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How an independent Cascadia would benefit tribes

Any movement toward autonomy and independence for Cascadia must include in its coalition tribes and Indigenous people.

A large volcanic peak with a wide crater, with yellow wildflowers in the foreground.

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Restoring Indigenous names to Washington's volcanoes

As Cascadia moves toward asserting its autonomy and independence, we should consider restoring the older, Indigenous names to the volcanoes of our bioregion.

A sign welcoming visitors to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, which it says encompasses 1.4 million acres.

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Could a tribal lawsuit erode colonial borders?

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation is a tribal nation located in north central Washington state composed of 12 Indigenous bands, including the ščəl'ámxəxʷ (Chelan), sx̌ʷýʔłpx (Colville), šntiyátkʷəxʷ (Entiat), sʔukʷnaʔqín (Okanogan), šnp̍əšqʷáw̉šəxʷ (Wenatchi) and

Motorists parked at a viewpoint look out at the Columbia River Gorge.

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What would it take to change Cascadia place names?

Place names are heated political topic these days. After a decades-long battle to officially re-name North America's highest peak, Alaska's Denali, in 2015 – one of Donald Trump's first executive orders was to officially rename it Mount McKinley again. And the Associated Press