THE GORGE — From the high points of Pushpum, you can see all the way from the Gorge to the Blue Mountains. This high ridge along the northern Columbia River (or Nch’i-Wàna, the Big River) near Goldendale has been sacred to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation since the beginning of their people.
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GIFFORD PINCHOT — For the second year in a row, the United States Forest Service (USFS) will not permit commercial picking of huckleberries ne…
This story was first published in 1946. At that time, under sponsoring of the U.S. department of interior, a federal bill tried to designate 41.4 acres of land at Celilo falls as an Indian reservation.
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GOLDENDALE — Columbia Riverkeeper’s attorneys and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation are challenging two permits for the Goldendale Energy Storage Project, which could disappear the traditional cultural property of Pushpum under two reservoirs and their infrastructure.
THE GORGE — A public bus from the Columbia River’s in-lieu fishing sites to Wishram is helping some Indigenous people find stable housing. But even so, it’s still a choice between living at a fishing site, or walking their kids across a highway to school, said Gorge Transit Mobility Manger Kathy Fitzpatrick at a January The Dalles Community Affairs meeting.
KLICKITAT CO. — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson issued his final approval on the Carriger Solar Project in Klickitat County Dec. 4. The governor …
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THE GORGE — After a spate of public outreach, the Columbia River Gorge Commission (CRGC) held off on amending its management plan for the Nati…
