Indigenous Affairs Archives - High Country News https://www.hcn.org/topic/indigenous-affairs/ A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:00:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Indigenous Affairs Archives - High Country News https://www.hcn.org/topic/indigenous-affairs/ 32 32 229054741 How states make money off tribal lands https://www.hcn.org/articles/how-states-make-money-off-tribal-lands/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=322974

Ten states own 1.6 million acres of land within 83 tribal nations’ reservations. How did they get there?

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]]> 322974 Can affordable housing for Indigenous communities work? https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-3/can-affordable-housing-for-indigenous-communities-work/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=322817 Grant Davis walks back to his tiny home at Colorado Village Collaborative’s Native-Inclusive Safe Outdoor Space in Denver, Colorado.

The question looms large as Denver breaks ground on its first affordable housing project for Indigenous people.

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]]> 322817 How solar geoengineering is clouding issues of tribal consent https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-2/indigenous-affairs-how-solar-geoengineering-is-clouding-issues-of-tribal-consent/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:30:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=321830

‘Move fast, break things’ approach runs into issues of tribal authority.

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]]> 321830 Washington’s solar permitting leaves tribal resources vulnerable to corporations https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-2/energy-industry-washingtons-solar-permitting-leaves-tribal-resources-vulnerable-to-corporations/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/energy-industry-washingtons-solar-permitting-leaves-tribal-resources-vulnerable-to-corporations/ SOURCES: USGS; Library of Congress; Flickr Creative Commons; Oregon Department of Transportation; Washington Department of Natural Resources via a public records request.

Tribal officials say the process threatens cultural resources and what remains of healthy Indigenous foodways.

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]]> 321819 How 3 Indigenous women are leading the way on climate change https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-1/indigenous-affairs-how-3-indigenous-women-are-leading-the-way-on-climate-change/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-how-3-indigenous-women-are-leading-the-way-on-climate-change/

These experts bring knowledge and justice to the climate conversation.

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]]> 321380 2023 in Native environmental news https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-2023-in-native-environmental-news/ Wed, 27 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-2023-in-native-environmental-news/ A view of Marble Canyon and the Vermillion Cliffs from above the Kaibab Plateau shows the northeastern parcel of the newly designated Avi Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon.

The beat’s biggest news that you might have missed.

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]]> 321333 ‘Frybread Face and Me’ shows the complexity of Indigeneity https://www.hcn.org/articles/arts-culture-frybread-face-and-me-shows-the-complexity-of-indigeneity/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/arts-culture-frybread-face-and-me-shows-the-complexity-of-indigeneity/ Benny (Keir Tallman) in “Frybread Face and Me.”

Billy Luther’s new coming-of-age film shows characters grappling with city life juxtaposed against the reservation.

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]]> 321309 Lower Snake River dams closer to coming down with new agreement https://www.hcn.org/articles/dams-lower-snake-river-dams-closer-to-coming-down-with-new-agreement/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/dams-lower-snake-river-dams-closer-to-coming-down-with-new-agreement/ A juvenile salmon capture and transport structure at Lower Granite Dam, one of the four Lower Snake River dams. Despite such efforts, multiple salmon runs on the river are veering toward extinction.

After decades of litigation, the historic initiative among states, tribes and the federal government signals a dramatic change for the region.

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]]> 321317 Washington works to reconcile its history of Indigenous boarding schools https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-washington-works-to-reconcile-its-history-of-indigenous-boarding-schools/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-washington-works-to-reconcile-its-history-of-indigenous-boarding-schools/ “The Beginning of the End” is a quilt by Diné quiltmaker, Susan Hudson, which speaks to the legacy of Indian boarding schools in the United States and Canada (where they are known as “residential schools”).

An all-Indigenous committee will identify the state’s responsibility of rectifying harm caused to boarding school survivors and their descendants.

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]]> 321335 The Endangered Species Act’s complicated legacy in Indian Country https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-12/endangered-species-the-endangered-species-acts-complicated-legacy-in-indian-country/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/articles/endangered-species-the-endangered-species-acts-complicated-legacy-in-indian-country/

The landmark law has served as both sword and shield.

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