Join us tomorrow at 7pm for the online premiere of Guardians of the Waters.
This short documentary follows the Chinook Indian Nation and their work in the Necanicum Watershed, grounded in care, responsibility, and sovereignty.
Watch with us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeO6...
ikoli
his journey was witnessed and held by many along the Willapa River.
thank you to all who came together to care for him.
#ikoli #willapawilly #greywhale #marinewildlife #whaleresponse
The Chinook Observer covered the Washington State Senate’s recognition of the Chinook Indian Nation through Resolution 8690.
As Chairman Tony Johnson shared, “A positive movement in the right direction.”
We are still here.
#ChinookJustice
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March 9, 2026: The Washington State Senate passed a resolution recognizing the Chinook Indian Nation. Hearing our Nation’s name spoken on the Senate floor mattered.
Today is International Women’s Day.
Honoring women everywhere.
hayu masi.
#InternationalWomensDay
Another paddle filled! 🤍🤍🤍
We’ve now raised $7,000 toward our $10,000 Giving Tuesday goal, and we are so grateful for every person who has contributed to support Chinook families this winter.
Help us keep the momentum going as we work toward filling the fourth.
tinyurl.com/ChinookGivingTuesday
This Giving Tuesday, we are raising funds to provide holiday grocery gift cards for Chinook families. With rising costs and limited access to fresh, affordable food in our homelands, your support helps ensure Chinook households have what they need this winter season.
tinyurl.com/ChinookGivingTuesday
“We will accept no excuses.
The lawmakers in Washington and Oregon…
have the power to introduce the Chinook Indian Nation Recognition Act.
It’s time for them to step up and make it happen.”
— Chinook Chairman, Tony Johnson, @dailyastorian
The Chinook are a living Nation.
Recognition delayed is justice denied.
#ChinookJustice #WeAreStillHere #WeStandTogether #IndigenousSolidarity
Hayu masi (many thanks) to Drew and Jerome Viles for their powerful op-ed in Indian Country Today this week: "Indian people don’t let each other go hungry… United again, we will win."
Proud of Carisa Chang- educator, technologist, and Chinook Indian Nation Councilwoman- who’s centering Indigenous voices in global AI and data conversations at the UN.
“Learning and teaching our language is how we reclaim identity and decide who hears our stories.”
Healing. Celebrating. Advocating. Over the past couple of weeks, the Chinook, along with dozens of other Tribal nations, took to the waters during the 2025 Tribal Canoe Journey: Paddle To Elwha.
The Chinook Canoe Family take to the floor during Tribal Journey 2025, hosted by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. Hayu masi to the hosts and all who made this journey possible. #CanoeJourney2025 #PaddleToElwha #ChinookCanoeFamily #ChinookStrong #TribalJourneys
The Chinook Canoe Family make their way toward Port Gamble today during #PaddletoElwha 2025! #ChinookJustice #Indigenous #Chinookiliʔi #ChinookCanoeFamily #ChinookStrong #TribalJourneys #CanoeJourney2025 photoby@amiranwhite
The Chinook Canoe Family will be back on the water this weekend for Tribal Journeys! They’ll be joining canoe families from across the region and landing at Lower Elwha on July 31. All are welcome to witness the landing. Protocol runs August 1–5.
Photo by @amiranwhite
📣 We're hiring!
Chinook Indian Nation is seeking:
🔹 Wellness Program Specialist
🔹 Cultural Resources Coordinator
🔹 Office Specialist
Make an impact in your community- tribal & non-tribal applicants welcome.
Details: chinooknation.org
📩 office@chinooknation.org
We want to thank Fox News for highlighting the Chinook Indian Nation and for joining us at this year’s First Salmon Ceremony at Fort Columbia State Park. #chinookjustice
Today is the Chinook Day of Mourning. 23 years ago, the Bureau of Indian Affairs reversed our federal recognition, after acknowledging it just 18 months before.
We mourn because this injustice has cost us countless lives, millions of dollars, and opportunities for our youth.
#ChinookJustice
"The Chinook may be the most recognized tribe in the American West that is not federally recognized."
– Matt Simons, Courthouse News Service
This powerful truth reflects a lived reality for the Chinook Indian Nation.
Link in Bio
30,000+ have joined our call for justice. For 20+ years, we’ve fought to reclaim the federal recognition we earned in 2001. We’re not done yet.
Help us hit 50,000 signatures: chinookjustice.org/petition
#ChinookJustice #StandWithChinook
The Chinook Indian Nation will only pursue federal recognition that includes all resource access rights for the nation, which includes hunting, fishing, shellfish aquaculture, trapping, gathering, and water rights.
www.underscore.news/justice/chin...
"It’s like somebody walked out the door and said, ‘That sky is not blue.’ For us, it is that straightforward. The sky is blue. The Chinook Indian Nation is here, not going anywhere and has always been here." — Tony Johnson, Chairman
#ChinookJustice
We have sacred obligations to these plants and animals. We will not let the United States separate us from those responsibilities—or from the rights that define us as a people.
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The Chinook Indian Nation is honored to be mentioned in Crash Course’s latest episode on Native American History.
Thank you for telling a part of our story—watch now to learn more about Native sovereignty and its deep roots.
Today, we honor all those who nurture, guide, and support others—mothers, grandmothers, aunties, mentors, and chosen family. hayu masi! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
“Every night that they go to sleep and every morning that they wake without having acted to stop this nightmare [should] be a growing weight on their spirits,” said Tony Johnson, Chairman of the Chinook Indian Nation, calling out Congress’s inaction in a powerful op-ed in The Seattle Times.
Justice is overdue. The time to act is now.
Every day without recognition is another day of injustice.
We will not remain silent. We will not wait any longer.
✊🏽 Stand with us. Sign the petition.
🔗 Link in bio or visit chinookjustice.org
We have an article about our fight for #ChinookJustice in the April/May edition of 1889 Washington’s Magazine!
