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  • In California, women learn how to protect their ancestral lands with fire

    The WTREX program runs prescribed burn camps to provide hands-on training for Indigenous women. This training allows them to reclaim parts of their culture and bring cultural burns back to their land in a safe learning environment.

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  • Why is Duluth a national hub for training Native physicians?

    At the University of Minnesota Medical School's Duluth Campus, the Center of American Indian and Minority Health provides a space for Indigenous students to connect with one another, honor their traditions, and find support in a challenging academic setting. The school, which also requires eight hours of instruction on treating Native Americans, has produced more Indigenous medical graduates than almost any other in the United States.

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  • WA schools want more students to be bilingual; is that goal possible?

    Dual-language programs, which offer instruction in both English and a second language for subjects such as science, math, and social studies, improve English acquisition while allowing multilingual students to stay connected to their culture. In one Washington school district, most dual-language students outperformed non-dual-language students on state language arts exams.

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  • Canada's First Nations Protect Millions of Acres of Their Lands

    Indigenous communities in Canada are setting aside millions of acres of land for conservation and research by making agreements with the Canadian government.

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  • A Taste of Home: How Ethnic Grocery Stores Create Community

    Ethnic grocery stores create a sense of community for immigrant communities and improve food security by providing affordable, culturally relevant foods.

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  • Two-Spirit youth gift-giving project demonstrates the power of community care

    Gifts for Two-Spirit Youth solicits a wide variety of donations from around the world to create personalized gifts for Two-Spirit youth who might feel lonely or alienated during the holiday season.

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  • Restoring Watersheds, and Hope, After New Mexico's Record-Breaking Wildfires

    After fires and floods, the tribe of the Santa Clara Pueblo is restoring Santa Clara Canyon using traditional ecological knowledge to design mitigation and replanting methods using burned trees and strategic seeding. Now, they are sharing that knowledge at other locations needing restoration.

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  • Treating Farmworkers on Their Terms

    Community health clinics provide a space for indigenous people to access both traditional and nontraditional medicine as there’s a significant disconnect between indigenous communities and modern healthcare institutions. These community clinics increase healthcare access for indigenous communities and present care in an easily accessible way by taking language and cultural barriers into consideration.

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  • 'We felt accomplished': Dillingham students celebrate name change for local creek

    Three students in Dillingham, Alaska launched a campaign to change the name of a local creek that included a slur against Indigenous women. After researching the issue and making presentations to school committees, tribal organizations, and conference attendees, they were successful in helping to get the name changed.

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  • Can An Ancient Indian Mixed Farming System Help Our Farmers Sustain Better?

    Residents of Uttarakhand, India, practice the Barahanaja farming system to deal with the lack of rain and irrigation systems. This practice involves mixed cropping of 12 or more crops throughout the year that are interdependent to support one another and have high nutritional value.

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