They soon learned that the institution was notorious for refusing to return Indigenous items, in open violation of NAGPRA. “The problem with NAGPRA was that it had no teeth,” said Gonzalez. The ...

In August 2023, the judge ruled against the state, which appealed to the Montana Supreme Court. When the court affirmed the ruling in December, Held became the first case in the country in which youth ...

How the discovery of a long-lost monument shattered trust between a Japanese American community and the museum built to preserve its history.

With climate change threatening Indigenous lifeways in Alaska, these four young women are devoting their careers to their preservation.

Volunteers sacrifice time, energy and money to help mustangs removed from the range find homes. Can they convince people to take them?

With a small suitcase in hand, in November of 2021, she went to the Interfaith Sanctuary, a homeless shelter in downtown Boise. Surrounded by a busy highway, businesses and warehouses, the low tan-and ...

Making a home is a journey across time and space. At first, I heard the noises at night — a stairstep creaking, the rattle of a window, soft skittering across the floor. In bed, I would lie awake in ...

The cougar was euthanized, and his tissue samples, which were tested for a number of diseases, revealed the presence of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu. Less than two weeks later, ...

Cheaper renewables and natural gas began edging out nuclear generation; the San Onofre nuclear plant near San Diego shut down in 2012, and Diablo Canyon near San Luis Obispo was slated for retirement ...

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With climate change threatening Indigenous lifeways in Alaska, these four young women are devoting their careers to their preservation.

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