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Gambling’s hidden price
Gambling’s hidden price
Meet Me Tonight In Atlantic City details the cost of gambling addiction for one Asian American family.
Is Harriet Hageman an ally of Indian Country?
Is Harriet Hageman an ally of Indian Country?
The rookie congresswoman says she wants to advance tribal autonomy.
In search of answers at the Salton Sea
In search of answers at the Salton Sea
To protect air and water quality, shoreline residents become community scientists.
How protecting trees can fight gentrification
How protecting trees can fight gentrification
LA activists are wielding black walnut protections to stop development.
The Cherokee Nation was promised a delegate to Congress. Why doesn’t it have one?
The Cherokee Nation was promised a delegate to Congress. Why doesn’t it have one?
‘Lapse of time cannot divest Indian nations of their treaties and treaty rights.’
Is carbon capture the solution for jobs and climate action in fossil fuel country?
Is carbon capture the solution for jobs and climate action in fossil fuel country?
A project in Wyoming’s coal region brings the new technology, but critics say it carries unacceptable risks.
What emerges at low tide
What emerges at low tide
Queer history is all around us, even if it is obscured from sight.
Rooting a new life under a juniper tree
Rooting a new life under a juniper tree
‘Trees know about belonging.’
Making Christmas cake in Compton
Making Christmas cake in Compton
Reviving a family tradition eases holiday grief.
A Coast Miwok family’s fight for recognition at Point Reyes
A Coast Miwok family’s fight for recognition at Point Reyes
Theresa Harlan’s family was forcibly removed from their home in the 1950s. Today, she wants the Park Service to acknowledge her story.
On the fireline, emotional trauma is a hidden threat
On the fireline, emotional trauma is a hidden threat
As fires grow larger, wildland firefighting poses new risks to bodies and minds.
The true stakes of the Indian Child Welfare Act
The true stakes of the Indian Child Welfare Act
Allie Maldonado’s family was torn apart by removal. It was reunited by community — and ICWA.
The Amah Mutsun tribe rallies to save sacred sites
The Amah Mutsun tribe rallies to save sacred sites
A proposed sand and gravel mine threatens the heritage of the central California tribe.
In Colorado, a storied valley blooms again
In Colorado, a storied valley blooms again
The San Luis Valley’s Acequia Institute is raising new traditions from multicultural roots.
How to prevent an anti-government revolution
How to prevent an anti-government revolution
In eastern Oregon, one strategy has proven effective at inoculating communities against extremist ideology.
The West’s hottest county is also its most Latino
The West’s hottest county is also its most Latino
Some places in Imperial County, California, experienced 117 days above 100 degrees this year.
EXCLUSIVE: Investigation confirms Nevada Gold Mines violated safety rules, contributing  to miner’s death
EXCLUSIVE: Investigation confirms Nevada Gold Mines violated safety rules, contributing to miner’s death
State investigators reveal that the company did not follow basic safety protocols.
‘Let’s make visions of the world that we want to see’
‘Let’s make visions of the world that we want to see’
Artist June T Sanders on making images that soften and complicate the concepts of community and identity.
A smoldering threat to wildland firefighters
A smoldering threat to wildland firefighters
Long COVID affects more than 16 million Americans, and firefighters are at increased risk of getting it.
A family works together to fill the freezer for another year
A family works together to fill the freezer for another year
In Alaska, a fall moose hunt is a collective effort.
Pacific lamprey’s ancient agreement with tribes is the future of conservation
Pacific lamprey’s ancient agreement with tribes is the future of conservation
Despite dams, drowned waterfalls and industrial degradation, the practice of eeling persists.
Can Indian Country  withstand the new Supreme Court?
Can Indian Country withstand the new Supreme Court?
The High Court is set to hear a case that will affect thousands of Native kids. Is it qualified to judge?
Recollecting life on the edge of the prairie
Recollecting life on the edge of the prairie
Portraits of queer life and landscape in rural Washington.
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