Tribal Tribune

10/09/2025

10/09/2025

2025 National Indian Education Association Award Winners

10/09/2025

NIEA Cultural Freedom Awarded: Salish School of Spokane

Spokane—The 2025 National Indian Education Association Dr. William J. Demmert Cultural Award was given to the Salish School of Spokane.

SSOS Co-Executive Director Dr. Kimberly Richards said, “We are honored to accept the award for cultural freedom. We look forward to continuing our work and to help support future Salish speakers.”



By Sonny Sellars | Tribal Tribune

10/09/2025

Pino Awarded 2025 NIEA Educator of the Year

Spokane-Kamea Pino accepted her award for the 2025 National Indian Education Association Educator of the Year with family and friends at the awards ceremony lunch during the weeklong National Indian Education Association Conference taking place in Spokane.

Pino shared, “I’m just very grateful to be in the position that I’m in to help our youth to help and inspire them to learn their language and culture to inspire them for their future endeavors.”



By Sonny Sellars | Tribal Tribune

10/08/2025

Okanogan Hosts Lake Roosevelt on Pink Night for Cancer Awareness

Okanogan—This evening’s match was dedicated to all those affected by cancer and hope there is a cure on the horizon. It was the Lady Bulldogs versus the Lady Raiders.

Before the match began, each member of the Okanogan Lady Bulldogs volleyball team dedicated the evening with someone stricken with cancer. Junior Remi Cosino presented Naomie Peasley with a bouquet of flowers.

Okanogan won in straight sets: 25-18, 25-6, and 25-14.

The Lady Raiders record stands at 2-8 overall, and 0-4 in District. They will play Tonasket at Home on Thursday, October 9. Okanogan brings their record to 4-6 overall, and 3-3 in District. They play at Manson on Thursday, October 9.

By Sonny Sellars | Tribal Tribune

10/08/2025

Lady Bears Defeat Lady Bulldogs

Brewster—Brewster came away with a 5-1 win over visiting Okanogan. Pepper Boesel scored two goals. Brewster moves to 9-1-1 overall, 5-0 in Districts. Okanogan is 7-4 overall, 5-1 in Districts.

Okanogan plays in Chelan on October 9. Brewster will play in Omak on October 9.

By Sonny Sellars | Tribal Tribune

10/07/2025

Brewster Hosts Okanogan Girls Soccer

Brewster—Brewster leads 2-1 at the Half against the visiting Lady Bulldogs

10/07/2025

Press Release -Paschal Sherman Indian School Passes Inspection

10/06/2025

Students and staff at Nespelem School gathered on Monday (Oct. 6) morning for the groundbreaking of the new CTE Facility, marking a major milestone that will bring expanded career and technical education opportunities to local youth.

Photos by Shane Moses | Tribal Tribune

10/06/2025

Pascal Sherman Indian School Board Sworn In
By Tribal Tribune

Nespelem-The newly elected Pascal Sherman Indian School Board was sworn in today by PSIS Superintendent, Waylon Michel. The election took place over the month of August. They begin a three-year term starting today.

(L-R): Misty Adolph, Kirsten Brudevold, Susan Best, Jamie Best, and Jackie Arthur (not pictured)
Photo Credit: Chance Garvin

10/05/2025

Coming Home Celebration

Winthrop—“We need more Methow peoples to make footprints in the Methow,” Tribal Elder Mark Miller told a group gathered for the Coming Home Celebration held at HomeStream Park. Methow People have lived here for ten thousand years and the Army drove us out of the valley. This is the fifth year they have come together as a community to celebrate the return of the salmon and Methow People. It is a shared vision with Phil and Cathy Davis, residents of the Methow Valley, who bought the land adjacent to the Methow River to donate it for the purpose of teaching about the Methow People, culture, traditional foods, and customs. They work with the Methow Interpretive Center to do educational tours for elementary school students. The park includes many iron sculptures by the late-Virgil "Smoker" Marchand, Colville Business Councilman from Omak, and was dedicated in October 2019.

Miller explained that he used to fish here as a boy, but the community did not want to see Indians here. That dynamic has changed in the last 20-30 years. Residents in the Methow have a desire to learn about traditional foods, shelters, medicines. Methow descendants are beginning to get permission to harvest on private property, a big change from when he was six years old at the grocery store with his mother.

Randy Lewis thanked Cody Saint for bringing the Methow youth from Pascal Sherman Indian School to sing for the gathering. Lewis told of how his grandpa Jerome Miller was driven out in the 1940’s, but they would still return to gather roots as a family.

Lewis thanked everyone for being there. Their presence supported the Methow’s presence and strengthened them for next year’s gathering. He told them they could help by connecting with the Methow Interpretive Center and learn how they can help the salmon. He told them to take care of the streams. “Save the salmon and they will save you.” Miller shared that the big goal is to get Methow people back to the Methow; more footprints will strengthen the bond between Methow People and people in the Methow.

By Sonny Sellars | Tribal Tribune