The Modern West

You ask around, and people can’t agree on a quintessential Wyoming writer. And if you can’t identify the literature of a... Read more

The U.S. government only allows Native Americans to register with one tribe. But what happens when two tribes share one ... Read more

Most births are uncomplicated. So in rural areas where hospitals are shutting down, women want to give birth at home. No... Read more

The number of Americans hunting and fishing is declining, but women are bucking the trend. Host Melodie Edwards finds a ... Read more

Bob was devastated when his wife died of cancer. He’d been her main caregiver, and afterward, he realized that now he ha... Read more

Once upon a time, coal miners took pride in the hard work they did. But these days the coal industry is sluggish and min... Read more

Quincy Dabney loved growing up in Lodge Grass on the Crow Reservation in Montana. But then, just like him, it started fa... Read more

It’s been over a century since the U.S. government exterminated bison from the Great Plains as a way to win the war agai... Read more

Imagine Congress agreeing to create national forests and wildlife refuges these days. Probably wouldn’t happen. So when ... Read more

Young people from Gen Z are moving to cities around the West. But in doing so, they’re also out-migrating from rural hom... Read more