Culture & Communities
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Writers on the Range
The Wild and not so gun-loving West
Historically, the West was not as infatuated with guns as you may think.
by Jonathan Thompson, Jan 17, 2013 -
Conversation
Protecting culture in the ancient Sky City
Native archaeologist Theresa Pasqual shares how she works to preserve the cultural resources of Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico.
by Laura Paskus, Jan 16, 2013 -
Conversation
Photographing migrant foragers
Eirik Johnson explains his images documenting the lives and culture of itinerant mushroom hunters.
by Andrew Cullen, Jan 14, 2013 -
Current
Reviving Custer: Re-enactment and revision at the Little Bighorn
A Custer impersonator confronts old and new racial tensions as he performs in a Battle of the Little Bighorn re-enactment in Montana.
by Sierra Crane-Murdoch, Jan 02, 2013 -
Dear Friends
HCN takes a holiday break
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Paonia, Colo.
by Jodi Peterson, Dec 24, 2012 -
Essays
Date with a climate-change denier
A first (and last) date with someone who doesn't believe in global warming.
by Megan Kimble, Dec 21, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
A no-nonsense kitchen for Christmas
You don't need more gadgets, just more creativity.
by Ari LeVaux, Dec 14, 2012 -
Book Reviews
Up the road and a world away: A review of Elsewhere, California
A black girl growing up in ‘70s L.A. must learn to navigate between two worlds, in Dana Johnson's new book.
by Jenny Shank, Dec 10, 2012 -
Dear Friends
Good news and goodbyes
Editor Michelle Nijhuis wins an award; three brave Westerners pass away.
by Jodi Peterson, Dec 10, 2012 -
Current
A new measure of poverty shifts rankings in the West
When determining who is poor, the Census Bureau takes geography into account in its Supplemental Poverty Measure.
by Jonathan Thompson, Dec 10, 2012 -
Letters
Distracted in Green River
by Charlie Macquarie, Dec 10, 2012 -
Current
Will Navajos approve a Grand Canyon megadevelopment?
An audacious development proposal near Grand Canyon National Park divides a tribe and its neighbors.
by Peter Friederici, Dec 10, 2012 -
Book Reviews
Of faith and frostbite: a review of True Sisters
Mormon pioneers crossing the country in 1856 meet with disaster in Sandra Dallas' book.
by Annie Dawid, Dec 10, 2012 -
Current
Weird and wacky White House petitions
Opinionated Americans ask to create the 51st state of Jefferson on the West Coast and ride their ATVS where they please, among other things.
by Brendon Bosworth and Emily Guerin, Dec 10, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
How, 150 years ago, the Homestead Act transformed the West
Jefferson's dream changed the landscape and settled this region.
by Andrew Gulliford, Dec 09, 2012






