The Washington Senate Monday honored the Chinook Indian Nation as it passed a resolution celebrating the tribes’ history and contribution to the culture of the Pacific Northwest.

The Duwamish Tribe, consigned to official extinction by the Bush administration, plans to bypass the White House by going directly to Congress to gain federal recognition. Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., ...

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.