Government in Washington

History Commentary - Indian Treaties as Contracts
by Robert J. Miller | Spring 2006: Volume 20, Number 1
"Great nations, like great men, should keep their word."
Writing History by Litigation: The Legacy and Limitations of Northwest Indian Rights Cases
by Sasha Harmon | Winter 1990-91: Volume 4, Number 4
How courts use historical evidence when making rulings on Northwest Indian rights cases.
The Washington State Capitol Campus and Its Peripatetic Planning
by Norman J. Johnson | Spring 1999: Volume 13, Number 1
Piecing together the people, events and issues that influenced (and interfered with) the design of the capitol group.
Capitol Challenge
by Spencer Howard | Summer 2011: Volume 25, Number 2
Examining the past, present, and future of the Washington State Capitol Campus grounds.
The Prohibition Proposition: A hot issue at the constitutional convention
by Charles R. LeWarne | Summer 1989: Volume 3, Number 2
Some tried, but failed, to make prohibition part of Washington's constitution.
The Whatcom County Nine: Legal and Political Ramifications of Metis Family Life in Washington Territory
by Peyton Kane | Summer 2000: Volume 14, Number 2
Why was this group of Metis families singled out for prosecution—or is that persecution?
The Sage of Yelm
by Edward Bergh Jr. | Winter 2009-10: Volume 23, Number 4
Joseph Conine helps Thurston County onto the Populist bandwagon.