The private college redefined Indigenous art but faces financial and infrastructure challenges today.
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July 22, 2019
In this issue, we look at efforts of Bacone College to reclaim its roots as a center for Native art. We delve into the rural anxieties that helped derail Oregon’s climate plan and investigate alleged misconduct in a New Mexico BLM field office. We look at a water skirmish in Utah, efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to limit public comments, and close encounters between humans and bears. We revisit the Columbia River treaty, six decades later, ask when U.S. lawmakers are doing enough to address the crisis of murdered and missing Indigenous women, and ask why the outdoor recreation industry seems so far behind on LGBTQ issues.
Feature
Editor's Note
These are the stories other non-Native outlets don’t dare to touch.
Current
Arguments over state environmental policy impacts ignore broader challenges to rural communities.
Complaints to Interior’s Office of Inspector General reveal concerns that the Carlsbad Field Office broke laws to favor industry.
An affluent Utah community spent millions to extinguish its fear of fire. Decades later, they’re still trying to buy their way out of a bottomless pit.
The revision would allow the agency to approve more projects without environmental review.
As part of the settlement, the dress code used to discriminate against black patrons must be stopped.
Essays
The very places that attract visitors and newcomers for their proximity to wildlife grapple with a spike in bear-human incidents.
Book Reviews
Essayist Ellen Meloy’s posthumous collection is profound, outspoken and hilarious.
Perspective
How will bolstered support for tribal sovereignty and the environment change the U.S.-Canada agreement?
Companies can help shift outdoors culture from homophobia toward inclusion while helping their bottom line.
Canada is taking major steps to stop the murder of Indigenous women and girls. The U.S. needs to do the same.
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Dear Friends
The West continues to morph from growth and climate change.
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