Rob Manning, Author at Northwest Public Broadcasting

Interior Department Initiative Means A Closer Look At Northwest Indigenous School Burial Sites

By Rob Manning July 7, 2021

Chemawa Indian School is the oldest continuously running off-reservation Indian boarding school. CREDIT: Rob Manning/OPB

When Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a sweeping investigation into burial sites on current and former school sites that have historically served Native Americans, it was met with amazement, even among people who’ve been searching out Indigenous remains for years.Read More

Federal Judge Blocks Grazing Permits To Oregon Family At Heart Of Malheur Occupation

By Rob Manning June 5, 2019

Dwight Hammond Jr. greets protesters outside his home in Burns, Oregon in January 2016. Hammond was convicted of arson on federal charges in 2012. The case sparked the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Occupation led by Ammon and Ryan Bundy. CREDIT: AMELIA TEMPLETON/OPB

U.S. Judge Michael H. Simon issued a temporary restraining order, blocking the grazing permits issued to Dwight and Steven Hammond by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke before he left the Trump administration at the beginning of this year. Read More

Oregon Class Size Bill Misses Legislative Deadline

By Rob Manning February 27, 2018

The Oregon Capitol. CREDIT:BRADLEY W. PARKS/OPB

One of the most significant education bills in the Oregon legislature this session appears to be dead. The bill was aimed at limiting class size. Read More

Interior Department Initiative Means A Closer Look At Northwest Indigenous School Burial Sites

Federal Judge Blocks Grazing Permits To Oregon Family At Heart Of Malheur Occupation

Oregon Class Size Bill Misses Legislative Deadline

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