Indigenous

The region has long depended on coal production and power plants, but many of those facilities have shut down, leaving local leaders searching for new economic pathways.

Nature access doesn't just mean who lives near a park or trees — with a close connection to issues like income and pollution exposure, it can also mean who has access to clean air and water.

The new policy affects those who have defaulted on their student loans. According to higher education analysts, about 40% of Native borrowers default on their federal loans.

The Stokes Nature Center is opening a community nature park in Nibley featuring trails, gardens, yurts, and preserved open space for wildlife.

Students and other Cache Valley residents are working together to grow native plants at Stokes Nature Center that have sustained Indigenous communities for generations.

Host Laura Gelfand talks with author Mariaelena Huambachano on her book "Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways: Indigenous Traditions as a Recipe for Living Well."

In other news, a task force focused on missing and murdered Indigenous people could be extended for two years. And, new footage shows a crash between a FrontRunner train and an SUV last week.

Utah State University hosted their 47th annual powwow on Saturday, April 6. With nearly 1,000 people in attendance, the day was filled with tradition, dancing, food and vendors.

Indigenous populations in the U.S. were systematically being stripped of their cultures. Then in WWII, the government discovered the tactical advantages of the Comanche language.

Darren Parry, the former chairman of the Shoshone tribe, explains how Thanksgiving can serve as a reevaluation of values.