Articles by Senior Staff Writer Anita Hofschneider
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![A portrait of state Sen. Mary Kunesh from Minnesota]()
![A portrait of state Sen. Mary Kunesh from Minnesota]()
The state senator leading efforts to return land to tribal nations
"We can't sit back anymore and not participate."
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![Dozens gather to protest deep-sea mining in Hawaii in December 2023.]()
![Dozens gather to protest deep-sea mining in Hawaii in December 2023.]()
How the last queen of Hawaiʻi is influencing the debate over deep-sea mining
As the U.N. weighs ocean floor mining, Hawai'i just banned the practice.
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![A researcher in scuba gear counts fish swimming around a coral reef at Palmyra Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean.]()
![A researcher in scuba gear counts fish swimming around a coral reef at Palmyra Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean.]()
A Biden effort to conserve oceans is leaving out Indigenous peoples, report finds
U.S. Pacific territories bear the burden of marine protected areas while missing out on economic benefits.
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![View of Lake Mille Lacs between trees]()
![View of Lake Mille Lacs between trees]()
The Mille Lacs Band will see the return of 18 acres of state trust land
Of several landback bills the Minnesota Legislature considered this year, the Mille Lacs measure was the only one to return school trust lands.
