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Frank Hopper

, Tlingit, is a freelance Native journalist born in Juneau, Alaska, now living in Tacoma, Washington. His work appears in Last Real Indians, The Stranger, and Indian Country Today. His self-titled YouTube channel features videos about Native issues. He can be reached at [email protected].

Articles By This Author

An undated group photo taken at Carlisle Indian Industrial School. At least one hundred Native children stand in front of large boarding school.

Education

The Fight to Repatriate Indigenous Students Who Died at Boarding Schools

Trump’s funding cuts are stalling efforts to heal the wounds of this country’s tragic experiment in forced assimilation.

Frank Hopper | May 14, 2025

Food Justice

The Makah Tribe Is Calling Back the Whales

Celebrating the Tribe’s victory in their decades-long struggle to legally resume hunting gray whales.

Frank Hopper | Apr 2, 2025

Social Justice

In Defense of the Herring People

Efforts to decolonize the herring roe harvest in Alaska highlight the contrast between tribal subsistence practices and the Department of Fish and Game’s management strategy.

Frank Hopper | Aug 19, 2024

A colorful mural in Tacoma, Washington, honors Manuel Ellis, who was killed by Tacoma Police in 2020. Text on the mural, alongside a painted portrait of Ellis's face, reads "Justice for Manny."

Social Justice

How the Puyallup Tribe Increased Police Accountability in Washington

Along with the families of other police shooting victims and the financial support of every federally recognized tribe in Washington state, the Puyallup Tribe helped pass the nation’s first police accountability bill.

Frank Hopper | Mar 11, 2024

Native rights

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Sidesteps the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Despite its flaws, advocates hope the film will promote awareness and understanding of the complex MMIW issue

Frank Hopper | Nov 6, 2023

Opinion | Social Justice

Calling Tokitae Home

A Native perspective on the return of Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut.

Frank Hopper | Oct 3, 2023

Social Justice

The Day the Indians Took Over Seattle’s Fort Lawton—and Won Land Back

The takeover only lasted a few minutes. However, its impact was felt as far away as Europe.

Frank Hopper | Aug 31, 2023

Social Justice

The Matriarchs Who Helped Seattle’s Urban Native Population

“Helping fellow Native people became the most powerful medicine the service league dispensed for healing a generation of wounded spirits.”

Frank Hopper | May 11, 2023

Architectural drawing of the planned Northwest Native Canoe Center

Social Justice

Reclaiming Salish Canoe Culture in the Shadow of Tech Giants

Seattle’s South Lake Union may be home to Facebook, Google, and Amazon, but now, thanks to Native rights activists, it will once again be home to hand-carved canoes, too.

Frank Hopper | Mar 13, 2023