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Finding Common Ground
New guidelines require federal agencies to include Indigenous knowledge in research, policy and decision making. What does this newfound respect mean for tribes? We begin a three-part series by looking at opportunities for tribal-federal cooperation in land management.
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Keeping Watch
In a region scarred by coal mining, a new research center at Chief Dull Knife College is helping the Northern Cheyenne Reservation of Montana remain an environmental oasis.
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Opening the Gate
Gatekeeping STEM courses are difficult. Who is to blame when Native students fail? We asked seven tribal college educators to share their perspectives.
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Money Growing on Trees
Tribes were once criticized for failing to “develop” their land. Now their sustainably managed forests are generating income through the carbon market.
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Healing Mental Health
Bringing more Native Americans into mental health professions.
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When Science Wins
For more than twenty years, researchers at Aaniiih Nakoda College and the Fort Belknap Reservation’s Environmental Protection Department have worked to document the harm done by an abandoned gold mine adjacent to the reservation. Their findings are now helping block efforts to restart exploration within the mine site.
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Fire as Medicine
Salish Kootenai College’s new graduate program in natural resources emphasizes fire ecology
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Agriculture by Design
At the Institute of American Indian Arts, gardening is both an art and a science.
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Diabetes on Tap
A partnership between the University of Arizona and Diné College is studying the connection between arsenic-contaminated drinking water and diabetes. It’s part of a larger effort to improve access to clean water for residents of the Navajo Nation.
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Indigenous Knowledge Goes to Washington
The Biden administration is pledging to incorporate traditional ecological knowledge into federal policy making. Tribal leaders support the move, but say guidelines must be carefully written to protect ‘sacred and sensitive’ information.
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