Voices

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Community Voices

Category: Crosscut

A trainer in a wetsuit pats the face of a large orca whale in a shallow pool.

The Lummi Nation sees ‘parallels’ with the orca Tokitae’s story

From Crosscut (by Richard Arlin Walker) – This summer, a captive orca died shortly before she could be released to her native waters in the Salish Sea.
Two women and a man sit in wicker furniture having a conversation.

Out & Back: Walking through time in Seattle’s Central District

From Crosscut (by Alison Mariella Désir) – “Out & Back” is a collaboration between Crosscut and KCTS 9 exploring “the ways diverse communities are engaging with the outdoors”. This edition highlights the Club Seattle Runners Division, a running group that welcomes “all pace and all faces”.

How a federal border became a dividing line for Nooksack citizenship

From Crosscut (by Luna Reyna) – In the last two decades, Indigenous communities have seen a troubling increase in tribal disenrollment.
A clipboard with a flyer that says "Native Neighborhood Survey - A Place of Belonging".

Seattle urban Natives look to have a neighborhood to call their own

From Crosscut (by Luna Reyna) – Na’ah Illahee Fund is conducting a survey on a possible Indigenous neighborhood in Seattle.
A group of young people on a beach investigating a tide pool.

Meet the founders connecting BIPOC youth to the marine sciences

From Crosscut (by Wudan Yan) – An interview with the founders of Sea Potential, an organization focused on elevating BIPOC voices in the marine sciences.
A man in headphones speaks into a microphone on a desk. A woman stands beside him in front of a banner that says "Daybreak Star Radio Network".

Live from Seattle: a brand-new Indigenous radio station

From Crosscut (by Margo Vansynghel) – “The longtime Native community center and headquarters of the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation is now home to a brand-new – and rare – initiative: Daybreak Star Radio, an international online radio station fully dedicated to Indigenous music, arts and culture.”

Indigenous Fire Practices Once Shaped the Northwest – And They Might Again

From Crosscut – four experts explain why it is imperative to bring back Indigenous knowledge and methods of fire management in the Pacific Northwest.

Seattle’s Black women activists have been marching for decades

From Crosscut – A Q and A with BlackPast.org historian Quin’Nita Cobbins-Modica about the legacy of Seattle’s Black womxn leaders.