The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is gradually moving the village of Taholah away from a rising Pacific Ocean. Other communities in the U.S. may need to take a similar approach.

In 2022, the Biden Administration provided $25 million each to the Quinault Nation and the Alaskan villages of Newtok and Napakiak to help relocate three tribal villages away from rising seas.

This map shows the Western Washington land, currently held in federal trust, that a new congressional bill could hand back to the Quinault Indian Nation after nearly 100 years.

Quinault Indian Nation, in Washington state, has spent at least a decade working to relocate hundreds of people whose homes are threatened by a rising Pacific Ocean. ... Site Map. Store.

In a remote stretch of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, streets and sidewalks have appeared. The Quinault Indian Nation spent a decade trying to move its village of Taholah out of reach of rising seas.

The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is gradually moving the village of Taholah away from a rising Pacific Ocean. Other communities in the U.S. may need to take a similar approach.

Native American News; The Quinault Nation is trying to escape the rising Pacific, but time is running out. Published: ; Jul. 12, 2024, 1:37 p.m.

The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is gradually moving the village of Taholah away from a rising Pacific Ocean. Other communities in the U.S. may need to take a similar approach.