California Forever is determined to try the ballot again in 2026. In the meantime, it’s continuing its community outreach campaign. At the heart of the debate lies the company’s most compelling ...

The corner of a recently logged state trust land parcel is visible on the Flathead Reservation. Credit: Tailyr Irvine / High Country News and Grist This investigation is a collaboration with Grist. On ...

An investigation by High Country News and Grist reveals how public institutions benefit from extractive industries on Indian reservations.

During the final season of Reservation Dogs — an Indigenous coming-of-age show set on the Muscogee Reservation in Oklahoma — ...

Arizona’s state fish is doing well but faces a daunting future.

An investigation by High Country News and Grist reveals how public institutions benefit from extractive industries on Indian reservations.

‘City,’ a massive outdoor sculpture in Nevada, took Michael Heizer 50 years to make. Today, it is met with a mixture of scrutiny and awe.

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Producer and writer, Migizi Pensoneau, ‘brings the realness’ to Emmy voters.

A reinforced storm barrier, the result of an emergency project overseen by the Army Corps of Engineers, will prevent winter storms from thrashing the coastal lowlands of the Shoalwater Bay Indian ...