A lovely series of images (view the gallery) of political reformers in the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian tribe in the U.S. whose struggle to fight corruption spans many decades, as writer Marilyn Berlin Snell outlines in her fascinating recent feature story.
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Catch up on High Country News by diving into our May issue, full of stories about Indigenous art, Colorado River history, off-rez hunting, paleo-tourism, resurrection of endangered species, climate change refugia and much more.
https://www.hcn.org/issues/55.5
By the end of Trump’s term, his administration had completed construction of about 450 miles of barrier, none of which was concrete and all of which was demonstrably pregnable, at a cost at least five times that of the existing barriers.
James Plymell was caught in a cycle of homelessness and policing. He died because of it.
Many of the West’s most vulnerable populations are served by foreign-born doctors. As the COVID pandemic rages, they are filling crucial roles in hospitals around the region.
Drained reservoirs, low snowpack and a rapidly warming climate will complicate the impending renegotiation of the Colorado River Compact.
A model born out of the needs of rural New Mexico is helping physicians across the West adapt to the challenges of COVID-19.
Punjabi American farmers defeated racist policies 100 years ago. Now, drought may cost them their land.
Discrimination against natural hairstyles worn by Black men and women has caused an outsized number of people to be exposed to harmful toxins in hair products.
For the Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe, a new lithium mine raises the possibility of great jobs –and the perils of long-lasting pollution.
Michael Patrick F. Smith’s debut memoir, The Good Hand, gives readers a multidimensional look at the many costs of extracting oil and gas.
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Image courtesy of the Aspen Institute
Congratulations to the finalists for this year’s Aspen Words literary prize! The annual prize honors writers who’ve used their fiction to grapple with thorny contemporary issues like economic inequality, ecological crises, and immigration.
Our own Mary Louise Kelly will announce the winner of the $35,000 prize at a ceremony in New York City on April 16 – and you can find our coverage of the finalists here.
– Petra
