Environment
Can tribes sue the government over climate change?
Tribal nations' efforts to force the U.S. to honor treaty rights could bolster environmental protections.
Anna V. Smith
Anna V. Smith is a High Country News editorial fellow.
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Politics
Disorder in the Court: GOP wants to break up the 9th Circuit
This story originally appeared in High Country News What could have been a bland hearing by the House Judiciary Committee
Politics
Trump could turn back clock on tribal land ownership
During President Barack Obama’s eight-year tenure, tribal sovereignty, the power by which tribes govern themselves, was a prime concern.
Politics
What Neil Gorsuch could mean for Indian Country
This story was originally published on High Country News. During the Senate hearings that put Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme
Environment
As Malheur recovers, wildlife refuges struggle
This story originally appeared in High Country News. Alice Elshoff first saw Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 1959. The 82-year-old,