The Chinook Indian Nation’s champion for recognition receives high honor Tony A. (naschio) Johnson, chairman of the Chinook Indian Nation, was recently honored with the 2025 Indigenous Leadership ...

Twenty-five years ago, the Bureau of Indian Affairs finally formally recognized our Chinook Indian Nation. I was chairman at that time, and signing the recognition documents on behalf of our sovereign ...

Tony A. (naschio) Johnson, chairman of the Chinook Indian Nation, who was honored this summer with Ecotrust’s 2025 Indigenous Leadership Award, said in an interview that this recognition goes beyond ...

In mid-March a Chinook Indian Nation social media post stated that U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, had backed off of her promise to champion federal recognition for the tribe at the ...

WASHOUGAL – Sam Robinson is continuing his 2025 visits to four Washougal schools, bringing the history of the Chinook people to life for fourth-graders. His presentations recount the enduring legacy ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Bones and sacred objects of Chinook Indian Nation ancestors are left on museum shelves without a legal path for descendants to bring home or bury. Chinook Indian Nation ...