Coverage of issues facing Native people, here in our region and around the country.
JPR's studios are on the campus of Southern Oregon University (SOU), which is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples. In recognition of this history, SOU has adopted a Land Acknowledgement Statement that honors the sovereignty and rich cultural heritage of indigenous people.
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: Chance White Eyes, the first Director of Tribal Relations at Oregon State University. -
Bureau Of Indian AffairsThe Coquille Indian Tribe has been trying to open a new casino in Medford for over ten years. After hitting bumps along the way — including a hard 'no' from the feds in 2020 — the project is again moving forward. Among its most vociferous critics: other regional tribes.
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Julie Oliveira and Rosemary Deck, Yurok Tribe investigators, about ongoing search for missing and murdered native women. -
Karen Kitchen tells stories created by the Osage at Native Story Hours at the Coos Bay Public Library.
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Kathy McCovey, retired Forest Service fire expert and Karuk Tribal member, about the revitalization of burning practices.
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The Yurok, Port Gamble S’Klallam and Puyallup tribes, and the attorneys general of Oregon and Washington, want the chemical banned to save salmon.
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Members of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe on Washington's Olympic Peninsula harvested about 200 coho salmon from their home river in October. That marked a milestone for river restoration a decade after two dams on the Elwha River were dismantled. It could also offer a window into the future of the Klamath River, as four dams there are being removed.
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Sara Calvosa Olson is part Karuk and grew up along the Trinity River; our Native American Heritage Month coverage continues with this interview.
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Barry McCovey, Jr. is the Yurok Fisheries Department Director, and our guest for an update on both fish restoration and condor reintroduction.
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Lomakatsi Founder and Executive Director Marko Bey and Tribal Partnerships Director Belinda Brown talk to us about training young tribal members for forest restoration work.
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Linda Meanus shares some of the highlights of her life and her memoir in a conversation on the JX.
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We talk sea otter history and extirpation with Peter (Black Bear) Hatch, History & Archaeology Specialist for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians; Doug Duer, a researcher at Portland State University, and Cameron LaFollette, Executive Director of the Oregon Coast Alliance.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, along with six state agencies, declared their support this week for the federal government’s proposal to allow floating offshore wind energy projects off Oregon’s south coast, despite mixed feelings from local communities, the fishing industry and Tribes.
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The Army Corps of Engineers says its fish collection machines can save salmon in Oregon. Many disagree.
