Washington State is the Indigenous land of 29 federally recognized Native American tribes, including the Makah, Muckleshoot, and Lummi Nations. In Seattle, we are privileged guests living on the ...

WASHINGTON — Washington’s 29 federally recognized tribes generated more than $7.4 billion in gross state product in 2023, according to a new economic impact study released this week. That figure marks ...

For many Native American tribes, economic self-sufficiency has long been a priority. In the absence of traditional revenue streams, tribal governments have explored and embraced industries that ...

Lawmakers tucked language into a fast-moving defense bill to grant federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, the only tribal provision in the 3,086-page bill.

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal ...