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  • The woman in search of Indian Country's missing

    Jessica Lussenhop

    March 25, 2019 |

    High Country News |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Fort Berthold Reservation, United States, North Dakota

    Native individuals and members of groups like Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women have taken it into their own hands to find members of their communities who have gone missing. Recognizing that decades-old legislation often under-prioritizes tribal lands, indigenous populations have turned to grassroots efforts and social media to form their own search parties – and are seeing results.

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  • Abandoned at Burning Man, bicycles now head for Houston and the Caribbean

    Jessica Lussenhop

    September 25, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Black Rock City, Nevada

    Many argue that the Burning Man festival has become an exclusive and wasteful indulgence for the wealthy - an opinion that was exacerbated this year when thousands of perfectly good bicycles were left among the debris in the desert. But a few enterprising individuals and organizations saw an opportunity to aid the victims of hurricanes Irma and Maria by rescuing, fixing, and transporting the abandoned bikes to communities where many people had lost all other forms of transportation, stifling their recovery efforts. Now hope is being restored for some, two wheels at a time.

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