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.
Anna V. Smith
Anna V. Smith is an assistant editor for High Country News. 
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Environment
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