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The importance of being seen

—, by Chinook Nation tribal member and artist Greg A. Robinson—is an apt illustration for our story about the Chinook Nation’s century-long battle for federal recognition. Anna V. Smith, assistant editor on our Indigenous Affairs desk, delves into a saga that

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