The Samish Tribe was back in federal court Wednesday, arguing for a motion to revisit a landmark ruling that stripped the Northwest tribe of its fishing rights more than 25 years ago. Tribal Chairman ...

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Toby McLeod grew up on a fishing boat. Before he could walk, he said, he swears he remembers dozing off in bed and waking up among fishing gear, his father having carried him aboard in the early ...

The Samish Indian Nation announced its Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has passed the one-million pounds of debris in its efforts to clean up the waters and shoreline of Skagit County, Island ...

SAMISH, Wash. — Marilyn Howard can't wait for the first potluck at her new home. "I think I'd like to have a bean pot in a slow cooker which you could share with everybody," she said. Marilyn is an ...

A new chapter of Samish history unfolded Friday with a ribbon cutting commemorating the completion of the Samish Indian Nation’s Xwch’ángteng Housing Project. The project, also known as the 34th ...

The Samish Indian Nation is a distinct, sovereign nation with its headquarters and tribal buildings located in Anacortes. Since the tribe does not have a reservation or dedicated land, it operates ...

n a small peninsula jutting into the kelp beds of Rosario Strait, near Washington’s Deception Pass, stands a two-story cedar pole. A woman and a sea creature are carved on opposite sides. The ...

Feb. 21—Work is underway near Lake Campbell south of Anacortes, where the Samish Indian Nation is preparing to build a gas station and convenience store called Samcor Fuels & More. The property at the ...

Jun. 3—ANACORTES — With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping people apart, the Samish Indian Nation has turned to a pen pal-type program to connect its elders — the keepers of the tribe's history — to some ...

Since the recent birth of a southern resident orca calf, Coast Salish tribes have begun preparing for the naming ceremony that will officially welcome their new relative to the community. Tom Wooten, ...