Cliven Bundy refused to pay federal grazing fees. Armed supporters faced federal agents at his Nevada ranch, and his son Ammon later led the occupation of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
We look at the Mormon beliefs the Bundys used to explain their actions, the history of Native land in both places, and what happened after the standoffs.
The main source for this episode is Betsy Gaines Quammen's "American Zion: A Story of Faith and Illusion in the American West." Full sources for this episode are in our receipts archive on Patreon.