The 1855 Treaty Authority sent a letter to Gov. Mark Dayton on Aug. 7 outlining its plans to harvest wild rice outside the reservation as well as its requests for ricing authority.

In 1855, when my ancestors entered into a treaty with the United States, we ceded millions of acres in what eventually became Idaho, Oregon and Washington. In exchange we reserved an exclusive ...

As a citizen of the Nez Perce, or Nimíipuu, which means “The People,” I look at gold mining as a symbol of broken promises. In 1855, when my ancestors entered into a treaty with the United ...

As a citizen of the Nez Perce, or Nimíipuu, which means “The People,” I look at gold mining as a symbol of broken promises. In 1855, when my ancestors entered into a treaty with the United ...

NISSWA, Minn. – The new battlefront for Minnesota's Ojibwe bands is clean water, and a tribal group is asserting wild rice harvesting rights on public waters. A confederation of Native American ...

BRAINERD -- The Chippewa treaty rights group behind wild rice and gill netting protests last week in central Minnesota may stage more demonstrations depending on the outcome of an upcoming meeting ...

On Jan. 22, 1855, thousands were drawn to the shores of what is now Mukilteo to witness the signing of the Treaty of Point Elliott. Today it’s considered one of the most important documents to ...

MUKILTEO — The world has changed since 1930, when a plaque was installed by a group of white women to mark an 1855 treaty between local tribes and the U.S. government.

The 1855 Treaty Authority sent a letter to Gov. Mark Dayton on Aug. 7 outlining its plans to harvest wild rice outside the reservation as well as its requests for ricing authority.