Indigenous Affairs Archives - High Country News https://www.hcn.org/topic/indigenous-affairs/ A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Fri, 09 Aug 2024 22:03:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Indigenous Affairs Archives - High Country News https://www.hcn.org/topic/indigenous-affairs/ 32 32 229054741 Washington solar project paused amid concern about Indigenous sites https://www.hcn.org/articles/washington-solar-project-paused-amid-concern-about-indigenous-sites/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=327301

Avangrid Renewables said they plan to review comments from tribal nations and private landowners.

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]]> 327301 The vision of Little Shell https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-8/the-vision-of-little-shell/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 07:55:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326846 Sleeping Buffalo and Medicine Rocks, Saco vicinity, Phillips County, Montana. October 1994

How Ayabe-way-we-tung guided his tribe in the midst of colonization.

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]]> 326846 Indigenous celebration of Hanford remembers the site before nuclear contamination https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-8/indigenous-celebration-of-hanford-remembers-the-site-before-nuclear-contamination/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 07:50:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326759 Boats carry Hanford Journey attendees down the Columbia River in Washington toward Hanford reactors, one that’s cocooned and another that’s decommissioned but still standing.

At the fourth annual Hanford Journey, Yakama Nation youth, elders and scientists share stories about a land that is a part of them.

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]]> 326759 Indigenous people deserve gushy romance novels https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-8/indigenous-people-deserve-gushy-romance-novels/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326823 Danica Nava with her new book, "The Truth According to Ember."

‘The Truth According to Ember’ is a summer rom-com about Native people learning to be their authentic selves.

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]]> 326823 What a Kamala Harris presidency could mean for the West https://www.hcn.org/articles/what-a-kamala-harris-presidency-could-mean-for-the-west/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 21:38:45 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326814

Harris has prioritized protecting public lands and pursued accountability for polluters, but her track record on tribal affairs is mixed.

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]]> 326814 How the Nez Perce are using an energy transition to save salmon https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-7/how-the-nez-perce-are-using-an-energy-transition-to-save-salmon/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:55:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326133 Solar panels sit on top of buildings and homes in Lapwai, Idaho.

The tribe is working to replace the generating capacity of the Lower Snake River dams with solar power.

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]]> 326133 What does the BLM Public Land Rule mean for tribal stewardship of public lands? https://www.hcn.org/articles/what-does-the-blm-public-land-rule-mean-for-tribal-stewardship-of-public-lands/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326123

The rule offers further pathways for tribes to proactively protect certain public lands.

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]]> 326123 In green energy boom, one federal agency made the Yakama Nation an offer they had to refuse https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-7/how-federal-rules-and-a-lack-of-protection-for-sacred-indigenous-sites-left-the-yakama-nation-with-an-impossible-choice/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326103

Federal rules and a lack of protection for sacred places left the Indigenous nation with an impossible choice.

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]]> 326103 A wildflower is teaching the non-Native public about food sovereignty https://www.hcn.org/articles/a-wildflower-is-teaching-the-non-native-public-about-food-sovereignty/ Fri, 24 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=325710

Oregon’s third Camas Festival highlights the joys and responsibilities of tending the iconic northwestern plant.

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]]> 325710 Undamming the Klamath https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-5/undamming-the-klamath/ Thu, 02 May 2024 07:48:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=324616 A view over Iron Gate Dam outside of Hornbrook, California, in February. The reservoir’s water level has continued to fall since drawdown began in January.

Tribal nations are restoring the river while reclaiming and revitalizing their cultural heritage.

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