B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:54:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org 32 32 229054741 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 Dispatch from the scaffolds: Native fishing culture on the Columbia River https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-multimedia-dispatch-from-the-scaffolds-native-fishing-culture-on-the-columbia-river/ Mon, 08 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/indigenous-affairs-multimedia-dispatch-from-the-scaffolds-native-fishing-culture-on-the-columbia-river/

An Indigenous fisherman describes how to hook a salmon, the meaning of life and his faithful dog Sturg.

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]]> 196778 Green colonialism is flooding the Pacific Northwest https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-3/indigenous-affairs-green-colonialism-is-flooding-the-pacific-northwest/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2023/02/28/green-colonialism-is-flooding-the-pacific-northwest/

The Yakama Nation is fighting a pumped hydro storage development near Goldendale, Washington – but it’s just one of many.

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]]> 121816 Are the feds risking endangered salmon for fries and potato chips? https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-klamath-basin-are-the-feds-risking-endangered-salmon-for-fries-and-potato-chips/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2023/02/21/are-the-feds-risking-endangered-salmon-for-fries-and-potato-chips/

Tribal nations say the decision to reduce water flow on the Klamath River “has more to do with potatoes than it does fish.”

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]]> 95936 What if Indigenous women ran controlled burns? https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-1/indigenous-affairs-wildfire-what-if-indigenous-women-ran-controlled-burns/ Fri, 30 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2022/12/30/what-if-indigenous-women-ran-controlled-burns/

The Karuk Tribe’s first-of-its-kind training seeks to extinguish hypermasculinity in firefighting culture.

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]]> 121772 A very merry Indigenous affairs year-in-review https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-a-very-merry-indigenous-affairs-year-in-review/ Tue, 27 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2022/12/27/a-very-merry-indigenous-affairs-year-in-review/

Take a look back at the changes in Indian Country over 2022.

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]]> 95851 An Indigenous Affairs reporter reviews ‘Alaska Daily’ https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-arts-culture-an-indigenous-affairs-reporter-reviews-alaska-daily/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2022/12/15/an-indigenous-affairs-reporter-reviews-alaska-daily/

Will the show stop its whiteness from sabotaging its own premise?

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]]> 95858 The Klamath dams are coming down https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-dams-the-klamath-dams-are-coming-down/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 17:55:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2022/11/17/the-klamath-dams-are-coming-down/

Today, FERC ordered PacifiCorp to surrender the dam license, the final hurdle after 20 years of studies and advocacy.

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]]> 95878 From dominance to stewardship: Chuck Sams’ Indigenous approach to the NPS https://www.hcn.org/issues/54-11/indigenous-affairs-national-park-service-from-dominance-to-stewardship-chuck-sams-indigenous-approach-to-the-nps/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/2022/11/01/from-dominance-to-stewardship-chuck-sams-indigenous-approach-to-the-nps/

The first Native national parks director talks tribal co-management, historical accuracy, harassment, and the fallacy of “wilderness.”

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