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A documentary on Bernie Whitebear and the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. Directed, written and produced by Kurt Feldhun. Speakers and appearances include Bernie Whitebear, Nikkita Oliver, Vi Hilbert, Lawney Reyes, Janet McCloud, Claudia…

A photo of swells of water at the base of the cofferdam.

A black and white photograph of Hiram M. Chittenden, Army District Engineer.

A photograph of a snag steamer boat that would be similar to "Swinomish", the first ship to pass through the Ballard locks.

Website that describes the history of the Muckleshoot Tribe and their actions today

A video from the Northwest Treaty Tribes that describes how the government works with federal and tribal fisheries to manage and oversee the Salmon population.

The Discovery Park is a quiet open space, a place where people can have peace and be close to nature. But with a place like this, there are bound to be proposals, big and small, for people to add a huge art park, an 18-hole golf course, etc. to the…

On March 8, 1970, about 100 members and sympathizers of United Indian People's Council (later United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, or UIATF) occupied Fort Lawton, a 1,100-acre army post in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood. They were inspired by…

In August 1911, work began on the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks with the construction of a cofferdam, or temporary structure, built to keep water out of the site where the locks will be built. (The locks, originally known as the Government Locks, were…