PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Chinook Indian Nation is closer to regaining its status as a federally recognized tribe following a “landmark” legal decision, which reaffirmed that its tribal members as ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — When the Chinook Indian Nation (CIN) won a legal case back in 1970, they were awarded settlement funds as compensation for land taken from them by the U.S. government over 170 years ...

Chinook tribal chair Tony Johnson, right with drum, and other members of the Chinook Nation gather outside the federal courthouse in Tacoma, Washington, ahead of a court hearing in January 2020.

Twenty-three acres of ancestral homeland in Southeastern Washington that used to house a juvenile detention center will soon be returned to the Chinook Indian Nation. That’s based on the April 25 vote ...

Leaders of the Chinook Indian Nation celebrated Thursday what they described as a precedent-setting legal victory granting the tribe access to its land claim trust funds even though it is not ...

Leaders of the Chinook Indian Nation celebrated Thursday what they described as a precedent-setting legal victory granting the tribe access to its land claim trust funds even though it is not ...

The Chinook Indian Nation rallied Monday afternoon in advance of a court hearing that could determine whether the Pacific County-based tribe can reapply for official federal recognition. Tribal ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Critical protections for historic tribal communities now hang in the balance as their future representation remains uncertain. Members of the National Congress of American ...

LONG BEACH, Wash. - After completing their journey west and spending a wet and wretched winter at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1806, William Clark and Meriwether Lewis prepared to head home.

A Chinook canoe travels across the Salish Sea during the Tribal Canoe Journey. (Amiran White) One photograph shows a mother and her 6-year-old daughter as they harvest nettles to cook and make tea ...