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A tale of two climate migrations • U.S. and Central American immigrants converge in Baja California.
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A bounty of bugles • Research finds that elk, like orcas and songbirds, have regional dialects.
Room to roam • Tribal nations and state and federal agencies navigate a controversial hunt outside Yellowstone.
‘All around, it is sinking’ • Three decades after Newtok, Alaska, began planning to relocate due to climate change, a safer life still hasn’t been secured.
Is the ‘grand foundation’ crumbling? • Public education in the West is running short of funds.
The Trojan Horse of Native Theater • Larissa FastHorse’s The Thanksgiving Play made Broadway history. That’s a good thing — right?
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Waiting for Water • An investigation by Anna V. Smith, High Country News, and Mark Olalde and Umar Farooq, ProPublica
An Extractive Process • Arizona’s aggressive approach to water negotiations endangers the present and future rights of tribal nations.
Corporate Factors • What private interests gain from tribal water settlements.
Bad Math • Arizona’s unique method for awarding water left the Hopi Tribe high and dry.
Unfair Share • Decades after the Colorado River flooded the Chemehuevi’s land, the tribe still struggles to get its water.
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Let’s talk about Indian romance novels • If you’ve ever gawked in disbelief at a hunky white man in redface, this one’s for you.
Horse girls • How can we all become wild and fearless?
Heard Around the West • Tips about Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write heard@hcn.org.
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