Native American and European approaches to history still clash.
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Who is Ryan Zinke, really?
Trump’s Interior secretary pick set high standards for himself, but his lofty promises to rural voters are a problem.
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Showcasing Alaska’s Inupiat culture through gaming
Few Inupiat youth are fluent in their native language, but a new game’s popularity could keep the culture alive.
Posted inDecember 12, 2016: How the Park Service is Failing Women
The historical lifetime of the beaver
Explaining our complex relationship with North America’s largest rodent.
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In the decision on Standing Rock, ghosts from the past
The federal government’s decision on Dakota Access pipeline could signal a shift in U.S.-tribal relations.
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What’s in a name? An Alaska town finds out.
The city of Barrow sheds its conquest-era name for one from Iñupiaq culture: Utqiaġvik.
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The other land transfer effort
After more than a century, some Western states receive school trust lands.
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Bears Ears: Correcting an off-base argument
In the debate over a national monument, don’t be swayed by myths.
Posted inNovember 28, 2016: A Weird and Perfect Wilderness
The captivating magic of a dry, dusty text
An encyclopedia-style book published in 1933 offers surprising perspective.
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The misguided archaeological review behind the Dakota Access Pipeline
An archaeology professor explains how official reviews miss key tribal sites.
Posted inNovember 14, 2016: The Long View
Terry Tempest Williams and the refuge of change
One of the West’s most beloved authors revisits Great Salt Lake.
Posted inNovember 14, 2016: The Long View
The promise of Alaska’s wilderness
Two novels offer perspectives on the allure of the last frontier.
Posted inNovember 14, 2016: The Long View
Native American literature’s shapeshifter
Novelist Stephen Graham Jones on how he transcends stereotypes.
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Back to civics class: 10 things to know about Standing Rock
It’s high time for a crash course in federalism and representative democracy.
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
A national monument is a heavy-handed solution for Bears Ears
More protection for these lands would mean more regulation and less freedom.
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
Famous Western landscapes, recreated with processed food
A pair of artists take on our consumption habits, with Froot Loop hills.
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
The fight for Bears Ears, on the road
Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk, Ute Mountain Ute member, takes the monument debate to Washington.
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Reckoning at Standing Rock
Want to understand the pipeline protests? Start with the Founding Fathers.
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
The bid for Bears Ears
The tribal push for a Bears Ears monument raises thorny questions of homeland and sovereignty.
Posted inOctober 3, 2016: Purple Rain
See these photos of ‘the new settlers’
In the 1960s, a counterculture revolution brought a new wave of migration Westward.