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
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
Backstage with Garth Hudson's Eccentricities Garth Hudson of The Band performs in 1971 by Charles Bermant / September 29, 2011
Culture Despite free borders, Roma (Gypsies) are still Europe's outcasts Roma children by Jim Compton / August 30, 2010
Politics The country’s bad mood may doom state heritage-tourism plan Cape Flattery, the farthest northwest point of the contiguous U.S. by Joe Follansbee / June 29, 2010
Culture A feel-good documentary that's made for cynics Director Tom Shadyac at the 2010 Port Townsend Film Festival, which screened 'I Am.' by Charles Bermant / March 16, 2011
Tech Used bookstores: The next notch in Amazon's belt? Ophelia's Books in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood by Joe Follansbee / March 17, 2013
Tech The unexpected entrepreneur Vicci Martinez rocking a Seattle Secret Show at the College Club on Lake Union. by Charles Bermant / February 26, 2013