‘We can either wait on Mother Nature — or we can give it a shot ourselves.’
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Stickball: Indigenous women show who’s got game
Physicality and communication are key elements at the Choctaw Nation’s annual tournament.
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What about the rails?
A recent Amtrak journey conjures visions of functional rail transportation in the U.S.
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Life after death in Swan Valley
The Meyers turned their 120 acres in Montana into a natural cemetery, where bodies can be buried with as few frills as possible.
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When public lands become tribal lands again
A story of fire, stolen lands, and how hard it is to get the U.S. to follow its own laws.
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The West’s hidden corners offer a safe space for polygamists
Each year, Mormon fundamentalists gather on a remote slice of southeastern Utah.
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Who pays for infrastructure in Borderland colonias?
In places like Vado, New Mexico, good roads are hard to find.
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Grounding and grandmothers in a gentrifying Denver
Denver author Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s rich debut story collection centers young female protagonists.
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See the journey to a new career at a wildland fire academy
Ex-gang members, veterans and immigrants alike take a three-month course to become California firefighters.
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New Mexico’s economic and energy extraction quagmire
‘We’re on a death train, economically.’
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A vigil about the true cost of family separation
Outside a controversial detention center in Colorado, protestors highlight both the family burdens from and the profitability of deportation.
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A family held their relatives captive; a community set them free
A labor trafficking case shows Westerners can sometimes still count on each other to protect those in need.
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Inside the protests over the Thirty Meter Telescope
In the latest act of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiʻian) sovereignty, thousands have gathered on the grounds of a sacred volcano under threat.
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Portland club discrimination case settled
As part of the settlement, the dress code used to discriminate against black patrons must be stopped.
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The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe goes solar
An image of sovereignty in the Colorado high desert.
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Bay Area communities prepare for ICE raids
Following Trump’s latest threats, the Rapid Response Network in Santa Clara County feels a new sense of urgency.
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The tyranny of lawns and landlords
Renting culture puts dreams of cultivating wildness out of reach.
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Much of rural America is doomed to decline
Public policy solutions need to grapple with, not ignore, this economic reality.
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New Wyoming coal company abandons mines and miners
State officials are picking up the pieces after Blackjewel goes belly up.
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Nevada teens find community as they navigate homelessness and adulthood together
Clark County has one of the largest unaccompanied homeless youth populations in the nation.