History
History
August 16, 2023
The Great Spirit (Why I am a Pagan)
Zitkála-Šá, born on the Yankton Indian Reservation in 1876, embraces the religion of her ancestors
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Native Life
August 9, 2023
Will a Century-Old Doctrine Help Preserve Tribal Water Rights in the West?
“While Indian tribes have to determine their water rights for the rest of their future, our cities, towns and counties don’t.”
Scott King, Sierra Nevada Ally
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Barn Raisers
April 6, 2023
Finding Common Ground at a Montana Barn Raising
The former Montana House speaker and Missoula mayor reflects on working together across differences
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History
April 3, 2023
This Small Nebraska Town Hosted Negro League Clubs and Possibly an Official Major League Baseball Game
Oxford, Neb., (pop. 1,141), hosted Negro league baseball games in the 1940s
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History
February 3, 2023
Woman’s Wrongs: A Counter-Irritant
The popular writer skewers a leading minister
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Native Life
January 17, 2023
“The Religious Life of the American Indian”: A View from 1911
An excerpt from The Soul of the Indian: An Interpretation
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History
January 5, 2023
Wisconsin’s Forests: Destroyed, Now Reborn
The past, present and future of Wisconsin's public lands
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History
December 9, 2022
“Baptism in Nature’s Warm Heart”: John Muir’s Arrival in Wisconsin
Muir's awe-stricken account of Wisconsin's natural life
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