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National Native NewsFriday, January 30, 2026
Photo: The Wind River Family and Community Health Care clinic in Riverton, Wyo. would have been impacted by the proposed cuts in tribal Medicaid funding. (Hannah Habermann / Wyoming Public Media)
State lawmakers in Wyoming backtracked this week on what many – including some lawmakers – believed was a big proposed cut to tribal Medicaid funding.
Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann reports.
Earlier this month, the Joint Appropriations Committee voted to deny a $58 million request from the Wyoming Department of Health for federal funding for tribal Medicaid reimbursements.
The move was met with pushback and protes...
2026-01-3004 minNational Native NewsFriday, January 30, 2026
Photo: The Wind River Family and Community Health Care clinic in Riverton, Wyo. would have been impacted by the proposed cuts in tribal Medicaid funding. (Hannah Habermann / Wyoming Public Media)
State lawmakers in Wyoming backtracked this week on what many – including some lawmakers – believed was a big proposed cut to tribal Medicaid funding.
Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann reports.
Earlier this month, the Joint Appropriations Committee voted to deny a $58 million request from the Wyoming Department of Health for federal funding for tribal Medicaid reimbursements.
The move was met with pushback and protes...
2026-01-3004 minNational Native NewsFriday, January 30, 2026
Photo: The Wind River Family and Community Health Care clinic in Riverton, Wyo. would have been impacted by the proposed cuts in tribal Medicaid funding. (Hannah Habermann / Wyoming Public Media)
State lawmakers in Wyoming backtracked this week on what many – including some lawmakers – believed was a big proposed cut to tribal Medicaid funding.
Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann reports.
Earlier this month, the Joint Appropriations Committee voted to deny a $58 million request from the Wyoming Department of Health for federal funding for tribal Medicaid reimbursements.
The move was met with pushback and protes...
2026-01-3004 minNational Native NewsMonday, August 18, 2025Photo: Knight Hall at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyo. (Kamila Kudelska / Wyoming Public Media)
Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho students will have a crack at a new scholarship at the University of Wyoming (UW).
Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann has more.
UW is creating the “Wind River Promise Fund”.
Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars will be available to tribal members to cover undergrad tuition costs and mandatory fees for full-time students.
The idea’s been going back and forth between tribal members, state legislators, and the univ...
2025-08-1804 minNational Native NewsMonday, August 18, 2025Photo: Knight Hall at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyo. (Kamila Kudelska / Wyoming Public Media)
Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho students will have a crack at a new scholarship at the University of Wyoming (UW).
Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann has more.
UW is creating the “Wind River Promise Fund”.
Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars will be available to tribal members to cover undergrad tuition costs and mandatory fees for full-time students.
The idea’s been going back and forth between tribal members, state legislators, and the univ...
2025-08-1804 min
Jackson UnpackedBONUS: ‘Home Again’This week we have another bonus episode from “The Modern West,” a production of PRX and our friends over at Wyoming Public Media. In the podcast’s 10th season, “The Gray in Between,” reporters tackle stories from a wolf incident in Sublette County last year that gained worldwide attention, to creative solutions to the affordable housing crisis, to the inevitable death of elk in the Jackson Herd, right here, in our backyard.Today’s episode is titled “Home Again,” reported and produced by Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann. Back in the 1930s, a trading post swapp...
2025-08-1534 minNational Native NewsWednesday, July 30, 2025It’s been an up and down week for former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo).
On the up side, Sec. Haaland has been deemed the 2025 recipient of the Chief Standing Bear Prize for Courage.
The Nebraska Examiner reports that Haaland – the first Native person to serve as a cabinet secretary who addressed the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) crisis and the oppressive legacy of federal boarding schools – will receive the honor on October 13 in Lincoln, Neb.
The non-profit Chief Standing Bear Project recognizes those people who embody the spirit of the famed...
2025-07-3004 minNational Native NewsWednesday, July 30, 2025It’s been an up and down week for former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo).
On the up side, Sec. Haaland has been deemed the 2025 recipient of the Chief Standing Bear Prize for Courage.
The Nebraska Examiner reports that Haaland – the first Native person to serve as a cabinet secretary who addressed the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) crisis and the oppressive legacy of federal boarding schools – will receive the honor on October 13 in Lincoln, Neb.
The non-profit Chief Standing Bear Project recognizes those people who embody the spirit of the famed...
2025-07-3004 minNational Native NewsTuesday, June 17, 2025The Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes recently received grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
But as Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann reports, other housing-related funding for the tribes is a little less certain.
Tribes around the country receive federal support through the annual Indian Housing Block Grant.
This year, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe got about $2.3 million and the Northern Arapaho Tribe received about $3.6 million.
Emery’l LeBeau is the director of the Northern Arapaho Housing Authority.
“We get this Block grant based on a f...
2025-06-1704 minNational Native NewsTuesday, June 17, 2025The Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes recently received grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
But as Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann reports, other housing-related funding for the tribes is a little less certain.
Tribes around the country receive federal support through the annual Indian Housing Block Grant.
This year, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe got about $2.3 million and the Northern Arapaho Tribe received about $3.6 million.
Emery’l LeBeau is the director of the Northern Arapaho Housing Authority.
“We get this Block grant based on a f...
2025-06-1704 minNational Native NewsTuesday, May 27, 2025(Photo: Hannah Habermann / Wyoming Public Media)
Colorado is joining the Eastern Shoshone Tribe in Wyoming in designating bison as wildlife.
Wyoming Public Radio’s Olivia Weitz reports.
Earlier this year, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe reclassified bison from being livestock to wildlife in an effort to manage the species less like cattle and more like big game.
On Thursday, Colorado’s governor signed the Protect Wild Bison bill, which creates a dual wildlife and livestock designation.
Conservation groups say it makes killing bison that cross into Colorado from other states ille...
2025-05-2704 minNational Native NewsTuesday, May 27, 2025(Photo: Hannah Habermann / Wyoming Public Media)
Colorado is joining the Eastern Shoshone Tribe in Wyoming in designating bison as wildlife.
Wyoming Public Radio’s Olivia Weitz reports.
Earlier this year, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe reclassified bison from being livestock to wildlife in an effort to manage the species less like cattle and more like big game.
On Thursday, Colorado’s governor signed the Protect Wild Bison bill, which creates a dual wildlife and livestock designation.
Conservation groups say it makes killing bison that cross into Colorado from other states ille...
2025-05-2704 minNational Native NewsTuesday, March 18, 2025A project bringing solar energy to the Wind River Reservation has hit some road bumps due to pauses in federal funding.
But as Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann reports, the team is searching for other ways to move forward.
Energize Wind River is poised to set up standalone solar systems and bring electricity to roughly forty Eastern Shoshone homes. But?
“ The ‘but’ would be that our construction funding is currently on hold pending review.”
That’s project director Levi Purdum.
He says about $2 million of funding is paused. Even though the...
2025-03-1804 minNational Native NewsTuesday, March 18, 2025A project bringing solar energy to the Wind River Reservation has hit some road bumps due to pauses in federal funding.
But as Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann reports, the team is searching for other ways to move forward.
Energize Wind River is poised to set up standalone solar systems and bring electricity to roughly forty Eastern Shoshone homes. But?
“ The ‘but’ would be that our construction funding is currently on hold pending review.”
That’s project director Levi Purdum.
He says about $2 million of funding is paused. Even though the...
2025-03-1804 minJackson Unpacked‘Everything is Outrageous’The Wyoming Senate narrowly passed a resolution recently that would ask Congress to turn over nearly all federal land in the state. That’s 30 million acres — about half of Wyoming’s total area. We hear from Aaron Weiss, the Deputy Director at the Center for Western Priorities, a conservation advocacy group, who says the resolution was is likely to change policy.
The first few weeks of Trump’s presidency have been a whirlwind. A deluge of executive orders, memos and proclamations aiming to crack down on immigration, slash the federal workforce and control international trade. We talk to Jacks...
2025-02-0730 minJackson Unpacked‘That’s The Stuff That Gives Me Goosebumps’On this week’s episode: Host and KHOL Senior Reporter Dante Filpula Ankney heads to Teton Village to talk to Jacksonites Gabe McNees, Ryan Stanley, Anna Catino and Erme Catino after they finish Lotoja. The over 200 mile bike race ends here in the Tetons and is only possible due to work from organizers like David Bern.
KHOL reporter Jenna McMurtry talks with professional skier and ultrarunner Drew Petersen about his new film “Feel it All,” which tackles mental health in mountain towns.
Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann takes us to the Fish Cre...
2024-09-2029 min
The Modern WestCourage is a Muscle - Part One of High Altitude TalesExactly 100 years to the day after a woman named Eleanor Davis became the first recorded woman to ever climb the Grand Teton – a nearly 14,000 foot-tall mountain that’s the namesake for Grand Teton National Park – an all-female group of climbers is summiting the peak to celebrate her legacy. Hannah Habermann tagged along for the adventure.
2024-04-0331 min
Yonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleAll This Life Here — Emile Newman: Identity and subtle exploitation in the outdoor industryThis is the first episode of Jesse's new show, All This Life Here. If you enjoy the free-flowing nature of this sort of dialogue please head over to the Apple Podcast page for the show and rate and subscribe!
2021-10-041h 18
The Jackson Hole ConnectionBehind the Yonder Lies Podcast with Hannah Habermann and Jesse BryantIn this week’s episode of the Jackson Hole Connection, Stephan chats with Hannah Habermann and Jesse Bryant. Hannah and Jesse are the co-hosts of the Yonder Lies podcast. Yonder Lies is a podcast series that shares the stories of the locals, talks about Jackson Hole’s rich history, and discusses the conflicts that make Jackson Hole what it is today.
In this episode, Hannah and Jesse share how they met and eventually made their way out to Jackson. They talk about why they started Yonder Lies and all that goes into producing a creative, research-based podcast from scratch. Stephan, Jess...
2021-02-1845 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleOur Housing CrisisWithout a doubt, our community has its work cut out for us in terms of affordable housing now, and in the years to come. Is it possible to create a world where all of our community members can choose to affordably live in Jackson, if they want? What actions are being taken? What changes need to be made? Thanks to April Norton, Housing Director at Jackson/Teton County Housing Department, Skye Schell at ShelterJH, and and Kelsey Yarzarb for thought-provoking and inspiring interviews!
2021-02-0130 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleMusic and Myths: Dom Flemons and Black CowboysIn this episode, we continue to interrogate the myth of the cowboy, this time through the lens of music history and songwriting! American songster Dom Flemons shares about the history of American folk music and the process behind the creation of his Grammy-nominated album "Black Cowboys."
2020-11-0234 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleLatino Voices in JacksonIn this episode, we explore the experiences of Latino community members in Jackson, Wyoming. What's behind (what's up with) the gap between perceptions and reality when it comes to Jackson's demographic? Alina Indracas and Lina Collado share their stories of living Latino in Jackson and how they hope to see Jackson grow into the future.
2020-10-1131 min
What's Your Why?Yonder Lies: The Last Of The Old WestAs you drive over the breathtakingly steep Teton Pass into Jackson Hole, Wyoming you will pass what could very well be a hundred year old sign that puts to bed any doubt you may have had. You're on the right road, and the journey is almost over. "Yonder lies Jackson Hole, the last of the old West." Few places have come to symbolize the rapidly-changing American West quite like the valley of Jackson Hole, Wyoming—grizzlies still graze by the roadside, elk eat farm-raised grass, and, all the while, service workers, ranchers, ski bums, and billionaires all jo...
2020-09-1816 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson Hole"Attention is the Beginning of Devotion": A Conversation with Sportswoman-Conservationist Marcia BrownleeHannah talks to Marcia Brownlee, project manager of myth-busting sportswoman group Artemis. They talk about developing an intimate connection to the land and the joys of creating all-female hunting & angling communities. They also dive into the weeds of BLM oil and gas leasing sales in the time of COVID, and the implications of these sales for public lands.
2020-09-0430 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleKanye West and WyomingOn the slated release date of his new 2020 album Donda: With Child we thought it would be good to tell the story of perhaps the most famous Wyomingite ever. No, we're not talking about Dick Cheney or Jackson Pollock, but Kanye West. In this episode, we cover the story of one of the most talented musicians in a generation. We'll cover where Kanye came from, his upbringing, his vaulting into the musical pantheon, his subsequent resentment of being pigeonholed as only a musical genius, and what his bringing of his Yeezy brand to Cody, Wyoming may or...
2020-07-2434 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleLIVE! An Interview on Environmentalism, Academia, and This Historic MomentRecently, Jesse sat down (virtually!) with the Executive Director of the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative, Ben Williamson, to discuss environmentalism, academia, and our historic present moment! This was the first in a series that NRCC will be hosting every other Thursday from 12-1 on Zoom. Enjoy!
2020-07-2054 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleInterview: Lynnette Grey Bull (for Congress!)This is an extended interview we conducted in February for E2 with Northern Arapaho/Hunkpapa Lakota #MMIWG advocate Lynnette Grey Bull. Obviously, a lot has changed since then...more than you think!
2020-06-2534 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleThe Myth of the CowboyIn this episode, we compare and contrast two types of cowboy: the historical cowboy and the mythologized cowboy. How do these two separate realities converge or diverge? And how does the mythologized cowboy course through the blood of Jackson Hole, Wyoming?
2020-06-1235 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleWhat's the problem with bear management?This is an episode about a theory: Environmental problems don't exist out there, but inside of us. We come to see problems in the world when our expectations about how the world should work are not met. Our expectations about how the world should work are shaped by the myths — the patterns of understanding we unconsciously use to understand the world — that live inside of us. And therefore situations we call "problems" arise when our myths fail to explain it, and conflicts often arise over environmental problems when myths are divergent and u...
2020-06-0156 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson Hole"Not Waving but Drowning" : Speculative Fiction & Embodied DroughtThere's no doubt that water, and its absence, is an issue deeply stitched into the fabric and conflicts of the American West – and when you start looking into a future where megadroughts are the norm, it gets spooky quick. It's easy to get lost in the science and projections around climate change – so, how can fiction and art help us to better imagine a landscape and way of life drastically different from our present? How can stories create empathy and invoke action in the present? In this episode, Hannah shares an excerpt from her senior thes...
2020-05-1229 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleChronic Wasting Disease & The National Elk RefugeThis one should resonate with everyone, given our current global situation with COVID-19. Today we look at the decades-long policy debate over how to best deal with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Wyoming, and specifically, on the National Elk Refuge, and even more specifically: in regards to the century-old program of feeding wild elk throughout the winter. Hang on. It's going to be a wild ride. A cataclysm awaits! Feeding the Problem
2020-05-0353 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleRock Climbing Conflict in Ten Sleep, Wyoming: A ReadingJesse spent the summer of 2018 living in Ten Sleep, WY looking at the ways in which the explosion of rock climbing was affecting the small ranching town. In this episode, Jesse reads a piece he recently published in Sage Magazine about the American rock climbing community, identity, and socioenvironmental conflict and change in the rural West.
2020-04-1931 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleBONUS: These Wild TimesJesse and Hannah talk through some of the implications of COVID-19 on the community in Jackson, Wyoming.
2020-04-0620 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleThe Full Interview: Dr. Justin Farrell and Billionaire WildernessIn this interview, Jesse talks with Dr. Justin Farrell of the Yale School of the Environment about wealth in Jackson, Wyoming and his new book Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultrawealthy and the Remaking of the American West.
2020-03-291h 02Yonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleThe Richest County in America (feat. Dr. Justin Farrell)Today we are joined by Dr. Justin Farrell of the Yale School of the Environment to discuss wealth in Jackson Hole, and his new book Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultrawealthy and the Remaking of the American West from Princeton Press. Over the course, we try to understand the conditions that have made Teton County, Wyoming the wealthiest county in America and this means for the Jackson community. We also wonder if this is good, and if so, for who?
2020-03-2247 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleAn Interview with Len Necefer, Founder of Natives OutdoorsContent from this interview with Len Necefer, Founder of Natives Outdoors, was used in Episode 3: Indigenous Presents. We hope you enjoy the full conversation!
2020-03-1540 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleSki Bums & SustainabilityIn this episode, we explore how ski resorts impact the people and land around them. What's behind the mythology of the ski bum? How do tourist economies impact local labor? And how have places like Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Snow King tried to mitigate their environmental impacts as a changing climate threatens the future of winter? We'll also hear from Phil Cameron, Executive Director of Energy Conservation Works, and his perspectives on Jackson's efforts to switch to greener energy sources.
2020-03-0833 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleEpisode 4.1 - David Bernhardt chimes in on the goatsOn Monday, February 24, the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, David Bernhardt told Grand Teton National Park to "step down" with their helicopter gunning. GTNP has already killed some goats, but will not release how many exactly they have lethally removed. As the sun rises on the Tetons on Tuesday, February 25, everyone is in the dark.
2020-02-2503 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleStranded Sheep, Gutted Goats, and Flying Firing SquadsMore than half a century ago, Idaho Fish and Game decided they wanted to hunt mountain goats so they captured some near Coeur d'Alene and released them into the Snake River Range. Fifty years later, these goats are threatening the extinction of the Teton Bighorn Sheep. Between the recording and when you'll hear this, nearly 100 mountain goats will be killed by helicopter gunners in Grand Teton National Park. In this episode, we try to understand how it came to this. More info: Working Group Assessment
2020-02-2334 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleIndigenous Pasts and Presents (Pt.2)In this episode, we hear the perspectives of three influential leaders from three different tribes: Jason Baldes (Eastern Shoshone), Lynnette Grey Bull (Northern Arapahoe & Hunkpapa Lakota), and Len Necefer (Navajo). Each will offer their perspective on the through-line from past to present and into the future. We will notice that in many ways this line finds its way following efforts of education, coalition building, and healing. We hope that after hearing this episode listeners will be inspired to get involved with indigenous issues in communities near where they live! For more info on...
2020-02-0939 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleIndigenous Pasts || Presents (Pt.1)The stories of Native Americans have long been erased in tellings of the history of the United States and in histories of Jackson Hole. In this episode, we ask: How do we and how should we understand this violent and complicated history? What is true and what is false? And where does the legal relationship between the United States and North American Tribes stand today? This episode is the first of two, diving into the history of the Shoshone-Bannock people in this area and the creation of the Wind River Reservation and the Fort Hall...
2020-02-0232 minYonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleGrand Teton National ParkThe controversial creation of Grand Teton National Park is in some ways the beginning of the culture that still dominates Jackson Hole today: outdoor recreation and aesthetic experience of nature. In this episode, we ask: What is there to do when the same activities that allow people to enjoy the land are also leading to its degradation? How do we reconcile seemingly irreconcilable land uses? Should wealth equate to decision-making power in regards to environmental management? And how do we combat the tendency for cultures of leisure to become cultures of apathy? We will cover...
2020-01-1932 min
Yonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson HoleYonder Lies: Coming January 19!Episode 1, "Grand Teton National Park" coming January 19. Subscribe now on Spotify or iTunes!
2019-11-2200 min
Was denkst du denn?Das andere Lebenoder: Leben im Konjunktiv
Eins vorweg: Der Plan war, dass das Baby schläft und Rita und Nora eine Runde podcasten. Nun, das Baby hatte andere Pläne, wir haben es trotzdem gewagt. Und deshalb klingt diese Episode etwas anders als sonst.
Aber irgendwie dann auch wieder passend, denn Rita fragt sich, was wir eigentlich damit meinen, wenn wir uns in ein anderes Leben wünschen. So wie in dem Satz: "In einem anderen Leben wäre ich jetzt reich" oder "In einem anderen Leben wären wir das perfekte Paar". Jede:r, der oder die schon mal e...
2019-01-1845 min