en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Native Peoples headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 With some American Indian groups waiting decades for formal recognition from the US government, federal officials pledged to overhaul the process but cautioned the changes could take two years to go into effect. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010203428_apusindianrecognition.html?syndication=rss Native Peoples Montana United States 11/04/2009 Seattle Times Ten years ago the state Legislature was the pivotal player in determining the future of subsistence hunting and fishing management in Alaska. Now, as the Department of the Interior begins a swift, thorough review of subsistence law on Alaska's federal lands, the state can only comment and say that it looks forward participating. http://www.adn.com/opinion/view/story/988233.html Native Peoples Policy Wildlife Alaska 10/27/2009 Anchorage Daily News Some members of the Tsilhquot'in First Nations said they will do whatever it takes to halt a proposed open pit gold and copper mine 125 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake, BC. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/10/22/bc-chilcotin-fight-prosperity-open-pit-mine.html?ref=rss Environment Native Peoples Pollution & Toxics British Columbia 10/22/2009 CBC BC Two years ago, a federal judge urged Washington state and Puget Sound treaty tribes to agree on plans and a timetable to fix roughly 1,000 culverts that prevent salmon from reaching several hundred miles of stream. Their talks stalled, and the matter is back in court this week. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010096748_culvert20m.html Environment Native Peoples Salmon Washington 10/20/2009 Seattle Times On Oregon's Warm Springs reservation, even when the economy is humming the unemployment rate can reach 50 percent. Right now, it's above 60 percent. Some folks are surviving by living frugally. http://news.opb.org/article/6030-hard-times-life-reservation-full-challenges/ Economy Native Peoples Oregon 10/15/2009 Oregon Public Broadcasting When the dams come down on the Olympic Peninsula's Elwha River in 2012, the lake waters will recede, revealing the origins of the Klallam people. http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/63860642.html Energy Native Peoples Salmon Washington 10/14/2009 Indian Country Today A federal judge should order Washington state to drastically increase the pace of fixing culverts that block salmon passage because nothing else will get the job done in a reasonable amount of time, a lawyer for Native American tribes said Tuesday. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010057360_apwasalmonculverts1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Environment Native Peoples Salmon Water Washington 10/13/2009 Seattle Times Savage Rapids Dam in Southern Oregon, the cause of fights and lawsuits for years, is finally torn away, as across the US the era of dam-building of the early 20th century has given way to a new era of dam breaching. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oregon-dam10-2009oct10,0,4938332.story Climate Economy Energy Environment Native Peoples Salmon Solutions Water Oregon 10/11/2009 Los Angeles Times Last week's tentative agreement to remove four Klamath River dams was a welcome breakthrough on an issue that in recent years has divided local, state and federal officials, farmers, fishermen, Native Americans, environmentalists -- and a disputatious host of others. http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/opinion/21200913-46/story.csp#ID:21200913 Environment Native Peoples Salmon Water California Oregon 10/06/2009 Eugene Register Guard