Native Life
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Native Americans Resist SCOTUS Voting Rights Decision
Callais ruling has ramped up gerrymandering—and could choke off Native access to the polls
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Why Rural America Must Protect Its National Monuments
It takes a community to protect public lands
Essay and photography by Matt Witt
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Georgia Garden Connects Cherokee Nation to Its Roots
Tribal elder helps safeguard Cherokee culture with more than 400 traditional plants
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Republicans Use Little-Known Law to Open Minnesota Boundary Waters to Mining
Republicans’ decision effectively bypasses the rights of tribal nations and could drastically reshape U.S. public lands protections
Rebecca Egan McCarthy, Grist
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Will Trump Meet His Russian Winter in Minnesota?
ICE is up against cold-hardy people whose forebearers fought for justice
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When We Win: Stories From the Frontlines of Ecological Resistance
After decades of struggle, indigenous leaders and organizers have shown how to win against billionaires and large corporations
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The Trees at the Center of Our History
From the Pequot War to the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps, trees tell a living story
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In Times of Trouble, My Mother’s History Tells Me We Shall Overcome
Our lives are marked by our creative journeys, both inward and outward
Religion
June 2, 2025
What Counts as American Religion?
A new history reconsiders who belongs in American religious history and what should count as religion
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Environment
December 22, 2024
Who Does Minnesota’s White Earth State Forest Belong To?
Can a beloved forest bridge the gap between a fractured past and a hopeful future?
Maija Hecht, essay & photography
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Native Life
December 5, 2024
Indigenous Artists Give Minnesota a Map Makeover
A roundtable conversation with three women who are reviving land-based wisdom and history from a Dakota perspective
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