Elena Saavedra Buckley, NPR

Elena Saavedra Buckley

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West Hartford, CT, United States

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Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • NPR
  • High Country News
  • NativeNewsOnline
  • The Toledo Blade

Past articles by Elena:

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Caroline Shaw Is Not Here To Save Classical Music

The Pulitzer-winning, Kanye-collaborating composer began her career with a creative blank check, but she's spent much of the past decade moving sideways. Her latest trick: reinventing as a songwriter. → Read More

Looking for fresh reads? Western authors weigh in. — High Country News – Know the West

Here are some books from 2020 you don’t want to miss this winter. → Read More

Unraveling the mystery of a stolen ceremonial shield (The Return) — High Country News – Know the West

How a sacred object from the Pueblo of Acoma turned up at a Paris auction house, and how the tribe fought for its return. → Read More

This season’s best reads — High Country News – Know the West

A roundup of the new and upcoming books that have caught our eye. → Read More

Montana’s ‘Argus’ prototype projects glaciers where they once were (Montana’s glacier gods) —

In 2068, an augmented reality program takes hold of its designer. → Read More

‘None of this happened the way you think it did’ —

For years, the clients of a Colorado funeral home kept their loved ones’ cremated remains. Then the FBI called. → Read More

Ranchers sue major meatpackers —

Plaintiffs allege ‘The Big Four’ conspired to reduce cattle prices. → Read More

‘This is genocide’: The final report of Canada’s inquiry into MMIWG —

The 1,200-page inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is firm in its calls to justice. → Read More

See the hard-won equilibrium of Alaska —

A compilation of work by Alaskan photographers explores life in the North. → Read More

Treaty rights prevail in Supreme Court —

In a 5-4 vote, the court disagreed that Wyoming’s statehood nullified a Crow Tribe hunting treaty. → Read More

South Dakota Pushes Bills to Prosecute ‘Riot-boosting’ Ahead of Pipeline Construction

Published March 7, 2019 The bills would allow the state to sue protesters — and their supporters — and use the money for pipeline-related costs Editor’s Note: This article was first published… → Read More

South Dakota pushes bills to prosecute ‘riot-boosting’ ahead of pipeline construction —

The bills would allow the state to sue protesters — and their supporters — and use the money for pipeline-related costs. → Read More

Explore landscapes redefined by human influence —

In a new book, a photographer captures our collisions with nature. → Read More

One tribal nation could decide the fate of Arizona’s drought plan —

The Gila River Indian Community could pull out of the plan in light of a new bill threatening to undermine their water rights. → Read More

See iconic photographers’ forgotten work in 1950s Mormon towns —

Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange capture a time when the religion was growing. → Read More

How Indigenous reporters are elevating true crime —

In the podcasts “Finding Cleo” and “Thunder Bay,” First Nations reporters reinvent a common formula. Can they find even bigger audiences? → Read More

How Indigenous reporters are elevating true crime (Indigenous reporters elevate true crime ) —

In the podcasts “Finding Cleo” and “Thunder Bay,” First Nations reporters reinvent a common formula. Can they find even bigger audiences? → Read More

Feds fail to prosecute crimes in Indian Country —

U.S. attorneys’ offices declined a third of referred cases in 2017, a quarter of which were sexual assault cases. → Read More

Explore a world of images at Standing Rock —

The new book, Standing Strong, shows a spectrum of emotion from #NoDAPL. → Read More

What is lost when cultural sites are bulldozed? —

Southwestern tribes learn of possible heritage destruction at the hands of Arizona State Parks and Trails. → Read More