A Rosebud Sioux woman reflects on the ways prejudice pervades Rapid City.
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Border and immigration agents have too much power
In July, ICE sent German foreign exchange students back home.
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Confederate monuments are glorifications of inequality
A memorial comes down in Montana at the urging of American Indian leaders.
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At Bundy Ranch trial, questions on guns and violence
The trial over a 2014 showdown raises issues about the right to bear arms and assemble.
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Why so many hate crime victims choose not to report
A Colorado study examines the experiences of victims.
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Help us report on hate in the West
High Country News joins a national effort to document hate.
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Making the California coast public for all
Invisible barriers have kept people of color at bay.
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Police shootings of Native Americans spark a movement
A new generation of activists on and off reservations struggle for visibility.
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How far will Canada go to honor tribal sovereignty?
In pipeline fights, ‘there’s no process for Indigenous peoples to say no.’
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A farm town weighs protections for immigrants
In Yakima, Washington, anxious migrant farmers worry about deportation.
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100 days: Pollution threatens marginalized communities
Environmental justice concerns may not get the attention they deserve.
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In the final days, our POC-in-chief delivers
Obama’s monument designations set a blueprint for diversity and inclusion in federal public lands.
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I liked it better when being born here was enough
If the 14th Amendment is repealed, how do we know we’re citizens at all?