The Supreme Court’s attack on tribal sovereignty, explained
Jul 1, 2022 · As part of its recent precedent-breaking spree, the U.S. Supreme Court turned federal Indian law on its head this week on Wednesday, June 29. In the case of Oklahoma v.Castro-Huerta, a majority of ...
The Gadsden flag is a symbol. But whose? - High Country News
May 18, 2020 · The year was 2017, the month was August. America was 241 years old, and totems of its racist past were crumbling. One of the Northwest’s largest tributes to Confederate soldiers — an 8-foot ...
Diverted, drained and dwindling: What’s the fate of New Mexico’s …
Jan 14, 2021 · In Las Cruces, the Rio Grande’s flow is diverted and drained, flooding into pecan orchards and feeding crops like onions, corn and famously peppery green chiles, for which the state is known ...
Recover the redwoods landscape - High Country News
Nov 21, 2023 · California and the country should bring back a redwood landscape, not just groves. Save the Redwoods League calls for protection and restoration of 800,000 acres, representing half the remaining 1 ...
Trump’s impact on Indian Country over four years
Dec 16, 2020 · Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images. When President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, many tribal leaders took a wait-and-see approach, given his poor record on ...
How, 150 years ago, the Homestead Act transformed the West
Dec 9, 2012 · This year marks the 150th anniversary of the fruit of Jefferson’s conviction — the 1862 Homestead Act. The federal law changed the West forever by providing a new start for urban emigrants ...
A reality check on Biden’s ‘30 by 30’ conservation plan
Jun 23, 2021 · A week after Joe Biden became president, he signed an executive order that announced his commitment to protecting 30% of U.S. land and water — over 720 million acres — by 2030. The move ...
The legend of the horned rabbit of the West - High Country News
Feb 24, 2022 · By my rough estimation, there are at least 1 million jackalope mounts in existence, many of which keep watch over local bars, tourist traps, junk shops, greasy spoon diners and dimly lit pool halls.
Washington’s largest homeless encampment faces an uncertain …
Jul 19, 2022 · In early July, an unrelenting sun beat down on the tents, RVs and cars of Camp Hope. Covering a full city block just off of Interstate 90 a couple miles east of downtown Spokane, Camp Hope is home ...
Where water is life, many on the Pine Ridge Reservation go thirsty
May 27, 2019 · The 1993 engineering report included a $16.67 million livestock watering network on the Pine Ridge Reservation, but it was abandoned as money ran short. “To complete the project, we had to ...