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Michael Running Wolf and his family stand together in front of the Amazon Spheres sign.

Meet Michael Running Wolf, the man using AI to reclaim Native languages

From Missoulian (by Nora Mabie) -Aside from the lack of data, it didn’t take long for Running Wolf to run into another barrier — the nature of Indigenous languages themselves.
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An INDN taco sits in a paper boat, vegetables piled on top.

How Indigenous Restaurants Are Decolonizing Seattle’s Dining Scene, One Plate at a Time

From Eater Seattle (by Sabra Boyd) – Local Indigenous businesses like ʔálʔal Cafe, Off the Rez, and Native Soul work to educate and contextualize Native ingredients and customs while advocating for investment.
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A Palmer folk guitar with an intricate vine and bird motif on the pick guard and a folk design around the sound hole.

The Rhapsody Project tunes into cultural heritage and social justice

From KNKX Radio (by Robin Lloyd) – Conventional music education often lacks the cultural references that can help students connect to their roots.
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A fisherman in an orange raincoat stands in a boat, speeding across the water.

One WA Tribe Tests Waters For Locally Sourced, Traditional Foods

From Investigative West (by Lizz Giordano) – Looking for chum salmon under crisp, windy skies of an autumn late to arrive, Shadrach Misanes zigzags his boat away from shore, launching fishing nets into Lummi Bay, tucked in Washington’s northwest corner.
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A man stands in a dark hallway. He is wearing a hat, scarf, and coat.

Uncovering the history of The Dalles’ Chinatown

From Oregon Public Broadcasting (by Gemma DiCarlo) – When archaeologists Eric Gleason and Jacqui Cheung bought a run-down building in The Dalles’ downtown in 2000, they had a vague sense of its history.
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Photo depicting an Indigenous elder woman preparing something in a pot over a wood-fire stove.

Reciprocity Project Highlights Indigenous Storytelling and Values

From South Seattle Emerald (by Victor Simoes) – Reciprocity Project, a series of seven Indigenous-made documentary short films, combines Native American storytelling with climate awareness and other intersectional movements rooted in Indigenous guardianship, social justice, and human rights.
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A child holds a paper "passport" for Tet with a cat on it.

Year of the Rabbit or Cat? — It depends on who you ask

From Northwest Asian Weekly (by Indunil Usgoda Arachchi) – The Lunar New Year kickoff celebrations were spectacular everywhere this year. But curiously, the animal of 2023 is not the same for every celebration.
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A neon sign of the Republic Cafe is illuminated on a busy street at night.

The Landmark Republic Café of Portland Chinatown

From AsAm News (by Raymond Chong) – In Portland Chinatown, the Chinese community this year celebrated the 100th anniversary of the old O.B. Stubbs building. Most importantly, it houses the oldest Chinese restaurant in Portland, the landmark Republic Café which opened in 1927.
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A diary overlays a black and white photo of a young girl; autumn leaves are scattered across both.

Balancing Cultures reimagines the family album, revealing unspoken truths in ordinary mid-century Japanese American family photographs

From International Examiner (by Paul Mori) – More often than not, there is a deeper meaning behind the smiles in photographs, especially in the age of film when each click of the shutter was so very precious.
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A husband and wife smile and stand in front of a fruit stand at Pike Place Market.

Past and present mingle as Vietnamese refugee helps a Ukrainian family

From Northwest Asian Weekly (by Mahlon Meyer) – Memory knows before forgetting endures, sees, hears, feels the sway of the boat, the flaccid scent of 275 bodies packed like cordwood, knows a destination where they ate leaves and tiny crabs for a year until they came to the U.S.
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