Christen McCurdy

Christen McCurdy (@CMcCurdyPDX) is a journalist in Portland, Ore. She has written for Street Roots, Pacific Standard, Bitch, Willamette Week, and other publications, and served as the news editor of The Skanner from 2015 to 2019.

Pieces by this contributor

Pandemic Relief Funds Long-Overdue Broadband Improvements

COVID-19 created a need for more internet access. On reservations, barriers remain to high-speed broadband.

Coronavirus Makes Feeding Hungry People Harder

December 1, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic shuttered facilities at Portland’s Native American Youth and Family Center. Now the organization is finding ways to offer services remotely, including getting food to families who are at a high risk of going hungry.

Broken Pipes, Broken Treaties

On the Warm Springs Reservation, residents have been without clean drinking water for three summers in a row. Where is the fix?