For all the heroism of their achievement, Lewis and Clark
would not have survived without the help of the many Indian peoples
they encountered across the West
Magazine
August 16, 2004
For all the heroism of their achievement, Lewis and Clark would not have survived long without the help of the many Indian peoples they encountered in the West. The Bush administration says governors have 18 months to ask the Forest Service to protect roadless areas in their states, but the states will have to pay for the costly and complex petition process.
Feature
Sidebar
Lewis and Clark did not visit an unchanging, pristine
West, but an evolving landscape that had been shaped by Indian
peoples for thousands of years
Tourists following the Lewis and Clark Trail may not get
the eager welcome from Native Americans that they’d
like
An American Indian journalist covering the Lewis and Clark
Bicentennial begins to wonder if anything has changed in the
relationship between white and Native Americans
Editor's Note
In this issue of High Country News, four essayists take a
thoughtful look at the Lewis and Clark expedition and its impacts
– past and present — on Indian America
Uncommon Westerners
Jonathan Fox-Rubin believes his western Colorado company,
Fiberforge, holds the key to creating an environmentally
responsible car
Writers on the Range
The Bush administration’s doublespeak on roadless
areas may alienate one of its constituencies: the hunters and
anglers who love our wild country
Heard Around the West
Forest Service fire liaison busted for tossing cigarette
butts; Interior decorator Gale Norton; horse slasher; cell phones
vs. snakes; neighborhood with the slurry on top; tough on crime at
Yellowstone; and Bonner County, Idaho, is quiet
Dear Friends
Blake Chambliss walks for affordable housing; visitors;
farewell to Charlie Butcher; corrections
News
The Bush administration gives governors 18 months to ask
the Forest Service to protect roadless areas in their states, but
the states will have to pay for the costly and complex petition
process
More than 33,000 fish died in Klamath River in 2002; Bill
Barrett Corp. gets go-ahead for seismic testing near Utah’s
Nine Mile Canyon; Building 771 at Rocky Flats demolished; Kennewick
Man will not be reburied
Former Park Service workers say the agency is being hurt
by budget cuts, but that employees are under orders from
headquarters to hide the problems
U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers is reprimanded, and
then fired, after she speaks openly about the Park Service’s
budget problems
In an effort to avoid litigation, environmentalists and
farmers come together with federal and state agencies to address a
wildlife crisis on the Platte River
Yucca Mountain’s 10,000-year safety standard is
ruled arbitrary by a federal court, but the Energy Department
remains determined to open the site as planned
The Indian vote could decide tight races in this
year’s elections, including contests in key Western
states
California tribes fight California Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger over gambling; Vice President Cheney requires
loyalty oath at speech; Brian Schweitzer campaigns for Montana
governor’s office
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