Most Americans had never heard of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon – until 10 years ago this month, when a clutch of armed men and women stormed the birders’ paradise to make a point about the federal government, the state of the country, American history and themselves. The standoff finally ended in mid-February of 2016, two weeks after one of the wildlife-refuge occupiers, Robert LaVoy Finicum, was shot to death during a confrontation with the FBI and Oregon State Po

In the decade that’s passed, many people in this deep red corner of Oregon remember the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation as an exploitation and ultimately, a movement that failed to take root. 📹 by Eli Imadali/OPB ✂️ by Eli Imadali/OPB & Joey Lovato/OPB 📝 by Conrad Wilson/OPB & Eli Imadali/OPB #harneycounty #Malheur #ranching #governmentstandoff #bundys #tenyearslater | OPB