Expropriated Indigenous land is the foundation of the land-grant university system.
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April 1, 2020
In this issue, we release an unprecedented investigation into the United State’s land-grant university system, which was created from the expropriation of Indigenous land. This two-year investigation uncovers the origin of wealth that undergirds The nation’s system of higher education. The issue also looks at ranked-choice voting in Oregon, the cultural trend of meatless hamburgers, and the origins of immigration practices that are sweeping through Western communities. In Seattle, we follow scientists who are scrambling to develop a vaccine for COVID-19. Meanwhile, award-winning authors Tommy Orange and Louise Erdrich discuss Erdrich's new novel, and an essay takes a retrospective look at the life and work of writer Charles Bowden.
Feature
Tokitae has spent nearly 50 years in captivity. It’s time she returned home.
Reportage
Researchers at Oregon State University hope the collection helps scientists understand more about earth’s past and future.
‘We’ve put a lot of projects on hold so that we can focus on this.’
Plant-based burger ads offer a new twist on the cowboy icon while perpetuating industrial food culture.
Can air bases come up with a less toxic foam and work with local communities affected by contamination?
Five Indigenous communities have asked the U.N. to investigate the United States’ failure to live up to legal obligations.
The nation’s migration deterrence policy shapes the way immigrants are seen and treated.
On the Hopi Reservation, one agent is helping her community grow food. But for how long?
Editor's Note
Mythology is powerful, but so is journalism.
What Works
A county in Oregon decides to rank its voters’ choices.
Facts & Figures
Climate change and unregulated wells are depleting the West’s groundwater reserves.
Conversation
The author opens up to Tommy Orange about family, her new novel and the third wave of Indigenous writing.
This year, tribal nations enter negotiations over Colorado River water.
West Obsessed
Why fusing nationalism and naturalism is a bad idea.
Perspective
Too often, tribal, state and federal governments mishandle cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women. This has to change.
A behavioral ecologist breaks down the importance of an adorable wildlife clip.
Review
A longtime Bowden reader remembers the complicated author through two new books.
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Dear Friends
As the Trump administration retrenches, there’s a rising call for justice and political reform.
Letters
- The White Sands discovery only confirms what Indigenous people have said all along
- When public health becomes the public enemy
- 9 numbers that explain the BLM’s headquarters boomerang back to D.C.
- After the Palisades Tahoe name change, where is the Washoe Tribe looking next?
- In Arizona, a radical change in juvenile detention
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