When We Harm Wolves, We Harm Ourselves
CLARK TENAKHONGVA, U.S. Army veteran, former Hopi Nation vice chairman, former co-chairman of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, explains why 'we and the wolves persist,' despite efforts to eradicate both.
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To Protect Our Sacred Lands
Clark Tenakhongva, artist-activist-former vice chairman of the Hopi Tribe: 'To meet the crisis of our time and help address past wrongs, we need bold action from decision makers.'
History, Addiction and Community
A Q&A with Pulitzer Prize-nominated author TOMMY ORANGE about his new novel, WANDERING STARS.
The Many Narratives of the Buffalo
In his new project, Richard Two Bulls documents the buffalo's restoration and a language's revival.
Ken Burns on ‘The American Buffalo’ and Indigenous Histories
KEN BURNS discusses his latest production with NICK MARTIN, a senior editor for HIGH COUNTRY NEWS' Indigenous Affairs desk.
Jennie Ross Cobb: Indian Territory Trailblazer
Remembering JENNIE ROSS COBB, the first-known Native American female photographer, who put her subjects at ease for uniquely candid images from early 1900s Indian Territory.
The Everyday Violence of Indian Country’s ‘Bordertowns’
Red Nation Rising is the first book to investigate and explain the violent dynamics of bordertowns and the long tradition of Native resistance. Review by KALEN GOODLUCK from Deep Roots media partner HIGH COUNTRY NEWS.
In Conversation: Larissa FastHorse, MacArthur Grant Fellow
In NATIVE AMERICA NEWS, an interview with playwright LARISSA FASTHORSE of the Sicangu Lakota Nation, who has been awarded a MacArthur Grant; and news of two Native groups honored with Ford Foundation grants as American Cultural Treasures.
Joseph FireCrow Jr. Walks On
Remembering JOSEPH FIRECROW, cultural ambassador and GRAMMY winning Northern Cheyenne flute player, who walked on at age 58.
Trump Gives Finger to Native Americans
Chief Red Cloud, late 1800s: 'They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one: they promised to take our land, and they took it.'