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Erika Larsen

A Sami herder kneels and sings to his reindeer to prevent them from spooking. A story in the November 2011 issue came out of photographer Erika Larsen spending 3 years with Sami people.

Destiny Buck, of the Wanapum tribe, rides her mare, Daisy, in the yearly Indian princess competition in Pendleton, Oregon. A March 2014 story documented the enduring relationship between Native Americans and horses.

A Sami herder kneels and sings to his reindeer to prevent them from spooking. A story in the November 2011 issue came out of photographer Erika Larsen spending 3 years with Sami people.

Kris Tompkins, wild land advocate and philanthropist

A Sami boy and his dog rest while herding reindeer in Norway during the summer. The Sami people in far north Scandinavia orient their lives around the migration patterns of reindeer.

A Sami boy and his dog rest while herding reindeer in Norway during the summer. The Sami people in far north Scandinavia orient their lives around the migration patterns of reindeer.

Racing greyhounds roam at a kennel in Florida. Though generally gentle and non-aggressive, the dogs often wear muzzles around each other because they have thin skin and can get competitive, having been trained to race after the same lure. Floridians voted in 2018 to ban betting greyhound racing by the end of 2020, effectively ending the industry. Critics of the sport contend that dog racing is cruel and inhumane, but those in the industry mourn the loss of what they say is a cultural institution. (From “The era of greyhound racing in the U.S. is coming to an end,” October 2020.)

Jennifer Doudna

The biochemist’s research, with colleague Emmanuelle Charpentier, led to the discovery of a revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR-Cas9. Today, Jennifer Doudna (above) promotes the ethical use of gene-altering technologies.

Tara Houska, an Ojibwa of the Couchiching First Nation in Ontario, uses law and advocacy to champion indigenous people's concerns.