Justin Perkins is a Rural America In These Times editorial intern. He’s from Nebraska.
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Rural America
A New Native-Led Strategy for Fighting Keystone XL
At a June corn-planting ceremony, the Ponca Tribe took ownership of land in the pipeline’s path.
Justin Perkins
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Rural America
The 2018 Farm Bill’s Hidden Agenda to Push Millions off Food Stamps
Justin Perkins
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Dispatch
The 38 Dakota Warriors Lincoln Hanged
Native riders commemorate a forgotten massacre.
Justin Perkins