Underscore Native News Reporter and Report for America corps member Lyric Aquino discusses solutions journalism and the impact of SEJ on her reporting.

In February, two condors from the Northern California Condor Restoration Program were believed to have laid an egg, after establishing the first wild condor nest in the region for over a century. The ...

Melissa Bird launched her campaign for the 4th Congressional District to help bring progressive democratic politics to Oregon.

The National Geographic photojournalist debuted his book “Guardians of Life: Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Science, and ...

At the April 14 Lincoln County School Board meeting, a motion to end Siletz Valley School’s current charter agreement failed.

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has launched a user-friendly app to help restore their traditional language, Snchitsu’umshtsn. The app, named Coyote Stories after the Native American mythological trickster, ...

Students hold signs advocating for their education at Siletz Valley School during a public hearing at the Lincoln County School Board offices on March 31, 2026. At the hearing, teachers, students, and ...

Historically, lenders have refused to lend money on Native trust lands for housing, making the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit’s ownership option a rare path to housing equity and intergenerational ...

After legislators learned that more than 300 Native homes eligible for ownership through the state-managed federal housing program had not been transferred to ownership, a bipartisan supported housing ...

From left, Cultural Co-ordinator, Mary Johnson, Chinook Chairman Tony Johnson, and Councilman Gary Johnson, listen to Senator Jeff Wilson March 9, 2026 at the Capitol in Olympia, Wa. The Chinook were ...

Images of Manuel Bayya, a citizen of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, was 47 years old when he went missing on March 17, 2022. Image contributed by his sister, Lacy Murillo. (Photo by Nika ...

From left, Senator Jeff Wilson, Councilman Gary Johnson, Chinook chairman Tony Johnson, Vice-Chairman Sam Robinson and Cultural Co-ordinator, Mary Johnson, on the senate floor, March 9, 2026 at the ...