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Learn about the Indigenous influence in Washington state politics. Find out how WA Native candidates today are making a difference in areas like health care, education and clean energy.

A significant part of Washington State University’s story is that it was founded with profits from land taken from 21 Indigenous nations, including the Yakama Nation and others. That transfer of wealth, which has amounted to more than $1 billion since the 1880s according to an investigation by Grist, continues today.