The 2025 First Foods Festival at Whitman College brought renewed attention to tribal land rights, ecological stewardship and the ongoing fight to protect sacred Yakama Nation sites. Held on Nov. 8, the...

On Feb. 7, Cleveland Commons’s rotisserie station transformed from the usual day-to-day salad toppers to an impressive display of bison steaks, fry bread with huckleberry jam, and Copper River steelhead...

Salmon fishing is a way of life for many people, especially for the Tribal communities in the Pacific Northwest. The second annual First Foods Festival, previously called the Salmon Film Festival, was...

The inaugural Salmon Film Festival kicked off on April 12 and 13 on campus, drawing sizable crowds of community members and students with wafts of salmon cooking and the hum of conversation. The two-day...

When I walked into Hall of Science Room 116 on Tuesday, Feb. 13, the consistent thump of mortar against pestle punctuated the classroom air. Tribal Elder Cultural Instructor Jim Baugh (Cherokee/Lakota/Arikara)...

Whitman College recently unveiled a new role: Assistant to the President for Native American Outreach. The Wire spoke with Jeanine Gordon, the first person to fill that role, to hear her vision for...

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Youth Council encourages young tribal members to improve their communities, including advocating for environmental preservation...

Last week, Whitman partnered with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) to build the first Long Tent ever to appear on a college campus. The Long Tent is specific to the...