Environment Tribes can hunt on ancestral lands north of U.S. border, Canada says After 10 years of legal battles, the Sinixt tribe won recognition and hunting rights in their traditional homelands across the Canadian border. by Anna V. Smith High Country News / May 11, 2021
Environment The Chinook Indian Nation’s 120-year fight for sovereignty Federal recognition provides tribes with critical health care and education. But there are nations the U.S. refuses to recognize. by Anna V. Smith High Country News / April 7, 2021
Environment A tale of restored tribal lands turns bittersweet in the wake of an Oregon wildfire Tribes who've reclaimed federal lands are learning that the U.S. was a less-than-ideal steward — which puts them at risk for catastrophic wildfires. by Anna V. Smith High Country News / August 21, 2019
Environment At the U.S.-Canada border, an "extinct" tribe hunts for recognition To prove that his Arrow Lakes Band exists, Rick Desautel defied Canadian law to shoot an elk across the border. His case will be heard by their Supreme Court. by Anna V. Smith High Country News / November 1, 2019
Culture Digital Prospector: Digging for online video gold Apha House, one of Amazon's 14 original online series by Rustin Thompson / June 5, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: John Keister's back, Selznick v. De Sica, Hollywood's home movies Critic Rustin Thompson unearthing the very best - and worst - in online video. by Rustin Thompson / August 4, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: musical trash, vinography, "The Canyons" and Tom Jones Tom Jones at the House of Blues, 2009 by Rustin Thompson / July 28, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: Earning "non-racist" points, voyeurism as art, "Adrift" in San Francisco fog Fog over the San Francisco area is the focus of a two-year long project that culminates in the video "Adrift" by Rustin Thompson / July 23, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: Cookus Interruptus, "Cookie Thumper," Hoffman on "Tootsie" Critic Rustin Thompson shares the best - and worst - in online video. by Rustin Thompson / July 14, 2013
Culture Going Viral: Kinda funny Seattle farmers market, Rembrandt flash mob, Aussies having - a lesbian! Film critic Rustin Thompson on the best - and worst - of online video fare. by Rustin Thompson / July 7, 2013