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Land of Liberty

Myth-making in the early American republic

Alex Zakaras

Essay

In Short Measures Life May Perfect Be

In an age overrun by our relentless desire for more—whether more wealth or more productivity from limited soil—Wendell Berry’s writings offer a way to find wholeness in life’s finitude

David Barr, Sightings

On Caucus Day in Iowa, a Different Kind of Spin Cycle

Ordinary acts of care teach us to look beyond false claims to glory

Kristy Nabhan-Warren

Haudenosaunee Address of Thanksgiving to the Natural World (Ganö:nyök)

A traditional prayer of communal gratitude

Iroquois Confederacy

A Wandering Spirit, A Driftless Heart

Remembering the life and novels of David Rhodes one year after his death

Zev Mishell

The 19th Century Haunting that Made This Small Tennessee Town Famous

Historian sheds new light on the dark tale of the Bell Witch

Rick Gregory

The Great Spirit (Why I am a Pagan)

Zitkála-Šá, born on the Yankton Indian Reservation in 1876, embraces the religion of her ancestors

Zitkála-Šá

Eating Disorders in Farm Country

We speak openly about the dangers of not wearing a seatbelt or abusing drugs or alcohol, but we don’t routinely talk to our young people about the dangers of eating disorders.

Rev. Dr. Judy Kincaid