#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
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Posted inOctober 2025: Limits to Growth
‘I was lucky when I came to this country’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inSeptember 2025: Who Controls Our Food?
‘How many bricks of colonization do we sit under?’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inAugust 2025: Fire Culture
‘My vision was to build a healthy ecosystem for all who live in it’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inJuly 2025: Seeds as Sustenance
‘I see no reason to compromise my value system’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inJune 2025: The Promised Land
‘Learn whose land you are on’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inMay 2025: The Art of the Cruise
‘It’s important to continue to find joy and live your life’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inApril 2025: A Monumental Reckoning
‘We’re the stewards of the earth’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inMarch 2025: The Berry Pickers
‘I was determined to solve this problem’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inFebruary 2025: Immigrant Stories
‘If we center Indigenous birthing people as the standard for protection, then everybody’s protected’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inIssues
‘I started to grass dance when I was just a little girl’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inDecember 2024: Land as Reparations
‘We’re all here together’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inNovember 2024: The Once and Future Prairie
‘Music gives voice to the soul directly’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inOctober 2024: Latino Vote
‘Speaking your truth is difficult’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inSeptember 2024: When Migrants Go Missing
‘I wanted to bring people together in a way that expressed connection and community’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inIssues
‘There are no rules when it comes to art’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inJuly 2024
‘I’m a staple here’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inJune 2024: The Idea of Wilderness
‘It’s our stories that ground us to home’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
‘I attended a mission school for a year and a half’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
Posted inApril 2024: Epic Journeys
‘I am very hopeful for the future’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.