
As part of the Scholarship Seminar Series, participants recently took part in a hands-on weaving workshop where they learned to create cedar hearts. The session offered a meaningful opportunity to connect with traditional crafting practices while building new skills. Everyone enjoyed the creative process and left with a handmade piece to take pride in.
Kelsey from Scholarship recently accompanied student Alex S on a tour of Bellingham Technical College to explore their Fisheries program. The visit was a great success—the staff were welcoming, knowledgeable, and eager to share insights about the program. Alex came away excited and inspired, expressing strong interest in the hands-on learning opportunities and career pathways the program offers.


The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s first Coho fishery on an Elwha River unimpeded by dams in more than 100 years got underway in mid-October. Tribal member Jonathan Arakawa shares his thoughts.

Rachel Heaton shares her experience leading six other native mountaineers up Tahoma, or Mount Rainier, to increase Native visibility and raise awareness of the ancient relationship between Tahoma and the Indigenous peoples who honor her.

Read the transcription of Muckleshoot Vice-Chairman Donny Stevenson’s keynote address to a large, nearly all-Native gathering celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day after marching from Westlake Park to Seattle City Hall.

The Seattle Mariners have announced a long-term, multi-faceted partnership with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and its Tribal enterprise, the Muckleshoot Casino Resort.
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