indigenous cultures
Environmentalists and residents fight a new California gold rush
Companies are seeking to open old mines and explore in new sensitive regions amid resistance from Californians who want the Gold Rush to remain part of history.
news.mongabay.com
Podcast: Indigenous, ingenious and sustainable aquaculture from the distant past to today
On this episode we discuss Indigenous peoples’ long relationship with — and stewardship of — marine environments through the lens of aquaculture. Listen here: Coastal cultures have often enjoyed abundant lifestyles thanks to the wide array of food, fiber, and other useful resources provided by the world’s seas, sounds, estuaries and oceans. Indigenous peoples have […]
On B.C.’s Sunshine Coast, some of Canada’s oldest trees escape logging
Determined to protect the old-growth forest, home to culturally modified trees, hanging lakes and ancient cedar bear dens, a local conservation group brought new tactics and independent science to the table.
Bears Ears is back — but don’t celebrate just yet.
Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk unpacks the deeper implications — and limitations — of Biden’s monuments proclamation.
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The stakes of Trump’s push to sell oil drilling rights in the Arctic refuge
A majority of voters don’t support drilling in the Arctic refuge. Trump is doing it anyway.
Land and language: Indigenous cultures key to protecting Amazon biodiversity
Specific knowledge is often held by the shrinking Indigenous communities, such as knowledge of medicinal plants and cures, or the identification of plants and animals not yet known to science.
thenarwhal.ca
Yukon First Nations leaders fear mine will increase violence against women in ‘land of the caribou’
Assessment board says Kudz Ze Kayah mine will significantly harm water resources, traditional lands and human health and safety.
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