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Cowlitz tribe and reservation

Columbia River Mental Health Services’ youth summit in Vancouver teaches some of life’s more important lessons

July 23, 2024, 5:09pm Clark County Health

it’s a class a lot of people wish they took in their youth. Yes, English and math are important, but how do you know whether you’re in a healthy relationship?… Read story

Cowlitz tribe among groups awarded millions from state for clean-energy projects

June 4, 2024, 5:56pm Clark County News

The Washington Department of Commerce awarded more than $47 million in clean-energy grants to Southwest Washington cities, counties, public utilities and recognized tribes in two separate rounds of awards late… Read story

Community Resource Fair planned for Aug. 7 in Ridgefield

July 26, 2024, 5:55am Business

WorkSource and FVRLibraries will co-host a Community Resource Fair from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 7 to showcase local resources for employment, education and health care. Read story

Bill Iyall reelected as Cowlitz chairman

June 4, 2024, 4:58pm Clark County News Free

Bill Iyall reelected as Cowlitz chairman Read story

Cars and trucks travel past the upgraded La Center junction on Interstate 5. The upgrades were paid for by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe.

Cowlitz Indian Tribe seeks to expand its police force, hopes law proposed by Cantwell will help

May 29, 2024, 5:22pm Clark County News

A shortage of police officers means the Cowlitz Indian Tribal Public Safety Department is struggling to keep up with an increase in calls since the pandemic began, officials say. Read story

Pete Barber, restoration ecologist for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, stands in an Ostrander Creek culvert scheduled for removal. The tribe received $1.9 million in federal funding for the project.

Cantwell, Murray announce $75M to improve fish habitats, including $1.9M to Cowlitz Indian Tribe

May 23, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray announced Wednesday nearly $75 million will flow to projects removing fish passage barriers and improving fish habitat in Washington. The Cowlitz Indian Tribe will receive $1.9 million for a fish passage project on Ostrander Creek in Cowlitz County. Read story

Washington is 2nd in the U.S. for missing and murdered Indigenous women; have recent efforts made headway?

Red dresses representing murdered and missing Indigenous women hang from trees outside the Cowlitz Indian Tribe Health & Human Services office in Hazel Dell on May 3. May is Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.

Julian C. Ankney of the Nez Perce Tribe heard stories since she was a child that Indigenous people go missing at higher rates. The statistics showed Indigenous people go missing at a rate 10 times the national average. In 2018, Ankney’s then-26-year-old brother vanished from an Idaho mall. Read story