chuck Sams is Cayuse, Walla Walla, Cocopah, and Yankton Sioux. He grew up on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. He is the Deputy Executive Director for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). Prior positions include Environmental Health and Safety Officer/Planner in the Tribal Planning Office for the CTUIR, Executive Director for the Umatilla Tribal Community Foundation, and National Director of the Tribal & Native Lands Program for the Trust for Public Land. He serves as Chairman to the Oregon Cultural Trust, Gray Family Foundation, and Columbia Land Trust. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he served as an intelligence specialist.

More than a century ago, a Yakama Nation fisherman named Alec Towessnute was stopped while fishing near Prosser, and prosecuted for using a gaff hook, a traditional fishing method. He cited his treaty rights, and the county court dismissed the charges. But the state Supreme Court, in 1916, reinstated them, ignoring the treaty and using racist, demeaning language.

In the first segment, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse speaks with Janene Yazzie about LANDBACK, a movement that has existed for generations with a long legacy of organizing and sacrifice to get Indigenous lands back into Indigenous hands. Janene is a Diné woman from the Navajo Nation who has worked on human rights and Indigenous Rights issues for the past 15 years at the national and international levels. As an advocate, entrepreneur, and community organizer Janene works with Indigenous peoples to develop sustainable and regenerative economies through her company Sixth World Solutions. Janene also works part-time as International Indian Treaty Council's Sustainable Development Program Coordinator.In the second segment, Tiokasin welcomes Elizabeth Woody, Executive Director of The Museum At Warm Springs in Warm Springs, Oregon. They discuss a January 12, 2021 New York Times article: “Tribal elders are dying from the pandemic causing a cultural crisis for American Indians: The virus has killed American Indians at especially high rates, robbing tribes of precious bonds and repositories of language and tradition.” Elizabeth Woody is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. She is of Yakama Nation descent and is “born for” Bitter Water clan of the Navajo Nation. Elizabeth is a renowned poet, author, essayist and visual artist, and is also an educator, mentor, collaborator and community leader. Elizabeth earned a Master of Public Administration degree through the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government’s Executive Leadership Institute of Portland State University, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities from The Evergreen State College, and studied Creative Writing and Two-Dimensional Arts at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has written three books of poetry, and in 2016, she became the first Native American to be named Oregon’s Poet Laureate. In 2018, Elizabeth received a National Artist Fellowship in Literature from the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. Elizabeth has led writing workshops, lectures and has served on multi-disciplinary art fellowship jury panels for several foundations and arts organizations nationally.Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerTiokasin Ghosthorse, Studio Engineer and Audio Editor, WIOX 91.3 FM, Roxbury, NYMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersCD: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)(00:00:44)3. Song Title: What About Those Promises?Artist: The Thunderbirds Raised Her, feat. Jefferson Sister of Lummi NationCD: n/ALabel: n/aYouTube: https://youtu.be/Y7tZDOWhufA(00:28:25)3. Song Title: Love Theme from SpartacusArtist: Terry CallierCD: TimePeace (1998)Label: Verve Forecast Records(00:54:25)

Tribes of The Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County

Tribes of The Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County

Ralph Lampman, Lamprey Project Biologist for the Yakama Nation, wants to spread love and understanding of Pacific Lamprey. We talk about their long evolutionary and cultural history, the many unknowns surrounding lamprey, and the efforts tribes are taking to restore these remarkable fish back to the vibrant fishery they once were! Check out his music video for this year’s Eurofishion contest here, and give him a vote! https://eurofishion.com/portfolio-item/west-coast-lamprey-rap-arctic-lamprey-rap-ralph-lampman-hiroaki-arakawa-kenji-hashizume-usa/ I also encourage you to watch the two short films on lamprey listed in the resources at the bottom of the show notes. You can also stay up to date on lamprey issues by following the Yakama Nation’s Facebook page on Pacific Lamprey: https://www.facebook.com/pacificlampreycolumbiabasin/ You can learn more follow MC Hannon on twitter here: https://twitter.com/__emsea Resources Yakama Nation Lamprey Project: https://yakamafish-nsn.gov/restore/projects/pacific-lamprey-project The Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Council page on lamprey, including a wonderful 5 minute film presented at the American Fisheries Society Film Festival on the importance of Pacific Lamprey to Columbia Basin Tribes: https://www.critfc.org/fish-and-watersheds/columbia-river-fish-species/lamprey/ Film put together by Ralph Lampman using music by Ryuichi Sakamoto: The plight and curious life of asum (Pacific Lamprey) *asum is the Sahaptin language for Pacific Lamprey (https://vimeo.com/242105080) Identification Guide for Lamprey Species in the American West, authored by Ralph Lampman: https://www.fws.gov/pacificlamprey/Documents/Identification%20Guides/2017%20Lamprey%20Identification%20Guide%20Final.pdf Manual on Incorporating Lamprey considerations into fish passage projects (ODFW): https://fws.gov/oregonfwo/Documents/Lamprey/2017.06.20%20LampreyPsgFINAL.pdf

Stories from Johnny Jackson, Chief of the Cascade Tribe - one of the tribes in the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. Photo credit: Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, critfc.org

There are only a few dozen living speakers of the indigenous language Ichishkiin. Keegan Livermore wants to change that. Livermore is a masters student in Language Teaching Studies at the University of Oregon and a descendant of the Yakama Nation. He created a smartphone keyboard in Ichishkiin to help others learn the language. He joins us.

Sattie Fisher grew up in a subsistence hunting household in Yakama Nation. Her family values taught her to appreciate the bounty of the land - from berries to fish, to elk and deer. In this episode, Sattie joins Artemis to talk about her hunting culture, being identified as a 'female hunter,' and evolving expectations of gender roles.   2:50 - On studying wildlife and fisheries at Salish Kootenai College 4:10 - The logic that gets you a half-eaten banana in your freezer 5:15 - Serviceberries at your service! 5:45 - Lingcod, or halibut? 6:30 - Growing up in a family where hunting is subsistence, not sport 8:10 - Catching crickets, it's a fishing skill 10:30 - Family traditions for a first kill 11:55 - On giving away your first kill 14:00 - The ritual of honoring an animal's life at time of harvest 16:00 - Pulling the trigger is the easiest part of the hunt 17:50 - Hunting in a group... who pulls the trigger? 19:00 - A panel on "women who hunt"... huh? What about just humans who hunt? 21:00 - Within a community, divided stances at the intersection of women and hunting 28:55 - This year's elk hunt 30:00 - A symphony of elk bugles is a symphony for the heart 33:00 - Stumbling into four elk quarters(!)

H.R. 4920 – Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act (Rep. Takano – Veterans’ Affairs)  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an exception to certain small business contracting requirements applicable to the Department of Veterans Affairs procurement of certain goods and services covered under the Ability One program, Agreed to by voice vote H.R. 4183 – Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act (Rep. Khanna – Veterans’ Affairs)  o direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disability and pension benefits provided to members of the National Guard and members of reserve components of the Armed Forces by the Department of Veterans Affairs  Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 – 1 (Roll no. 685) H.R. 3530 – Improving Confidence in Veterans’ Care Act (Rep. Cloud – Veterans’ Affairs)  to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce the licensure requirement for medical providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.  Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 – 1 (Roll no. 686). H.R. 2726 – Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of 2019 (Rep. Norton – Transportation and Infrastructure)  to prohibit smoking on Amtrak trains  Agreed to by voice vote H.R. 2548 – HELP ACT, as amended (Rep. Fletcher – Transportation and Infrastructure)  To modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs,  Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 – 7 (Roll no. 688) H.R. 4719 – FISH SAFE Act, as amended (Rep. Golden – Transportation and Infrastructure)  To amend the Federal share of the fishing safety standards grants  Agreed to by voice vote.(text H.R. 3362 – Small Airport Mothers’ Room Act of 2019, as amended (Rep. Miller – Transportation and Infrastructure)  to require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers  Agreed to by voice vote. H.R. 4998 – Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, as amended (Rep. Pallone – Energy and Commerce)  To prohibit certain Federal subsidies from being used to purchase communications equipment or services posing national security risks, to provide for the establishment of a reimbursement program for the replacement of communications equipment or services posing such risks,   Agreed to by voice vote H.R. 4779 – To extend Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006 (Rep. McMorris Rodgers – Energy and Commerce)  To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006  Agreed to by voice vote. H.R. 4229 – Broadband DATA Act (Rep. Loebsack – Energy and Commerce)  To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules relating to the collection of data with respect to the availability of broadband services,   Agreed to by voice vote. H.R. 4227 – MAPS Act (Rep. McEachin – Energy and Commerce) to prohibit the submission to the Federal Communications Commission of broadband internet access service coverage information or data for the purposes of compiling an inaccurate broadband coverage map.  agreed to by voice vote H.R. 2647 – SOFFA, as amended (Rep. Matsui – Energy and Commerce)  This bill adopts the California flammability standard as the federal standard for upholstered furniture. To meet the standard, the upholstered furniture must past a specific test of the materials’ ability to resist smoldering when a heat source is applied. agreed to by voice vote H.R. 3172 – Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2019, as amended (Rep. Cardenas – Energy and Commerce)  This bill makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell, or distribute inclined sleepers for infants. Specifically, inclined sleepers for infants are those designed for an infant up to one year old and have an inclined sleep surface of greater than 10 degrees.  Agreed to by voice vote. H.R. 150 – GREAT Act, as amended (Rep. Foxx – Oversight and Reform)  This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget, jointly with the executive department that issues the most federal grant awards, to (1) establish government-wide data standards for information reported by grant recipients, (2) issue guidance directing federal agencies to apply those standards, and (3) require the publication of recipient-reported data collected from all agencies on a single public website.  Agreed to by voice vote. S. 216 – Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act (Sen. Cantwell – Natural Resources)  This bill requires the Bonneville Power Administration to make specified settlement payments to the Spokane Tribe in relation to the construction and operation of the Grand Coulee Dam. Agreed to by voice vote. H.R. 722 – Miracle Mountain Designation Act (Rep. Curtis – Natural Resources)  This bill designates a specified mountain near Elk Ridge City in Utah as “Miracle Mountain.”  Agreed to by voice vote. S. 50 – Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act (Sen. Merkley – Natural Resources)  This bill authorizes the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to assess sanitation and safety conditions on land set aside to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds. The bill applies to land held by the United States for the benefit of the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.  Agreed to by voice vote. H.R. 453 – Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act (Rep. Fleischmann – Natural Resources)  This bill takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the use and benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These lands include the Sequoyah Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial, and land to provide support for these properties and cultural programs.  Agreed to by voice vote. H.Res. 755 – Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors (Rep. Nadler – Judiciary) (Subject to a Rule)  This resolution impeaches President Donald J. Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution sets forth two articles of impeachment of the President: (1) abuse of power by soliciting the interference of Ukraine in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, and (2) obstruction of Congress by directing defiance of certain subpoenas issued by the House of Representatives.  On agreeing to Article I of the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 230 – 197, 1 Present (Roll no. 695).—–On agreeing to Article II of the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 229 – 198, 1 Present (Roll no. 696). H.R. 5430 – United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (Rep. Hoyer – Ways and Means)  To implement the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 385 – 41 (Roll no. 701). H.R. 5377 – Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act (Rep. Suozzi – Ways and Means) (Subject to a Rule)  This bill increases the tax deduction for state and local taxes in 2019 to $20,000 for persons filing a joint tax return. It eliminates the current $10,000 cap on the deduction in 2020 and 2021. The bill increases the top marginal income tax rate to 39.6% beginning in 2020, and reduces the dollar amount at which the increased tax rate begins.  On passage Passed by recorded vote: 218 – 206 (Roll no. 700). Support the show.

On today’s episode Jessica hosts Jon Shellenberger (Yakama), Yakama Nation Tribal Archaeologist. We talk first about his journey to become an archaeologist and ethnographer. In the second segment we talk about the work of the Yakama Nation to defend their inherent and treaty rights to fish, to protect tribal members from being prosecuted for having eagle and migratory bird feathers, and to re-establish their buffalo hunts in what is now Yellowstone National Park. Finally we talk about the projects he works on as the Yakama Tribal Archaeologist, what that looks like on a daily basis, and his larger vision for the program. Links Native Anthro Blog Mashantucket Pequot Episode Grand Canyon Episode Article: Gathering Celebrates The Anniversary of Landmark Fishing Rights Case Jon: nativeanthro@gmail.com Contact Jessica Jessica@livingheritageanthropology.org @livingheritageA @LivingHeritageResearchCouncil Lyle Lyle.Balenquah@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic Timeular

On today's episode Jessica hosts Jon Shellenberger (Yakama), Yakama Nation Tribal Archaeologist. We talk first about his journey to become an archaeologist and ethnographer. In the second segment we talk about the work of the Yakama Nation to defend their inherent and treaty rights to fish, to protect tribal members from being prosecuted for having eagle and migratory bird feathers, and to re-establish their buffalo hunts in what is now Yellowstone National Park. Finally we talk about the projects he works on as the Yakama Tribal Archaeologist, what that looks like on a daily basis, and his larger vision for the program. Links Native Anthro Blog Mashantucket Pequot Episode Grand Canyon Episode Article: Gathering Celebrates The Anniversary of Landmark Fishing Rights Case Jon: nativeanthro@gmail.com Contact Jessica Jessica@livingheritageanthropology.org @livingheritageA @LivingHeritageResearchCouncil Lyle Lyle.Balenquah@gmail.com Affiliates Wildnote Digital Marketing Course TeePublic Timeular

EPISODE SUMMARY:We welcome Native playwright Tara Moses to our show. We discuss her current production called “Bound” which runs now through May 12, 2019. BOUND examines the intersection of sacred ancestral land and tribal sovereignty as innate rights are explored. Also, in Native News, A new Washington law is designed to assist the Yakama Nation with the investigations of indigenous women who go missing or are murdered. but Will The Nation Follow The Example?

On March 19, 2019, the Supreme Court decided Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc., a case involving the 1855 Treaty between the United States and the Yakama Nation of Indians, and whether the “right to travel” granted within the treaty preempts the state’s fuel tax on the importation of fuel. Cougar Den, Inc. is a wholesale fuel importer that is owned by a member of the Yakama Nation. Cougar Den imports fuel from Oregon via Washington public highways to the Yakama Reservation where it is sold to Yakama-owned gas stations within the reservation. In 2013, the Washington State Department of Licensing, because Cougar Den imports the gas by using Washington public highways, assessed the importer $3.6 million in taxes, penalties, and licensing fees. Cougar Den appealed to the Washington Superior Court, claiming that the 1855 Treaty between the United States and the Yakama Nation preempts this tax, since it reserves, among other things, the “right, in common with citizens of the United States, to travel upon all public highways.” The Washington Superior Court held that the tax was preempted by the Treaty, and the Washington Supreme Court affirmed that judgment on appeal. Washington then petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for certiorari, arguing that the 1855 treaty does not forbid the State from imposing a state-wide tax on all fuel importers who transport fuel via ground transportation, including those members of the Yakama Nation. The Supreme Court granted certiorari to consider whether the 1855 treaty preempts this importation tax on members of the Yakama Nation. By a vote of 5-4, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Washington, but without a majority opinion. Justice Breyer, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, concluded for a plurality that “the ‘right to travel’ provision of the 1855 Treaty between the United States and the Yakama Nation of Indians pre-empts the state’s fuel tax as applied to Cougar Den’s importation of fuel by public highway for sale within the reservation.” Justices Gorsuch and Ginsburg filed an opinion concurring in the judgment--thereby providing the necessary additional votes to affirm the lower court--but on a different rationale. Unchallenged factual findings as to the Yakamas’ understanding of the 1855 treaty terms, they reasoned, indicate that the treaty “does not permit encumbrances on the ability of tribal members to bring their goods to and from market.” Chief Justice Roberts dissented, joined by Justices Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh. Justice Kavanaugh also filed a dissenting opinion, which was joined by Justice Thomas. To discuss the case, we have Tom Gede, Principal at Morgan Lewis.

On March 19, 2019, the Supreme Court decided Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc., a case involving the 1855 Treaty between the United States and the Yakama Nation of Indians, and whether the “right to travel” granted within the treaty preempts the state’s fuel tax on the importation of fuel. Cougar Den, Inc. is a wholesale fuel importer that is owned by a member of the Yakama Nation. Cougar Den imports fuel from Oregon via Washington public highways to the Yakama Reservation where it is sold to Yakama-owned gas stations within the reservation. In 2013, the Washington State Department of Licensing, because Cougar Den imports the gas by using Washington public highways, assessed the importer $3.6 million in taxes, penalties, and licensing fees. Cougar Den appealed to the Washington Superior Court, claiming that the 1855 Treaty between the United States and the Yakama Nation preempts this tax, since it reserves, among other things, the “right, in common with citizens of the United States, to travel upon all public highways.” The Washington Superior Court held that the tax was preempted by the Treaty, and the Washington Supreme Court affirmed that judgment on appeal. Washington then petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for certiorari, arguing that the 1855 treaty does not forbid the State from imposing a state-wide tax on all fuel importers who transport fuel via ground transportation, including those members of the Yakama Nation. The Supreme Court granted certiorari to consider whether the 1855 treaty preempts this importation tax on members of the Yakama Nation. By a vote of 5-4, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Washington, but without a majority opinion. Justice Breyer, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, concluded for a plurality that “the ‘right to travel’ provision of the 1855 Treaty between the United States and the Yakama Nation of Indians pre-empts the state’s fuel tax as applied to Cougar Den’s importation of fuel by public highway for sale within the reservation.” Justices Gorsuch and Ginsburg filed an opinion concurring in the judgment--thereby providing the necessary additional votes to affirm the lower court--but on a different rationale. Unchallenged factual findings as to the Yakamas’ understanding of the 1855 treaty terms, they reasoned, indicate that the treaty “does not permit encumbrances on the ability of tribal members to bring their goods to and from market.” Chief Justice Roberts dissented, joined by Justices Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh. Justice Kavanaugh also filed a dissenting opinion, which was joined by Justice Thomas. To discuss the case, we have Tom Gede, Principal at Morgan Lewis.

A Yakama tribal member whose both a shaker and proclaimed follower of "unwritten law" berated my attempt at dialogue and conversation by stating I had no right to talk on any issued because I'm not enrolled with Yakama Nation. But they can love my homeland of Celilo but dismiss indigenous roots out of reactionary anger and vanity.

A case in which the Court held that the “right to travel” provision of the Yakama Treaty of 1855 (between the United States and the Yakama Nation of Indians) preempts the state’s fuel tax as applied to Cougar Den’s importation of fuel by public highway for sale within the reservation.

The Yakama Nation is asking Washington Governor Jay Inslee to declare a state of emergency for the Rattlesnake Ridge landslide. That’s the steep slope outside of Yakima that is moving slowly and clings above a small community, a railroad corridor, Interstate 82 and the Yakima River. As Anna King explains, the tribes have a lot to lose if it goes down. And as the Pacific Northwest booms, it’s using a lot of concrete to build buildings, roads, and other infrastructure -- and making all that concrete is a big part of our carbon footprint. Reporting for EarthFix, Eilis O’Neill set out to see what concrete production would look like in a low-carbon world.

2017-01-30 Special EnglishThis is Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.Five hundred clean energy buses have been put to use in Tianjin, a major industrial city in north China.These public buses were jointly produced by Tianjin Bus Group and car maker BYD which is based in Shenzhen in Guangdong Province. The electric buses can run at least 200 kilometers after a full charge, enough for a bus to finish its daily task.The Bus Group also opened a major charging station, capable of serving 80 buses at one time and a total of 450 buses in a day. This is the largest charging station in the area which also includes Beijing and Hebei Province.Tianjin has 3,200 clean energy public buses. Among them, 1,300 are powered by electricity.China pins its hope on clean energy to reduce its dependence on coal and gas, which has been linked to the winter smog in northern China. Tianjin is among the cities with the poorest air quality.Since 2010, Tianjin has built 200 charging stations and 3,000 charging positions to encourage the use of clean energy transport. This is Special English.Australia&`&s flag carrier Qantas Airways&`& fatality free record in the jet age means it is the world&`&s safest airline, for the fourth year running.AirlineRatings.com announced the flag carrier atop its Top 20 list recently, followed by Cathy Pacific, Middle-eastern giant Etihad Airways, Singapore Airlines and local rival Virgin Australia, which are listed alphabetically.The website&`&s editor Geoffrey Thomas said that while those in the Top 20 are always leaders in safety, Qantas remains the leader in safety enhancements and operational excellence.Thomas said in a statement that over its 96-year history, Qantas has amassed an amazing record of firsts in safety and operations and is accepted as the world&`&s most experienced airline.Qantas has been the lead airline in virtually every major operational safety advancement over the past 60 years.Qantas was the leader in the Future Air Navigation System and the Flight Data Recorder developed by Australia&`&s chief scientific body to monitor the plane and crew performance. It also made advances in automatic landing and precision approaches in mountainous regions.The ratings website said Qantas was also the lead in real-time monitoring of its engines across its fleet using satellite communications, enabling problems to be detected before they become a major safety issue.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Following 28 years of talks between China and Russia, construction has finally begun on a highway bridge connecting China and Russia across the Heilongjiang River.Stretching some 1,300 meters, this is the first highway bridge between the two countries. A Chinese official says the bridge is an important part of the economic corridor linking China, Mongolia and Russia. The bridge will boost trade between China and Russia, as well as China&`&s investment in Russia.Economists expect that the bridge will benefit both Russia&`&s Far East and China&`&s initiative to revitalize the traditional industrial base of northeast China.With a total cost of 2.5 billion yuan, roughly 360 million U.S. dollars, the bridge is scheduled to open in 2019.This is Special English.China plans to further improve its space debris database and space debris monitoring facilities. That&`&s according to a recent white paper entitled "China&`&s Space Activities in 2016".The while paper said that in the next five years, China will improve the standardization system for space debris to further control near-earth objects and space climate.Efforts will be made to build a disaster early warning and prediction platform to raise the preventative capability.Research will be conducted on building facilities to monitor near-earth objects and to enable the country to monitor and catalog such objects. You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. A study with critically ill, respirator-dependent patients showed that early in-bed cycling may help the patients recover more quickly during their stay in the hospital intensive care unit, or ICU.Canadian researchers say people may think that ICU patients are too sick for physical activity, but if patients start in-bed cycling two weeks into their ICU stay, they will be able to walk farther at hospital discharge.Lead researcher of the study Michelle Kho says their TryCYCLE study finds it safe and feasible to systematically start in-bed cycling within the first four days of mechanical ventilation and continue throughout a patient&`&s ICU stay.For over a year, Kho and her team conducted a study of 33 ICU patients at St. Joseph&`&s Healthcare Hamilton. The patients were 18 years of age or older, receiving mechanical ventilation, and walking independently prior to admission to the ICU.Kho said the study achievements even surprised the researchers, and the patients&`& abilities to cycle during critical illness exceeded their expectations. She adds that more research is needed to determine if this early cycling with critically ill patients improves their physical function.This is Special English.U.S. scientists have created a material that can independently heal the damage caused by mechanical wear, hence extending the service life of devices. The material is a transparent and soft rubber-like ionic conductor which can stretch 50 times its original length.Researchers at the University of California found that the self-healing process of the material can finish within 24 hours at room temperature after being cut. The newly-designed material combined a polar, stretchable polymer with a mobile, high-ionic-strength salt. In addition to solving the instability problem, the material can also improve the decaying performance of the materials within the machinery. The researchers stressed the advantages of using the material in electrically activate transparent artificial muscles. Scientists have begun exploring the potential applications in other fields including robotics and medical research.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to newsplusradio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That&`&s mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues.A new study shows that 20 conditions make up more than half of all health care spending in the United States. The study examined spending on diseases and injuries.U.S. researchers tracked the costs associated with 155 conditions between 1996 and 2013. They found that a total of 30 trillion U.S. dollars was spent by Americans in personal health care over the 18-year period. Of these conditions, diabetes was the most expensive, totaling 101 billion dollars in diagnoses and treatments in 2013, while heart disease was the second most expensive, costing 88 billion dollars the same year.The study shows that costs associated with diabetes have grown 36 times more compared to those for heart disease. Heart disease was the number-one cause of death for the study period.The two conditions typically affect individuals who are 65 years of age and older. Back pain is the third-most expensive condition, primarily striking adults of working age.The three top spending categories, along with hypertension and injuries from falls, comprised 18 percent of all personal health spending, totaling 430 billion dollars in 2013.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Chinese and German archaeologists have found images of what they believe to be Arabian horses in cliff paintings dating back 2,000 years in the Yinshan Mountains of north China&`&s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.The images of Arabian horses have been found in a dozen cliff paintings, which also contain images of other animals and humans. The images are believed to be the oldest found to date.The horses are depicted in the paintings, with armor, leather saddles and stirrups.The pictures were painted around 210 B.C., when the nomadic Huns were at war with a nomadic tribe from north China.More than 10,000 ancient cliff paintings have been found in the Yinshan Mountains.Experts say the pictures suggest that the Huns had trade links with people in western Asia and northern Africa at that time.Earlier archaeological excavations in Erdos in Inner Mongolia unearthed bronze and pottery figurines of Arabian horses. This is Special English."The Ancient One" is going home.One of the oldest and most complete skeletons found in North America will be given back to Native American tribes in Washington State for reburial.President Barack Obama has signed a bill with a provision requiring the ancient bones known as Kennewick Man to be returned to tribes within 90 days.Experts estimate the remains found in 1996 on federal land near the Columbia River are at least 8,400 years old. The discovery triggered a lengthy legal fight between tribes and scientists over whether the bones should be buried immediately or studied.In 2015, new genetic evidence determined the remains were related to modern Native Americans.The bill transfers the skeleton, which the tribes call "the Ancient One", from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the state archaeology department, which will give it to the tribes.The Yakama Nation is among the tribes that have pushed to rebury the bones in the manner their people have followed since ancient times. It took 20 years for the tribes to successfully fight for the return of the bones.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Australia&`&s Victorian iconic Great Ocean Road is set for a major upgrade after it was damaged by a number of natural disasters last year.The Victorian Government has announced that 38 million U.S. dollars will be spent on urgent repairs and safety upgrades to the 240-kilometer-long national heritage-listed road.The road runs along Victoria&`&s south-east coast, and was significantly damaged by bushfires at Wye River in December 2015 and January 2016, as well as a number of serious landslides in September caused by higher than average rainfall for the year.The upgrades for the popular tourist destination will be retainer walls, erosion prevention, rock fall netting, electronic traveler information signs, closed circuit television monitoring and real-time traffic counters.This is Special English.Eight out of 10 middle-aged people in England weigh too much, drink too much or don&`&t exercise enough.An analysis from Public Health England says modern life taking its toll on health.Public Health England has launched a campaign to reach out to 83 percent of men and women aged 40 to 60 who are either overweight or obese, exceed alcohol guidelines or are physically inactive.The aim of the campaign is to provide free support to help them live more healthily in 2017 and beyond.Modern life is harming the health of the nation with 77 percent of men and 63 percent of women in middle age, overweight or obese. Obesity in adults has shot up 16 percent in the last 20 years. A spokesman for Public Health England in London said many people also can&`&t identify what a healthy body looks like, suggesting obesity has become the new normal.The diabetes rate among this age group has doubled in this period in England.People were urged to consider the simple steps they could take to improve their health in the run up to the New Year, by taking an online quiz. The spokesman said people need to eat better, be more active, stop smoking and consider their drinking.This is Special English.（全文见周六微信。）

Mel Skahan lives in Toppenish Washington and is an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation. Mel worked for the United States Forest Service from 1988 – 1995 in the Wind River and Mt. Adams Ranger Districts. He has also worked security in the past and currently works for the Yakama Nation Forestry. He has not always been a believer. He was raised in the woods by his great, great, grandfather, who would keep all of the kids in the woods all summer at his camp in a closed area of the Yakama Reservation. It was there that Mel heard stories of Bigfoot. Mel worked in Bigfoot country in while working for the Forest Service. Back during those days, Mel laughed at the stories. He never really believed the stories, until he got to thinking about things from the past. When he started working for the Yakama Nation, he started seeing signs of the creature; tracks, hair, smell, and even sightings. He had visuals starting 9 years ago. He went on expeditions with BFRO when he was a member. He has been on other private expeditions with close friends he has made while on outings. Mel now does all of the bigfoot reports on the Yakama Reservation; there are only 3 individuals that listen to reports. With every new encounter, Mel’s way of reporting and researching change. 

How is the legacy of colonialism impacting American Indian mental health today? Does the Indian Health Service meet the needs of the people on tribal land? Can Native peoples revitalize cultural traditions and reverse centuries of racism? David Walker, mixed-heritage Cherokee, psychologist working at the Yakama Nation, and author of the award-winning novel Tessa’s Dance, […]