The brutal murder of a Japanese tourist shines an
unwelcome spotlight on the social problems plaguing Arizona’s
beautiful but troubled Havasupai Reservation
Magazine
May 28, 2007
The brutal murder of a Japanese tourist shines an unwelcome spotlight on the social problems plaguing Arizona’s beautiful but troubled Havasupai Reservation.
Feature
Editor's Note
There’s a great diversity among American Indians,
but the tribes share some of the same tragic ills that plague the
rest of society – particularly those caused by
methamphetamine abuse
Uncommon Westerners
Utah state Rep. Mike Noel is still fighting the federal
government over Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument
Essays
Westerners like to romanticize our wide-open spaces and
wild wolves, but in rural areas, our real mascot is the ubiquitous
feral dog
Book Reviews
In Rise, Do Not Be Afraid, poet Aaron Abeyta explores the
lives of the people who lived and loved in the long-lost town of
Santa Rita in Colorado’s remote San Luis Valley
Rick Bass’ new short story collection, The Lives of
Rocks, proves that his fierce environmental activism has not
diminished the intensity of his storytelling genius
Heard Around the West
Montana Republican erupts on YouTube; Dogs at Work in
Oregon; “Dynamite Shoot” uses real dynamite; wildlife
thrives on military bases; “Liberal elk hunting season”
in Wyoming; guns beat swords in Utah; taking the cab to
Arizona
Dear Friends
New HCN interns Morgan Heim and Eve Rickert;
visitors
News
A plan to reduce the number of exotic deer at
California’s Point Reyes National Seashore through birth
control may end up doing little but alienating hunters
Dan Donato, whose controversial study on salvage logging
sparked an academic firestorm, talks about his research and all it
provoked
As its budget shrinks, the National Park Service relies
more and more on volunteers – and critics say that is not
necessarily healthy
Two Weeks in the West
Chefs fight for salmon, and uranium gets hotter;
electricity usage and generation in the West; data on park fees and
visitors
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