Year: 2023

Ark Tech

USDA invests $1 billion for nearly 400 projects to expand access to trees and green spaces in communities and neighborhoods nationwide through Investing in America agenda

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Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/news/releases/usda-invests-1-billion-nearly-400-projects-expand-access-trees-and-green-spaces USDA Press Release WASHINGTON,September 14, 2023 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is awarding more than $1 billion in competitive grants…Continue readingUSDA invests $1 billion for nearly 400 projects to expand access to trees and green spaces in communities and neighborhoods nationwide through Investing in America agenda

Indigenous Stewardship

Not All Green Space Is Created Equal: Biodiversity Predicts Psychological Restorative Benefits From Urban Green Space

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Republished from: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02320/full By: Emma Wood1 Alice Harsant1 Martin Dallimer2 Anna Cronin de Chavez3 Rosemary R. C. McEachan3 Christopher Hassall1* 1School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom 2Sustainability Research…Continue readingNot All Green Space Is Created Equal: Biodiversity Predicts Psychological Restorative Benefits From Urban Green Space

Indigenous Urban Planning One Health, One Heart

Coping with Stress in Deprived Urban Neighborhoods: What Is the Role of Green Space According to Life Stage?

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Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01760/full Jenny J. Roe1* Peter A. Aspinall2 Catharine Ward Thompson2 This study follows previous research showing how green space quantity and contact with nature (via access to gardens/allotments) helps mitigate stress…Continue readingCoping with Stress in Deprived Urban Neighborhoods: What Is the Role of Green Space According to Life Stage?

Living Water

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Hears 30% of Navajo Nation Homes Lack Running Water

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Source: https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-hears-30-of-navajo-nation-homes-lack-running-water BY LEVI RICKERT  SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley on Wednesday, September 27, 2023,  made testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs’ “Water as a…Continue readingSenate Committee on Indian Affairs Hears 30% of Navajo Nation Homes Lack Running Water

Communal Healing

The healing power of Native American culture is inspiring psychologists to embrace cultural humility

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Source: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/10/healing-tribal-communities-native-americans A cadre of mental health professionals is calling for the development of innovative treatment approaches based on American Indian and Alaska Native values and worldviews By Heather StringerDate created:…Continue readingThe healing power of Native American culture is inspiring psychologists to embrace cultural humility

Sovereignty

The All Pueblo Council of Governors to Travel to Washington to Advocate for Preservation of the Chaco Canyon Sacred Landscape

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Source: https://nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/the-all-pueblo-council-of-governors-to-travel-to-washington-to-advocate-for-preservation-of-the-chaco-canyon-sacred-landscape BY LEVI RICKERT  SEPTEMBER 09, 2023 The All Pueblo Council of Governors (APCG) that represents 20 Pueblos is sending a delegation to Washington, D.C. on Monday, September 11, 2023, to…Continue readingThe All Pueblo Council of Governors to Travel to Washington to Advocate for Preservation of the Chaco Canyon Sacred Landscape

Indigenous Stewardship

Samish Indian Nation Confronts Effects of Climate Change with Bull Kelp

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BY BEN PRYOR  AUGUST 28, 2023 Source: https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/samish-indian-nation-confronts-effects-of-climate-change-with-bull-kelp Tribal nations in the Pacific Northwest have experienced scorching heat waves this summer, breaking the norms of their historically temperate environment. Spring saw the…Continue readingSamish Indian Nation Confronts Effects of Climate Change with Bull Kelp

Food Sovereignty

Adaptation of Ancient Indigenous Practice Holds the Secret to the World’s Largest Vertical Farm

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The world’s largest vertical farm will have a secret ingredient: fish Fish fertilize the plants—and then become another income stream. 01-18-22 BY ADELE PETERS Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/90713239/the-worlds-largest-vertical-farm-will-have-a-secret-ingredient-fish A sprawling new building that…Continue readingAdaptation of Ancient Indigenous Practice Holds the Secret to the World’s Largest Vertical Farm

Indigenous Stewardship

Three California Tribal Nations Declare First U.S. Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area

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Source: https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/three-california-tribal-nations-declare-first-u-s-indigenous-marine-stewardship-area BY NATIVE NEWS ONLINE STAFF  SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 “We do not seek the permission of other governments and can no longer wait to act to preserve and protect this culturally…Continue readingThree California Tribal Nations Declare First U.S. Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area

The Unheard

Supreme Court rules the US is not required to ensure access to water for the Navajo Nation

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Published: June 23, 2023 8.29am EDT Source: https://theconversation.com/supreme-court-rules-the-us-is-not-required-to-ensure-access-to-water-for-the-navajo-nation-202588 The Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., covers 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometers) in the Southwest – an area…Continue readingSupreme Court rules the US is not required to ensure access to water for the Navajo Nation

Sovereignty

LA officials announce ‘Indigenous LAnd Initiative’ to address past wrongdoings

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BY CITY NEWS SERVICE LOS ANGELES PUBLISHED 1:00 PM PT OCT. 11, 2021 Source: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/human-interest/2021/10/11/los-angeles-to-drop-father-junipero-serra-name-from-park#:~:text=The%20initiative%20will%20rename%20landmarks,spaces%20to%20practice%20traditional%20ceremonies. LOS ANGELES (CNS) — As part of Los Angeles’ work to reckon with mistakes and wrongdoings in the…Continue readingLA officials announce ‘Indigenous LAnd Initiative’ to address past wrongdoings

Housing Justice

How a Landless Native American Tribe in California Is Housing Its Homeless Members

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Molly Solomon Jun 11, 2021 Source: https://www.kqed.org/news/11877585/how-a-landless-native-american-tribe-in-california-is-housing-its-members Cheyanne Wright felt stuck. The 23-year-old was renting a room from her boyfriend’s mother in Stockton. Her relationship with the woman had soured…Continue readingHow a Landless Native American Tribe in California Is Housing Its Homeless Members

The Unheard

Nicaragua: CIDH pide al Estado salvaguardar la vida y la integridad de personas indígenas del Territorio Mayangna

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Fuente Original: https://cejil.org/comunicado-de-prensa/nicaragua-cidh-pide-al-estado-salvaguardar-la-vida-y-la-integridad-de-personas-indigenas-del-territorio-mayangna/ 21 de febrero de 2022.- El pasado 13 de febrero, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) otorgó medidas cautelares de protección a favor de las personas indígenas de…Continue readingNicaragua: CIDH pide al Estado salvaguardar la vida y la integridad de personas indígenas del Territorio Mayangna

The Unseen

UN denounces new attacks on Indigenous people in Nicaragua’s largest reserve

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by Maxwell Radwin on 21 March 2023 Original Source: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/un-denounces-new-attacks-on-indigenous-people-in-nicaraguas-largest-reserve/ A wave of violence against Indigenous people in Nicaragua this month has drawn international outcry over the government’s lack of action against…Continue readingUN denounces new attacks on Indigenous people in Nicaragua’s largest reserve

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