An initiative by the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) that began in 2019. The initiative was designed to create a forum to examine the impacts of extractive economies on Tribal communities in the Northwest.

In 2022, the initiative evolved into a film and podcast series that highlights the stories of Tribal Nations efforts to protect their traditional lands and waterways for current and future generations.

In 2019, ATNI hosted the first Resist. Reframe. Reclaim Summit in partnership with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. The Summit provided an opportunity for Tribal leaders and environmental justice allies from across the Northwest to examine the impact and implications of the Tacoma LNG plant, which has taken center stage for the Puyallup Tribe as they fight to preserve and protect their traditional and cultural lands. The Summit featured leading voices and expert advocates that are working in partnership with Tribes to protect our land, water, natural resources and communities from the impacts of short sighted fossil fuel projects across the Northwest Indian Country. Click on the link to view a summary report and pictures from the summit.

>> Upper Columbia River Tribes: For more than a hundred years, the Tribal communities of the Upper Columbia river have had to live with the abuse and negligence of the smelting industry. Who, at one point, dumped millions of tons of toxic waste into their most vital resource. Now, after a century of inaction by their trustees in the local and federal government, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Upper Columbia United Tribes, and allies fight for the healing of the river and the return of the wild salmon to a healthy, functioning ecosystem.

>> Shoshone-Bannock Tribes: In the 1940s, phosphate was discovered in areas surrounding the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ reservation and traditional lands. With the promises of royalties and reclamation to repair Tribal land that was mined, past Tribal leaders agreed to the extractive development. Today, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are struggling to repair and contain the contamination from past mining activities and now with two very large industrial plants — one being the largest phosphorous plant in the United States at one point. The video and audio profiles document the advocacy and protective measures taken by Tribal leaders and staff to tackle horrendous air emissions, increasing groundwater contamination, and advocating for accountability of the extractive economic corporations and the federal government for reclamation, containment, and repair.

RESIST. REFRAME. RECLAIM.

An initiative by the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) that began in 2019. The initiative was designed to create a forum to examine the impacts of extractive economies on Tribal communities in the Northwest.

In 2022, the initiative evolved into a film and podcast series that highlights the stories of Tribal Nations efforts to protect their traditional lands and waterways for current and future generations.