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Remains of prominent aliʻi, lost ‘royal island’ part of Lāhainā

From University of Hawai‘i News – The Lāhainā wildfire has destroyed many historic structures from Hawaiʻi’s past. Take a moment to learn about the history of this area and consider lending your support.
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Made There: Yakama artist Bessie Bill weaves traditional wa’paas

From Crosscut (by Sarah Hall) – In the Yakima Valley, master weaver Bessie Bill weaves wa’paas to build community and preserve a tribal tradition.
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Through the Fire: Who Are Our Descendants?

From Rafu Shimpo (by Sharon Yamato) – Reflections on July’s Minidoka Pilgrimage to the historical site of the Minidoka incarceration camp.
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50 Years Ago, Asian Americans Took a Stand at Wounded Knee

From Densho (by Natasha Varner) – During the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee, survivors of Japanese American concentration camps stood in solidarity with protestors of the Indigenous reservation system.
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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”.
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Exterior of a brown brick building with signs in the windows that say "ʔálʔal Café: Indigenous Foods, Decolonized Space".

Local Indigenous Food Sovereignty Efforts Uplift the Importance of Traditional Foods

From South Seattle Emerald (by Vee Hua 華婷婷) – Open now in Pioneer Square, ʔálʔal Café is one of the Native organizations, along with The Way of the Buffalo and Friends of FEED, that are using Seattle’s Food Equity Fund to promote Indigenous food sovereignty.
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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.
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Ichikawa family photo, 1955

Seattle Histories: Minidoka is the First Camp Your Grandma is Incarcerated in, Crystal City is the Second

From Seattle Front Porch (by Troy Osaki) – “The Seattle Histories storytelling project highlights the places, people, and events that have shaped the history of Seattle’s communities.”
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Breathing Life into a Ghost Town

From the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center – In the 1920s, Maxville, Oregon was a logging town occupied by both African American and white workers. Today, their descendants are researching and preserving its history.
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A woman stands on a sidewalk. In the background is a marquee under a sign that says "NP Hotel".

The untold history of migrant labor in the Pacific Northwest

From KUOW (by Libby Denkmann) – Historian Megan Asaka’s new book explores our region’s history with migrant labor, and she spoke about it with KUOW’s Soundside.
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