Native and state leaders push for K-12 schools to fully implement tribal history curriculum
Miranda Lopez remembers when she first learned about local Indigenous activist and athlete Rosalie Fish. Fish, a University of Washington runner from the Cowlitz Tribe, is nationally known for dedicating her races to Indigenous women who are missing or murdered, including her aunt. Lopez is from the same part of eastern Washington where Fish’s aunt is from.“It was eye-opening. I didn’t realize that this really big issue is happening right where I grew up,” Lopez said. “It breaks my heart.” Continue reading at Washington State Standard. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)
Leaked document says US is willing to replace the power generated by Snake River dams
The U.S. government is willing to help build enough new clean energy projects in the Pacific Northwest to replace the hydropower generated by four controversial dams on the Snake River, according to a leaked Biden administration document that is giving hope to conservationists who have long sought the removal of the dams as a key to restoring depleted salmon runs. Still, Congress would have to agree before any of the Lower Snake River dams in Washington state are removed, and that’s unlikely to happen in the near future. Continue reading at KNKX. (Nicholas K. Geranios/AP)
Washington State and Oregon State reach scheduling agreement with Mountain West
Washington State still doesn’t have a full picture of what its 2024 season will look like. The Cougars are almost there now, though. Pac-12 holdovers WSU and Oregon State have reached a scheduling agreement with the Mountain West Conference for next season, Washington State announced Friday, striking a deal that will provide each school six games against Mountain West teams, three home and three away. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Tyler Tjomsland/The Spokesman-Review)
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