On North Dakota's Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, a diabetes epidemic has its roots in the dam that flooded the tribes' farmland and destroyed their way of life.
Magazine
May 16, 2011
On Fort Berthold: Three tribes, a dam, and a diabetes epidemic. | On the Klamath: A settlment to restore rivers and tribes.
Feature
Both Indians and whites battle diabetes on the Klamath watershed, where dam building ended the salmon runs that once kept the First People alive.
Current
The Yellowstone River Compact may not protect Montanans who rely on the Tongue River’s water.
For 18 years, Westerners have been arguing about BLM’s wilderness-worthy land; now, the Obama administration has stepped in.
Wild bison are making headway towards roaming more freely in Montana.
A La Niña year brings a good snowpack to some Western states and little or nothing to others.
Editor's Note
Native Americans can win the long fight against poor health, malnutrition and disease.
Essays
Not everybody understands why pinacate beetles are such good company, but philosopher Baruch Spinoza is likely one of them.
Book Reviews
In his memoir, Navajos Wear Nikes: A Reservation Life, Jim Kristofic remembers the challenges and joys of a tough childhood spent on the Navajo Nation.
Melanie Rae Thon's short stories, gathered in her collection In This Light, paint a desolate and tender picture of the West.
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