The landscape of recovery in rural America is “a story of small victories and people who won’t give up on their neighbors.”
New Clinic on a Reservation in Oregon Advances Tribal Sovereignty
A new public health clinic on the Grand Ronde reservation in rural Polk and Yamhill counties, Oregon, promises to address healthcare gaps and advance tribal sovereignty for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. The clinic, which opened May 17, 2024, will offer preventative services like vaccines, dental care, and nutrition classes to bolster the overall […]
Back to Appalachia
This story was originally published by Inquest. When being transported to prison, Cinquan “Umar” Muhammed said, most people try to take their mind off things through chatter. But he’s a quiet person, and in the nearly thirty years of his life he spent being shuffled between federal penitentiaries in rural mountain communities, he said he […]
In a Sustained Drought, Water Solutions Grant Supports Agricultural Innovation in Rural Colorado
Walk into Pueblo Seed and Food Co on a Friday afternoon in Cortez, Colorado, and you’ll be met with a wall full of bread that looks a little different than bread at the supermarket. The Pueblo Brick, for instance, is a loaf made with rye flour, einkorn (an ancient grain), and blue corn, topped with […]
BLM Adopts Rule Described as a ‘Generation-Defining’ Shift for America’s Largest Land Manager
This story was originally published by Montana Free Press. The Bureau of Land Management on Thursday adopted a long-awaited rule that aims to put conservation initiatives “on equal footing” with oil and gas leasing, grazing and other commercial uses of federal land. The rule “combines our ongoing work with a vision for conservation to help us manage […]
Accidental Rancher: The Fussiest Season
It happens every spring. The best laid plans dashed by unpredictable weather, equipment malfunctions, illness, or most likely all three. But really, the truth behind why spring always gets crazy when you are working on a ranch or farm is that there’s more to do than can be done. Every year we must go through […]
Q&A: What is Heirs Property?
Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you see here? You can join the mailing list at the bottom of this article and receive more conversations like this in your inbox each week. […]
Medicaid Unwinding Deals Blow to Tenuous System of Care for Native Americans
This story was originally published by KFF Health News. About a year into the process of redetermining Medicaid eligibility after the Covid-19 public health emergency, more than 20 million people have been kicked off the joint federal-state program for low-income families. A chorus of stories recount the ways the unwinding has upended people’s lives, but […]
Broken Promises and ‘Broken Justice’ in the Rust Belt
“American Rust” offers a portrait of post-industrial towns that some might dismiss as “misery porn,” but there are flickers of hope and intrigue amid the gloom.
State Poet Laureates Write Rural Into Their Rhyme Schemes
Recently, Barbara Smith’s son Jason was playing a game of pool with his buddies in Wyoming when he abruptly left the game to attend his mother’s poetry reading. “The other men came with him and they were surprised and I think happy to be there,” Smith recalls. “I don’t think they had been at a […]
‘Society of the Snow’ Shows Us How Far We’ll Go to Survive
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Keep It Rural, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Like what you see? Join the mailing list for more rural news, thoughts, and analysis in your inbox each week. Hear reporter Claire Carlson narrate her column on Keep It Rural, a series from the Rural Remix podcast. Stripped of our […]