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Posted inApril 2024: Epic Journeys
A border need not be a wall
An immigration journalist on confronting laws and encountering humanity.
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The great Clean Girl vanishing act
The search for an ‘invisible’ perfume is rooted in frontier aesthetics.
Posted inNovember 1, 2023: November 1, 2023
As DACA falls again, what does it mean to be American?
Tony Valdovinos was brought to the U.S. at the age of 2. The challenges of not having citizenship haven’t stopped his success.
Posted inSeptember 1, 2023: Food Justice
We don’t need utopias
What if Eden is chilling out in your neighborhood?
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Water quality research helps bring healing and sovereignty to the Apsáalooke
‘I know it is my responsibility to care for this land that has always taken care of me.’
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James Watt, Ted Kaczynski and power over lands
The legacies of the two recently departed men are intertwined.
Posted inAugust 1, 2023: In the Line of Fire
Can Denver live up to its reputation of being a ‘sanctuary city’?
The city’s response to migrant ‘surges’ endangers both newcomers and its long-standing unhoused population.
Posted inApril 1, 2023: The Path Forward
Jackson as a safe haven in ‘The Last of Us’ is science fiction
Only the extremely wealthy might survive the Apocalypse in today’s western Wyoming town.
Posted inMarch 1, 2023: Moving Parts
California’s power outages are a life-and-death issue
A perspective on the impacts of storms for people with disabilities.
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The mountain lion that changed LA
A eulogy to P-22 with hope that his legacy will ensure more wildlife crossings.
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An Indigenous Affairs reporter reviews ‘Alaska Daily’
Will the show stop its whiteness from sabotaging its own premise?
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Western voters favor public lands
Trumpism and extremism didn’t fly during the 2022 midterms.
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A true Colorado River Compact
Tribes were excluded from compact negotiations 100 years ago. What if they had shown up anyway?
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On the fireline, emotional trauma is a hidden threat
As fires grow larger, wildland firefighting poses new risks to bodies and minds.
Posted inNovember 1, 2022: The Futures of Conservation
The future of large landscape conservation begins with Indigenous communities
In the Yellowstone to Yukon region, Indigenous peoples manage more than a quarter of protected lands.
Posted inOctober 1, 2022: Making Refuge
Native Lit is more than a marketing term
Its use is just another fence, and we’re busting them down.
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The complexities of teaching Indigenous history
In Ogden, Utah, familiar questions of shared responsibility and shared histories surfaced —all at a three-day symposium on the railroad and Indian Country.