Deep Roots Magazine

Deep Roots Magazine

Roots Music and Meaningful Matters

 
 

 
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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.'
by David McGee
 

 
 
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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.
by David McGee
 

 

 
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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.
by David McGee
 

 
 
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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.
by David McGee
 

 

 
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The Emotional Lives of Wolves

From High Country News, a review of 'Wolf whisperer' RICK MCINTYRE's third in a series of novels centered on the emotional lives of the Yellowstone alpha wolves,
by David McGee
 

 
 
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The Wolf in Its Own Clothing

ERICA BERRY's new book, WOLFISH, attempts to shed light on how the species is a stand-in for fear. Review by Mike Berry.l
by David McGee
 

 

 
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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.
by David McGee
 

 
 
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The Many Narratives of the Buffalo

In his new project, Richard Two Bulls documents the buffalo's restoration and a language's revival.
by David McGee
 

 

 
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History, Addiction and Community

A Q&A with Pulitzer Prize-nominated author TOMMY ORANGE about his new novel, WANDERING STARS.
by David McGee