Indigenous science is using natural regeneration to restore Western
ecosystems.
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Posted inMarch 2024: Fertile Ground
Saving the Pacific lamprey
Documenting populations of
the ancient fish is a step toward ensuring their survival.
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How states make money off tribal lands
Ten states own 1.6 million acres of land within 83 tribal nations’ reservations. How did they get there?
Posted inMarch 2024: Fertile Ground
Can affordable housing for Indigenous communities work?
The question looms large as Denver breaks ground on its first affordable housing project for Indigenous people.
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How the Colville Tribes are restoring traditional lands and wildlife
The tribes are re-establishing native species wiped out by systematic colonization.
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Stolen Indigenous land is the foundation of the land-grant university system. Climate change is its legacy.
Extractive industries are filling public university coffers on stolen land.
Posted inJanuary 11, 2024: The Creatures in Our Midst
How solar geoengineering is clouding issues of tribal consent
‘Move fast, break things’ approach runs into issues of tribal authority.
Posted inJanuary 11, 2024: The Creatures in Our Midst
Reviving the Samish Tribe’s kelp
Researchers are documenting the decline of once-plentiful kelp beds in an effort to reverse the trend.
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New DNA technique could bring closure for families of missing and murdered Indigenous people
But experts say this risks DNA sovereignty.
Posted inJanuary 11, 2024: The Creatures in Our Midst
The Northwestern Shoshone are restoring the Bear River Massacre site
The tribe is reclaiming their gathering place and returning water to the Great Salt Lake.
Posted inJanuary 11, 2024: The Creatures in Our Midst
Washington’s solar permitting leaves tribal resources vulnerable to corporations
Tribal officials say the process threatens cultural resources and what remains of healthy Indigenous foodways.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024
An Alaska Native mutual aid network tackles the climate crisis
The Smokehouse Collective invests in “our resilience as Native peoples to persevere in our cultures despite the global impacts we are facing.”
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‘Frybread Face and Me’ shows the complexity of Indigeneity
Billy Luther’s new coming-of-age film shows characters grappling with city life juxtaposed against the reservation.
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Lower Snake River dams closer to coming down with new agreement
After decades of litigation, the historic initiative among states, tribes and the federal government signals a dramatic change for the region.
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Washington works to reconcile its history of Indigenous boarding schools
An all-Indigenous committee will identify the state’s responsibility of rectifying harm caused to boarding school survivors and their descendants.
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Washington State residents ask: What is our wildlife agency for?
Public backlash over a new policy reveals a deeper divide over the future of conservation.
Posted inDecember 1, 2023: December 2023
The Endangered Species Act’s complicated legacy in Indian Country
The landmark law has served as both sword and shield.
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Solutions to the gender pay gap for Native women may live at home
Entrepreneurship alongside one’s caregiving responsibilities can unlock opportunities and more income.
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What the fed’s new proposal for management of Colorado River reservoirs means
Lake Powell and Lake Mead remain historically low, but modeling shows risk of crisis levels has lessened over the next three years.
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The new film ‘Tatanka’ and the many narratives of the buffalo
Oglala Lakota Richard Two Bulls discusses his new project, which documents the restoration of the buffalo and the revival of a language.