Here are some books from 2020 you don’t want to miss this winter.
Items by Elena Saavedra Buckley
How a sacred object from the Pueblo of Acoma turned up at a Paris auction house, and how the tribe fought for its return.
A roundup of the new and upcoming books that have caught our eye.
In 2068, an augmented reality program takes hold of its designer.
And one gives a major gift of her own.
Plaintiffs allege ‘The Big Four’ conspired to reduce cattle prices.
For years, the clients of a Colorado funeral home kept their loved ones’ cremated remains. Then the FBI called.
The 1,200-page inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is firm in its calls to justice.
A compilation of work by Alaskan photographers explores life in the North.
In a 5-4 vote, the court disagreed that Wyoming’s statehood nullified a Crow Tribe hunting treaty.
See the impersonators that perpetuate an All-American woman.
An editor moves on while others tackle some of journalism’s biggest challenges.
The bills would allow the state to sue protesters — and their supporters — and use the money for pipeline-related costs.
In a new book, a photographer captures our collisions with nature.
Despite an agreement, royalties from ‘Wind River’ haven’t reached the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center.
Editorial staffers take a retreat and speak at several panels.
The Gila River Indian Community could pull out of the plan in light of a new bill threatening to undermine their water rights.
Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange capture a time when the religion was growing.
In the podcasts ‘Finding Cleo’ and ‘Thunder Bay,’ First Nations reporters reinvent a common formula. Can they find even bigger audiences?
We enjoy our annual open house gathering and plan an issue break.
U.S. attorneys’ offices declined a third of referred cases in 2017, a quarter of which were sexual assault cases.
The new book, Standing Strong, shows a spectrum of emotion from #NoDAPL.
Southwestern tribes learn of possible heritage destruction at the hands of Arizona State Parks and Trails.
We experience some creature encounters and say a few goodbyes.
With restrictive new voter ID laws, Standing Rock leadership is sent into overdrive.
After an eleventh-hour decision that could disqualify many Native American voters, tribal governments find their own solutions.
A new report reveals that chronic understaffing at the Indian Health Service denies patients quality care.
Despite continuous underfunding, a new academy is training cadets to protect the Nation on its own terms.
Editorial staffers relocate, HCN receives an award and an editor gets married!
A photo collection of 67 Superfund sites shows landscapes vandalized by mines and nuclear plants.
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