http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-black-hills-await-justice The U.N. Human Rights Council believes that South Dakota's Black Hills belong to their native Sioux inhabitants -- but do most Americans even understand the issue? No publisher Paul VanDevelder Sioux Indians Native American rights U.N. rapporteur tribal land ownership U.S. Constitution treaty rights United Nations Human Rights Council Black Hills, South Dakota tribal sovereignty Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples American history 2012-06-07T15:27:05Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.1/richard-west-sellars-accidental-but-distinguished-national-park-service-career Historian Richard West Sellars didn't intend to spend a career in the Park Service. But after 35 years, his impact still resonates. No publisher Kimberly Hirai Natural Resource Challenge historic preservation Preserving Nature in the National Parks historic architecture national historic sites Western history national park sites Park Service historian National Park Service Dwight Pitcaithley Park Service historic preservation policy Fort Laramie Richard West Sellars archaeology American history 2012-01-27T16:02:18Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.13/portraits-of-the-frontier-west-a-review-of-western-heritage Editor Paul Andrew Hutton gathers some award-winning articles on Western history and culture. No publisher Erica Wetter Jeffrey V. Pearson Western Heritage Western history Geronimo William Broyles Jr. Texas Rangers Paul Andrew Hutton Dan Flores Indian Wars essays National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Wrangler Award American history nonfiction 2011-08-05T22:17:32Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/i-think-were-all-anchor-babies-on-this-bus If we're no longer considered U.S. citizens by birthright, then how do we know we're citizens at all? No publisher Diane Sylvain birth certificates 14th Amendment immigration American history birthright citizenship 2010-09-13T21:54:23Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/were-still-throwing-horses-overboard America’s wild horses deserve our protection, and our respect. No publisher Deanne Stillman wild horses Horse Latitudes public lands Wild Horse Annie Paul Revere Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act mustangs BLM wild burros conquistadors American history 2010-07-13T21:08:02Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.6/saving-the-u.s.-forest-service Timothy Egan's new book, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America, credits early firefighters for saving the Forest Service. No publisher Cherie Newman American history Gifford Pinchot Timothy Egan Theodore Roosevelt forest fires The Big Burn U.S. Forest Service 2010-04-06T15:44:54Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/without-big-government-where-would-we-be It's easy to get nostalgic about American life 100 years ago -- unless you think about what life was like back then, especially for women. No publisher Rich Wandschneider Title IX infant mortality taxes women's history federal government American history 2010-02-05T21:37:24Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.2/how-the-west-was-really-won Paul VanDevelder digs into the rotten core of the American experience in his new book, Savages & Scoundrels: The Untold Story of America's Road to Empire through Indian Territory. No publisher Debra Utacia Krol 19th century Western U.S. Native Americans Indian Wars Paul VanDevelder Indian treaties Garrison dam project American history 2010-02-09T21:52:22Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.20/the-eastern-frontier New York City is really the West, buried under time's wrapping. No publisher Tom Zoellner Antonin Dvorak frontier New York City publishing industry American history New World Symphony 2010-02-05T09:18:58Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.16/our-best-idea A family trip out West in 1959, when he was 9 years old, inspired Dayton Duncan to make a new documentary series with Ken Burns, called The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. No publisher Ray Ring PBS documentaries national parks family vacations Ken Burns Duncan Dayton American history 2010-02-05T08:58:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/for-many-americans-voting-this-november-will-be Reliving the civil rights movement through the eyes of a man who worked to register black voters. No publisher Alan Kesselheim Mississippi Civil rights movement Racism Macomb Alan Kesselheim Social studies classes American history 2010-02-05T09:29:52Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.15/of-populists-and-political-fusion The last time the Democratic Party held its national convention in Denver was 100 years ago, when the Democratic presidential candidate was well-known Populist William Jennings Bryan. No publisher Ed Quillen Cross of gold speech Western history Democratic Party Populist Party William Jennings Bryan politics Monetary policy American history Democratic National Convention 2010-02-05T08:55:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/302/15670 In Pueblo Indian Agriculture, James A. Vlasich explores the American Indian farms along New Mexico’s Rio Grande, delving into their difficult history and their current modest revival No publisher Staff Reservations And Economic Development James A. Vlasich Pueblo Indians Indian agriculture Rio Grande Native Americans farming blue corn American history conquistadors irrigation 2010-02-05T09:25:42Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/284/15061 In his book Vicious: Wolves and Men in America, Jon T. Coleman explores the history of how the wolf was slowly transformed from vermin to be cruelly slaughtered into a noble calendar pinup No publisher Michelle Nijhuis Threatened And Endangered Species Wolves American history environmental issues wildlife hunting trapping predator control animal folklore 2010-02-05T09:21:33Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/261/14344 A sensitive male from Vermont comes face-to-face with Western violence at the movies No publisher Lisa Jones Western Culture Violence in movies Open Range (movie) Western culture Vermont gunfights American history 2010-02-05T09:55:06Z News Article