American Roundtable Theme

2021

Without Water, There Is No Growth | Cheyenne River

Lacy Maher from the Mni Wašté Water Company explains how a decade-long water shortage hindered economic growth and stopped housing development.

Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota

Interview March 16, 2021

Developing a Healthy Economy | Cheyenne River

Four Bands Community Fund’s Lakota Vogel offers an overview of the economic landscape of the reservation and the spatial challenges of rural development.

Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota

Interview March 16, 2021

Cheyenne River Surface Ownership

Annie Coombs and Zoë Malliaros map the complicated history of surface land ownership on the reservation and its inequitable consequences.

Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota

Article March 16, 2021

Along the Lumbee River, North Carolina

Editors Morgan Augillard, Noran Sanford, and Joey Swerdlin present the report Along the Lumbee River with report contributors Tanner Capps, Deb Gunsallus, Ed Hunt, Ravin Patel, Christie Poteet, and Andie Rea.

Video March 12, 2021

Labor, Landscapes, and Legacies, River Valley, Maine

Editors Aaron Cayer and Kerri Arsenault present the report Labor, Landscapes, and Legacies and discuss key themes and findings with report contributors Tom Leytham, N.B.Aldrich, and Steve Norton.

Video March 5, 2021