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The Klamath River now has the legal rights of a person A Yurok Tribe resolution.png

The Klamath River now has the legal rights of a person A Yurok Tribe resolution
The Klamath River Now Has the Legal Rights of a Person
This summer, the Yurok Tribe declared rights of personhood for the Klamath River — likely the first to do so for a river in North America. A concept previously restricted to humans (and corporations), “rights of personhood” means, most simply, that an individual or entity has rights, and they’re...
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Greg Cajete 2018 INTV Vimeo

Greg Cajete 2018 INTV Vimeo
Greg Cajete: Indigenous governance and sustainability
Greg Cajete, Tewa of the Santa Clara Pueblo and a renowned scholar and author on indigenous education serves as the Director of Native American Studies at the University of New Mexico. His works have merged native history, cultural practices, and knowledge into the cross section of education fields...
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Water Is Life: Mni Wiconi Part 3 of 3

Water Is Life: Mni Wiconi Part 3 of 3
Water is Life video series Part 3 Mni Wiconi
The Native Nations Institute produced a three-part educational video series called, “Water is Life." The video series brings a Native nation building perspective to the conflict over the Dakota Access Pipeline and features interviews with LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, former tribal historic...
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Water Is Life: The Lakota and Dakota People Part 1 of 3

Water Is Life: The Lakota and Dakota People Part 1 of 3
Water is Life video series Part 1 The Lakota and Dakota People
The Native Nations Institute produced a three-part educational video series called, “Water is Life." The video series brings a Native nation building perspective to the conflict over the Dakota Access Pipeline and features interviews with LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, former tribal historic...
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Water Is Life: Oceti Sakowin Part 2 of 3

Water Is Life: Oceti Sakowin Part 2 of 3
Water is Life video series Part 2 Oceti Sakowin
The Native Nations Institute produced a three-part educational video series called, “Water is Life." The video series brings a Native nation building perspective to the conflict over the Dakota Access Pipeline and features interviews with LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, former tribal historic...
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Tribes Get $6 Million in Federal Funds for Energy Efficiency Project

Tribes Get $6 Million in Federal Funds for Energy Efficiency Project
Tribes Get $6 Million in Federal Funds for Energy Efficiency Project
Eleven tribal communities are receiving a total of $6 million toward renewable energy projects and technologies, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced. It is part of President Barack Obama’s ongoing initiative to help tribal nations and Alaska Native villages reduce fossil fuel use, save...
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Janene Yazzie-The Next Generation of Tribal Water Use:

Janene Yazzie-The Next Generation of Tribal Water Use:
Janene Yazzie-The Next Generation of Tribal Water Use: Our Youth Represent the Future
Janene Yazzie, Little Colorado River Watershed Chapters Association, provides a detail account of how water use and water exploitation have impacted Indigenous peoples.
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Jeff Corntassel: Sustainable Self-Determination: Re-envisioning Indigenous Governance, Leadership and Resurgence

Jeff Corntassel: Sustainable Self-Determination: Re-envisioning Indigenous Governance, Leadership and Resurgence
Jeff Corntassel: Sustainable Self-Determination: Re-envisioning Indigenous Governance, Leadership and Resurgence
Scholar Jeff Corntassel (Cherokee) lays out his comprehensive explanation for what sustainable self-determination entails for Indigenous peoples in the 21st century, and provides examples of some of the ways that he and others are engaging in small and large acts of resurgence that contribute to...
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Seneca Nation Implements Native Plant Policy

Seneca Nation Implements Native Plant Policy
Seneca Nation Implements Native Plant Policy
The Seneca Nation of Indians are spearheading a movement to reintroduce more indigenous flora to public landscapes on tribal lands in Upstate New York. The tribal council unanimously approved a policy that mandates all new landscaping in public spaces on Seneca lands exclusively be comprised of...
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Yurok Tribe to release condors in California

Yurok Tribe to release condors in California
Yurok Tribe to release condors in California
Yurok tribal tradition holds the California condor as sacred, with ancient stories saying the giant birds fly closest to the sun and are the best messengers to carry prayers. Now, after five years of research, the far northern California-based tribe has received permission to release captive-bred...
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