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Yggdrasil, the tree that supports the world in Norse myth, can be found in America in Neil Gaiman’s mash-up of world religion. Starz

April 2, 2017

Guide to the classics: Neil Gaiman’s American Gods

Elizabeth Hale, University of New England

American Gods imagines a US where ancient gods exist at "right angles to reality", asking why we have mythologies and why we need them.

After the Army Corps of Engineers approved an easement for the North Dakota Pipeline, two tribes requested – unsuccessfully – to halt construction while their lawsuit over the project is resolved. AP Photo/Susan Walsh

February 15, 2017

How will native tribes fight the Dakota Access Pipeline in court?

Monte Mills, The University of Montana

More than an easement: A scholar of Native American law lays out the legal arguments in the Dakota Access Pipeline and why they matter to all of us.

Members and supporters of the Arapaho and Cheyenne Native American tribes, 2014. AP Photo/Brennan Linsley

November 22, 2016

Remembering the US soldiers who refused orders to murder Native Americans at Sand Creek

Billy J. Stratton, University of Denver

A scholar of American Indian studies shares the lesser-known, true story of two men who stood up and spoke out against the murder of American Indians, and how they are celebrated as heroes today.

A better review of the cultural heritage might have prevented the face-off over the Dakota Access Pipeline. AP Photo/James MacPherson

November 21, 2016

How the archaeological review behind the Dakota Access Pipeline went wrong

Chip Colwell, University of Colorado Denver

What sacred sites have been damaged by The North Dakota Access Pipeline? We can't really know for certain – and our legal system is partly to blame.

Protestors hold a sign outside the state’s Capitol, in Bismarck, North Dakota., John L. Mone/AP

November 3, 2016

Why understanding Native American religion is important for resolving the Dakota Access Pipeline crisis

Rosalyn R. LaPier, Harvard University

A scholar explains what makes landscapes sacred in Native American religion and why there needs to be a better understanding of the ties to the land.

Top contributors

Elizabeth Hale
Senior Lecturer in English and Writing (children's literature), University of New England
Chip Colwell
Lecturer on Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver
Billy J. Stratton
Professor of contemporary American literature and culture; Native American studies, University of Denver
Rosalyn R. LaPier
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, The University of Montana
Monte Mills
Assistant Professor of Law & Co-Director, Margery Hunter Brown Indian Law Clinic, The University of Montana