Environment
Tribally managed forests lack funding, new report finds
The Intertribal Timber Council, or ITC, is a Portland-based organization that produces a Congressionally mandated report on the status and needs of tribally managed forests across Turtle Island every 10 years. Their fourth-ever assessment, the Indian Forest Management Assessment Team IV or IFMAT IV, released this fall, documents tribal forest management practices and forest health while…
News
Tribally managed forests lack funding, new report finds
The Intertribal Timber Council, or ITC, is a Portland-based organization that produces a Congressionally mandated report on the status and needs of tribally managed forests across Turtle Island every 10 years. Their fourth-ever assessment, the Indian Forest Management Assessment Team IV or IFMAT IV, released this fall, documents tribal forest management practices and forest health while…
CymaSpace brings music to deaf and hard-of-hearing communities
Nate Hergert, like other deaf or hard-of-hearing people, also referred to as DHH, has to feel music through vibrations. Hergert is the principal investigator and project director at CymaSpace, a nonprofit with a mission to make “arts, media and culture accessible and inclusive to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing through technology, education and outreach.”…
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy talks forthcoming book and a new album
On March 23 and 24, 2020, Wilco was set to play the Arlene Schnitzer Hall in support of its 11th record, “Ode to Joy.” Of course, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those shows didn’t happen, with the make-ups finally coming in the fall of 2021. If it was a little weird at that point to…
Opinion
Kaia Sand | Survival is a daily challenge for Ashland’s unhoused residents
Juliet’s family lives in a camper beneath a bridge. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. This column represents her views. The friar — Romeo’s confidant who married the very young couple — is a street minister who drives a truck that serves as a food pantry and provides showers. Nataki Garrett, former…
Culture
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy talks forthcoming book and a new album
On March 23 and 24, 2020, Wilco was set to play the Arlene Schnitzer Hall in support of its 11th record, “Ode to Joy.” Of course, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those shows didn’t happen, with the make-ups finally coming in the fall of 2021. If it was a little weird at that point to…
