Climate Indigenous Affairs
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![Digital collage of Alaskan fishing boat, river, and map of Bristol Bay]()
![Digital collage of Alaskan fishing boat, river, and map of Bristol Bay]()
This Alaska Native fishing village was trying to power their town. Then came Trump’s funding cuts.
Port Heiden is facing an energy crisis. A $300,000 grant from the EPA would have helped the traditional Alutiiq community swap costly, polluting diesel for cheaper, clean power.
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The transfer of a sacred site to a copper mine is delayed once again
A federal judge in Phoenix provides a reprieve for Oak Flat.
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![Josh Norris a Yurok planner and tribal member lands a redwood canoe on the lower Klamath River on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 in Klamath, Calif. As the salmon of the Klamath have dwindled the Yurok tribe has turned to alternative revenue like eco tourism and canoe tours in an effort to support their people.]()
![Josh Norris a Yurok planner and tribal member lands a redwood canoe on the lower Klamath River on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 in Klamath, Calif. As the salmon of the Klamath have dwindled the Yurok tribe has turned to alternative revenue like eco tourism and canoe tours in an effort to support their people.]()
In California’s largest landback deal, the Yurok Tribe reclaims sacred land around Klamath River
"It's our job, our inherent right, to take care of the Klamath Basin and its river.”
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![A field of cut down trees extends toward the forest and mountains]()
![A field of cut down trees extends toward the forest and mountains]()
Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous peoples around the world
Without U.S. funding, Indigenous communities in Peru and elsewhere face increasing threats to their land, livelihoods, and human rights.
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![two protestors hold up signs and a torch at a rally]()
Indigenous land defenders face rising threats amid global push for critical minerals
The past decade has seen “a consistent, sustained pattern against people who speak out against business-related human rights" abuses.
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![Photo of Sara Kehaulani Goo beside book cover for Kuleana]()
![Photo of Sara Kehaulani Goo beside book cover for Kuleana]()
In her new book, ‘Kuleana,’ Sara Kehaulani Goo fights to keep her family’s land
A Q&A with the Native Hawaiian author on what she learned writing her memoir.
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![Ione Quigley, the Rosebud Sioux's historic preservation officer,]()
![Ione Quigley, the Rosebud Sioux's historic preservation officer,]()
How the Trump administration is putting hundreds of sacred sites at risk
Indigenous nations are facing impossible deadlines and vanishing budgets amid sweeping federal rollbacks.
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![Collage of glacier, salmon, miner, and map of Alaska]()
![Collage of glacier, salmon, miner, and map of Alaska]()
Who will benefit from melting glaciers?
In a remote corner of North America, salmon and mining companies are vying for new territory.
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![A dog sniffs at cut trees in a forest with light snow]()
![A dog sniffs at cut trees in a forest with light snow]()
The US government stole the Black Hills. Now it’s clear-cutting them.
The Trump administration wants to fast-track logging in the Black Hills. What could go wrong? A lot, say tribes, scientists, and conservationists.
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![A man in a hard hat and yellow vest with orange pants and a gray long sleeved shirt stands among felled tree trunks under a blue sky]()
![A man in a hard hat and yellow vest with orange pants and a gray long sleeved shirt stands among felled tree trunks under a blue sky]()
How the Washoe Tribe built a business to sustain a firewood bank that helps elders heat their homes
Nationwide, tens of thousands of Indigenous households use firewood to help heat their homes. That’s why the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California is making sure their elders have the chopped wood they need.
