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“We never gave up.”

June 18, 2024
A partially collapsed ancient stone structure built into a rock overhang with visible remnants of walls, surrounded by rocky terrain and the distant sound of rushing water.

As Our Land Weekly readers well know, in 2016, the Pueblo of Santa Ana paid the King family more than $30 million to buy back some of the tribe’s ancestral lands northwest of current day Rio Rancho. When they bought the lands, the tribal council resolved they would be used only for traditional purposes.  Since…

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“Unfortunately, that fear became a reality…”

June 4, 2024
A woman and man kneel on a rocky riverbank with a black-and-white dog between them, the water glistening behind. They all look at the camera.

Last week, I wrote about the accident that killed Tim Hart, one of the smokejumpers sent to fight the Eicks Fire on private land in Hidalgo County in 2021. This week, I’d like to highlight his widow, Michelle Hart, who spoke with me about Tim and about the challenges wildland firefighters and their families face. …

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