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![A young boy in a sweatshirt pulls the cord on a yellow generator hooked up to a house nearby while a young girl looks on from the steps]()
![A young boy in a sweatshirt pulls the cord on a yellow generator hooked up to a house nearby while a young girl looks on from the steps]()
Clean energy projects on tribal lands were booming. Then came Trump’s tax bill.
From Alaska to Arizona, tribes are confronting the possibility of stalled projects, energy outages, and economic disruption.
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Salmon, tribal sovereignty, and energy collide as US abandons Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement
The move threatens treaty rights and salmon recovery as energy demands from AI and crypto surge.
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![Earl Stephen and Dr Amy Parent make their way through the museum during a visit to the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, ahead of the return of 11-metre tall memorial pole to what is now British Columbia.]()
![Earl Stephen and Dr Amy Parent make their way through the museum during a visit to the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, ahead of the return of 11-metre tall memorial pole to what is now British Columbia.]()
UNESCO appoints Indigenous co-chairs to protect languages and knowledge amid climate crisis
"A single word like 'X̱maay' contains generations of climate knowledge, laws, and cultural practices."
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Canada’s wildfire crisis is displacing First Nations at alarming rates
With over 40,000 people evacuated and infrastructure overwhelmed, Indigenous leaders say climate change is hitting their homelands hardest.
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How America’s prairie was nearly destroyed — and why it should be restored
A new book traces the environmental collapse of a crucial ecosystem and how its return could fight climate change.
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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]()
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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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.
