Members of Chinook Indian Nation liken lack of federal recognition to slow-motion ‘genocide’

For over 120 years, the Chinook Indian Nation of the Pacific Northwest has been trying to prove its sovereignty to the United States government by seeking formal federal recognition — yet the tribe …For over 120 years, the Chinook Indian Nation of the Pacific Northwest has been trying to prove its sovereignty to the United States government by seeking formal federal recognition — yet the tribe …