Squaxin Island Tribal member Jeremiah George hosts the program from the “Great Wolf Resorts Waterpark”

in Grand Mound, WA, which is co-owned by the Chehalis Tribe

NWIN 28 stories:

“Dalai Lama visits with NW tribes” Mark Anderson, producer/photographer, Deborah Parker, reporter,

Chenoa Egawa, Associate Producer

The 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, (the 1989 Nobel Prize laureate) visits Seattle and requests a special gathering with area Tribes. NWIN is there

“Columbia River sea lions” Ronnie Washines, reporter/co-producer,  Mark Anderson co-producer/photographer

With several species of Columbia River salmon stocks already on the decline, something had to be done about the California sea lions who were exploiting weaknesses in the salmon migration, created by main-stem dams.

“Perpetuating indigenous language through technology” Morgan Howard, Producer/Reporter/Photographer

It could be argued that technology and mass media have helped to eliminate indigenous languages worldwide.  But can technology also help to save languages?

“Around Indian Country” includes these stories:

•”WA State HB 2476 Tribal Police Authority”

•”Memorandum of Understanding with Tribes signed by five universities”

1. •“Lummi Weavers”
   

2. •“Longhouse Media’s Tracy Rector receives Horace Mann Award”
   

More interviews and video from the “Great Wolf Resorts Waterpark” in Grand Mound, WA, co-owned by the Confederated tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.