Reconstruct the ties between Indigenous dispossession and the funding of land-grant universities.
History
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Stolen lands and living stories: A photographer reimagines reality
Jeremy Dennis confronts historical narratives by composing digital illustrations.
Posted inApril 1, 2020: Land-Grab Universities
How the U.S. immigration system has grown increasingly cruel
The nation’s migration deterrence policy shapes the way immigrants are seen and treated.
Posted inApril 1, 2020: Land-Grab Universities
Land-grab universities
Expropriated Indigenous land is the foundation of the land-grant university system.
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How we investigated the land-grant university system
A methodology of our two-year inquiry into the origin of wealth that undergirds the nation’s system of higher education.
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Further reading on HCN’s land-grants university investigation
Dive deep into our bibliography.
Posted inMarch 16, 2020: Wiring the Wild
The wildness is in me, too
People were excluded from the wild, historically, and in today’s rapidly digitizing West.
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‘Men like you weren’t meant to own land’
Rural Colorado has a history of discriminatory lending.
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The two castles of Austin, Nevada
Tycoons, turrets and the hidden history of a tiny desert town.
Posted inMarch 1, 2020: Predator (Mis)perceptions
Boeing’s history reveals connections and disconnections in the West’s economy
The placelessness of corporations today can imperil communities.
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Western states widely support refugee resettlement
The president’s executive order meant to limit resettlement, but the West is opting for more.
Posted inFebruary 1, 2020: How One Woman Took a Stand Against Tribal Disenrollment and Paid For It
How Andy Warhol painted the West
The artist challenged ideas of masculinity but fell short of addressing racism.
Posted inDecember 9, 2019: Crossing to Safety
What the cowboy hat says about ‘Americanism’
A problematic symbol of the West gets a reboot.
Posted inDecember 9, 2019: Crossing to Safety
Where does ‘the West’ begin?
When it comes to the myths and images of the West, Fort Worth, Texas, has created a cottage industry.
Posted inDecember 9, 2019: Party Favors
California’s Dream has turned into water nightmares
A new book looks at the Golden State’s history to understand its current water crisis.
Posted inDecember 9, 2019: Crossing to Safety
NEPA transformed federal land management — and has fallen short
A look back at the ground-breaking legislation on its 50th anniversary.
Posted inDecember 9, 2019: Party Favors
Economic giants drive income inequality in a second Gilded Age
Can we look to history for reform ideas in the age of big tech robber barons?
Posted inNovember 11, 2019: Storied Landscapes
A Western author wades into murky political waters
The blind spots, omissions and caricatures of ‘Deep River’ fail to contend with the historical realities of the Northwest or the current political climate.
Posted inNovember 11, 2019: Storied Landscapes
George Takei recounts internment’s long shadow
The actor and activist remembers his childhood detainment by the U.S. government during World War II in a new graphic novel.
Posted inNovember 11, 2019: Storied Landscapes
Joy Harjo’s singing trees and trickster saxophones
The U.S. poet laureate’s new collection of poems incorporates history and breaks time.