PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Bones and sacred objects of Chinook Indian Nation ancestors are left on museum shelves without a legal path for descendants to bring home or bury. Chinook Indian Nation ...

The Chinook Indian Nation’s champion for recognition receives high honor Tony A. (naschio) Johnson, chairman of the Chinook Indian Nation, was recently honored with the 2025 Indigenous Leadership ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Chinook Indian Nation is closer to regaining its status as a federally recognized tribe following a ...

The Chinook Indian Nation of Southwest Washington has been trying to get federal recognition from the U.S. government since the mid-90s. But is that possible without someone to champion their cause in ...

Chinook Medical Gear CEO Ben Crowder supports Backcountry Santa’s mission delivering essential winter aid to Navajo ...

Twenty-five years ago, the Bureau of Indian Affairs finally formally recognized our Chinook Indian Nation. I was chairman at that time, and signing the recognition documents on behalf of our sovereign ...

A Washington state task force voted to recommend the return of land at a former youth detention facility to the Chinook Indian Nation. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and the fiscal committees of the ...

Come and learn about the maritime traditions, heritage, and culture of the Chinook Indian Nation (CIN) at our new exhibit, entitled ntsayka ilíi ukuk, or “This is Our Place.” The exhibit—which ...

WASHOUGAL – Sam Robinson is continuing his 2025 visits to four Washougal schools, bringing the history of the Chinook people to life for fourth-graders. His presentations recount the enduring legacy ...

(KPTV) - A Native American tribe whose ancestral home is near the mouth of the Columbia River is hoping for some movement in its decades-long quest to be recognized by the U.S. Government. The Chinook ...

There is no question that the indigenous peoples who lived at the mouth of what is now the Columbia River helped Lewis and Clark's tattered Corps of Discovery survive a bitter Northwest winter nearly ...