Native American environmental leader Billy Frank Jr. helped win Washington tribes’ their right to half the state’s harvestable fish. Now, a piece of his tribe’s native homeland will bear his name.
More info on Northwest Wildlife Refuge Renamed To Honor Tribal Leader
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Oregon tribe, state officials enter into historic wildlife agreement
Amid drastic declines in Chinook salmon in the Coquille River watershed, the Coquille Indian Tribe last year began pushing the state for more authority in managing natural resources in southwest ...
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Tribal leaders and feds reestablish Bears Ears Commission
Federal officials and tribal nations have formally reestablished a commission to oversee land management decisions at a national ...
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Walking RI: The haunting legacy of Tiverton's Fort Barton Woods
Over the years, the name evolved to Sin and Flesh Brook. Walking RI: Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge harbors naval, tribal history Walking RI: Visit A Civil War grave and remnants of a bygone RI ...
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Rainbow trout are the biggest threat to the blue-ribbon fishery’s native Yellowstone cutthroats ... objecting to how black lawmakers want to honor Black History Month – this time because ...
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The gambling debate in the state is far from over, even though the federal government finally approved a planned satellite tribal casino ... after legislative leaders met to increase their revenue ...