A Q&A with the author of ‘Wandering Stars’ and ‘There, There.’
History, addiction and community in Tommy Orange’s latest novel
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Audio: The Joshua tree-yucca moth link
These desert species wouldn’t survive without the other. Can they weather climate change together?
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Undamming the Klamath
Tribal nations are restoring the river while reclaiming and revitalizing their cultural heritage.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
Bozeman’s boom depends on immigrants but struggles to support them
One of the nation’s fastest-growing cities relies on a vulnerable population of workers to fuel its economic explosion.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
Los motivos ocultos de la prosperidad de Bozeman
El auge económico de una de las ciudades estadounidenses con mayor crecimiento depende del trabajo de un grupo vulnerable de personas.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
How attacks on energy substations play into the hands of extremists
When the West’s electrical grid is targeted, motives tend to matter less than ensuing propaganda.
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Tribes lead on wildlife passages
How a new pot of federal funding could help reconnect Native lands.
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Scientists are tracking ecological changes as the Klamath River dams come down
A giant sediment pulse — millions of cubic yards of silt, clay and dead algae — trapped for decades behind the dams is now flowing downstream.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
The West remains cattle country
Livestock has indelibly altered the region’s land, water and air.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
Art without the mask of Native identity
Multidisciplinary artist Nizhonniya Austin talks about authenticity, trust fund pottery hipsters, and her role as Cara in ‘The Curse.’
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The Boldt Decision and where the rule of law held
Charles Wilkinson’s posthumous book examines the complexities
of the landmark tribal sovereignty case.
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‘I attended a mission school for a year and a half’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
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Bird-naming brouhahas, buggy burritos and a goat-milking meetup
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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The era of dam removal is here
Bringing down the Klamath dams allows for cultural revitalization among the Klamath tribes.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
What does HCN mean to you?
Share your thoughts about why you read the magazine and how we could serve you better.
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As national monuments multiply, Bears Ears forges forward
Tribal co-management takes shape on the ground.