Karina Brown

Unity Conference taking place in Portland Oregon this week! Follow along for daily coverage of the event! @unityinc76 Video by @aislintweedy

TW: Rape, MMIR A BIA officer pleaded guilty in a criminal case arising from his rape of a Northern Cheyenne woman who had called for his help. In a Portland courtroom Monday, the government claimed it bears no responsibility for his actions. underscore.news/reporting/feds…

Former Gov. Kate Brown has a new gig: leading @WFTrust "This is a sacred site," she told @Underscorenews. "To come and see this and feel the mist and be connected to the river: I think it will create a spirit of hope for the future." underscore.news/reporting/form… By me and @BartooNika

Homelessness in Oregon is in the national spotlight today with the #GrantsPassVJohnson case. For a primer on the origins of Oregon's homeless crisis and possible solutions, here's something I pulled together last year: opb.org/article/2023/1…

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News: @becentison, Diné, will be the city of Portland's new Tribal Relations Program manager. After the city's tribal relations office sat empty for months, Becenti will lead a downsized office of two underscore.news/reporting/city… by @BartooNika & @Jarrette_Werk

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@TheYurokTribe, @savetheredwoods, @NatlParkService, and @CAStateParks signed a historic MOU to return land to the #Tribe. “As we are healing the land, it’s healing ourselves..." said Joseph James. ✍️ @BartooNika #NativeAmerican #California #LandBack ow.ly/e2ha50R1rI3

From our friends @IndigiNewsMedia The last woolly #dog disappeared more than 100 years ago. Coast Salish communities have been collectively mourning and remembering these #canines from the #SalishSea to Stó:lō for decades. #Musqueam #FirstNations ow.ly/QfiN50QWQHG

@Bing8778 @BartooNika thank you!

@karinapdx @BartooNika Hey Karina, there is a link in your article that may need correction. Regarding ORJC letter.

If signed by Gov. Tina Kotek, the law is likely to be enforced unfairly, according to recent studies. And a provision requiring mandatory treatment instead of jail time will not apply on most Indigenous reservations in the state. underscore.news/reporting/expe… By me and @BartooNika

@BartooNika ‍HB4002 says little about supporting efforts by tribes or Indigenous orgs. Potential funding for evidence-based, culturally specific programs like peer support, housing & harm reduction, but only “if moneys remain” after funding behavioral health networks in all 36Oregon counties

As Oregon moves to recriminalize drug possession, there's hope that people will pursue treatment to avoid criminal convictions. In fact, convictions aren't expected to be much lower than the last time Oregon had such a law on the books. #orleg opb.org/article/2024/0…

“It’s frustrating that the people who have unlimited authority to kill people and never be held accountable for it are saying, ‘Hey, let’s actually not hold us accountable.’” opb.org/article/2024/0…

@LunaBReyna It’s such a good story!

@karinapdx Thanks, Karina!

Make time for this captivating @LunaBReyna dive into the Indigenous activism and solidarity across civil rights movements that led to the landmark Boldt decision 50 years ago. underscore.news/reporting/the-…

Who's to blame for the shortfalls of Oregon's Measure 110? Supporters and critics of the drug decriminalization experiment agree: State leadership. “They simply tried to do the least amount of work to administer it to the letter of the law.” opb.org/article/2024/0…

When OPB published a story last year revealing that a Vancouver police officer seeking to become Clark County sheriff had been placed on leave, the police agency launched an investigation to reveal OPB's sources. They failed. opb.org/article/2024/0…

In his ruling, Judge Simon says the plan, which paves the way for breeching the Lower Snake River dams, may "permanently resolve the underlying disputes that have, thus far, proved intractable in litigation." documentcloud.org/documents/2441…

It's official: 20+ year ongoing lawsuit is paused for up to a decade while plan negotiated by @CRITFC member tribes moves forward. The lawsuit claims federal dams are pushing salmon to extinction. Background: underscore.news/reporting/plan…