Luna

Olive Oshiro, disenrolled Nooksack, died before the legal battle w/Nooksack Tribe to keep her home of 24 yrs was over. April 1 Nooksack evicted the Oshiro fam. Oshiro may have owned her home in 2020 w/proper oversight by state Housing Finance Commission. underscore.news/justice/nooksa…

The term boarding school would have people believe the parents of the Native children stolen from their families actually sent them there to have their culture violently ripped from them.

Why are we still referring to these as “boarding schools”? These were death camps, concentration camps, torture camps. Landmarks of genocide. Language is important. Branding these as “schools” is violent.

NEW: Seattle swept homeless people 2,500 times in 2024, marking continued record levels of displacement. New records obtained through a public records request show the city conducted an average of 6.8 sweeps a day last year: gossipguy.net/seattle-swept-…

Indigenous folks in Oregon and Washington, I am working on a story about ICE raids. Have there been any Indigenous folks in OR/WA that have been detained by ICE or involved in raids that would be willing to speak with me? Please message me or email me at lunar@underscore.news

Unsheltered homelessness increased 27% between 2022 and 2024. The only reason there are less encampments is because the city has spent more than $50 million on systematically destroying and throwing away people's tents and impounding their vehicles with 3,000+ sweeps.

I’ve been meaning to do a follow up story on what’s happening with the Pike Place totem poles. Since my reporting there have been a few other stories from local non Native reporters and each of them reek of bias and read like opinion pieces. 🚮

Building a model for gender-affirming care at Cowlitz Indian Tribe. ictnews.org/news/building-… via @@lunabreyna

I'm leaving X. Find me on Blue Sky if you'd like to continue following my work. @lunabreyna.bsky.social

The @CascadePBSNews mission is “to inform and inspire the community to make the world a better place.” That starts with your employees. Maybe pay them a living wage so that they can continue to do work that is needed.

Journalists at @CascadePBSNews (formerly Crosscut) are picketing on their lunch break to protest management’s contract offer. They say the company is failing to offer a living wage while paying the CEO 7 times more than the average employee. @CascadePBSUnion

Now on the other side election day, plz renew focus to the ways "blue" cities/counties' "progressive" governments are moving in tandem with the outloud fascists There is an encroaching budget decision that gives upwards of half a Billion to SPD & guts services. And this next up:

“As Native peoples, we have always had a special relationship with these core issues, and we will continue to organize a powerful grassroots movement to protect our lands, our cultures, and our rights—no matter who is elected.” - @NativeOrganizer

“We will need to continue to grow an organized and politically-empowered grassroots movement to meet the challenges of today. The majority of those who live on these lands agree that climate change, economic security, and a strong democracy are important.“

Inbox 📨: @NativeOrganizer says “Every Native vote must be counted.“

The person who passed away in the Northwest Detention Center on Sunday was José Manuel Sanchez-Castro, according to 911 audio obtained by @ResistenciaNW. Sanchez-Castro is the second person to die at the detention center in 2024. He had arrived only days earlier, on Oct. 22.

“This is not your land. You are not my king.... You committed genocide against our people. Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us.” shouted Senator Lidia Thorpe, who is a fiercely outspoken advocate for Indigenous rights. theguardian.com/australia-news…