Derek Miceli recently spoke with Dr. Traci Pierce, Superintendent of the Kennewick School District, about how the Kennewick School District may be changing the Kamiakin and Legacy High School Mascots in the near future. It centers on some recently passed Washington State legislation, and key conversations being had with Tribal Communities within the state
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(Olympia, WA) -- The decline of the Puget Sound’s salmon population is a hot topic among Washington state legislators as of late, but some local indigenous communities aren’t just waiting around to see how it all plays out. Derek Miceli talks with The Washington Policy Center's Toddy Myers about how some tribes are embracing aquaculture as a means of food and financial security.
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(Kennewick, WA) -- The Kennewick School District has released a statement on the changes they may be making to comply with the recent Washington state law that prohibits the use of Native American names, symbols or images as public school mascots, logos or teams
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YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — The Yakama Nation has announced that its reverting back to the second phase of it COVID-19 Reopening Safety Plan. All residents of the Yakama Reservations are asked to reduce gatherings and limit movement outside the reservations to essential travel only. The
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A bill prohibiting the use of Native American names, symbols, or mascots at Washington schools has passed by a margin of 92-5 in the house and now moves to the senate for consideration
If approved by the full legislature and signed by Governor Jay Inslee, the ban would take effect January 1.
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