Chinook Indian Nation federal status uncertain again after political break

Chinook Indian Nation federal status uncertain again after political break

When Tony Johnson walks the beach at Bay Center, a small peninsula that hooks north in Washington’s Willapa Bay, he feels connected to both the past and the present. First off, it’s called Johnson Beach, after his grandfather who was born nearby. It’s also where he and other members of the Chinook Indian Nation dig for clams and gather oysters when the tide goes out. Nearby, the early 20th Century photographer Edward Curtis took photos of Chinoo…