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American Indian Activist Led Landmark Lawsuit, Veterans’ Voices In ‘Stories From Wartime,’ What’s Hygge?

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As the Dakota Access Pipeline rolls ahead, a look back at an earlier clash between Indian tribes and the federal government, when activist Elouise Cobell filed the largest class-action suit ever against the United States. Then, veterans describe their battlefield experiences in a long-running Regis University program called "Stories From Wartime." Students learn the history. Vets find it cathartic. And, the rules designed to help communities and industry avoid conflicts over oil and gas drilling are causing -- conflict. Plus, an import from Denmark to Colorado: What’s hygge?