Rayka Zehtabchi

A girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk and Yurok tribes of Northern California.

Safa’s been through a lot. Now her car battery’s dead in a strip mall parking lot.

In an effort to improve feminine hygiene, a machine that creates low-cost biodegradable sanitary pads is installed in a rural village in Northern ...