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Native Climate Reporter Team Presents, Listens, and Learns at Indigenous Climate Conference

In September, climate reporters from the Native Climate project traveled to the 2024 National Tribal & Indigenous Climate Conference in Anchorage, Alaska.

The Needles in My Path

Poet Andra Hawk-Valdez notices the effects of drought on the grasses during an evening walk at the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.

Climate Reporter Interns Explore Climate Change on Native Lands

In early June, Native Climate welcomed three new storytellers into our 2024 Summer Climate Reporter Internship program.

Native Climate Team Holds Indigenous Education Workshop

The Desert Research Institute’s Native Climate education team hosted a collaborative workshop between the Walker River Paiute Tribe and the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe on May 4, 2024.

Resources from 2024 Extension Risk Management Education National Conference

The Native Climate team held a pre-conference workshop for the 2024 Extension Risk Management Education Conference in Salt Lake City.

The Needles in My Path

The Needles in My Path

Poet Andra Hawk-Valdez notices the effects of drought on the grasses during an evening walk at the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.

Climate Reporter Stories

ECHOES OF WATER: The Santa Cruz River’s Legacy

Author Shecota Rae Nalwood Nez explores the history and future of the Santa Cruz River in a changing climate.

The Tohono O’odham Himdag: Challenging the Climate Science View on Indigenous Climate Impacts 

The Tohono O’odham Himdag (way of living in the world) has guided our actions since time immemorial. It also holds valuable lessons for the future. By Mary C. Wilson.

Renewal

A poem by Andra Hawk-Valdez walks us through the cycle of the seasons as storms build, fires burn, winds clear the air, and all is renewed.

The Needles in My Path

Poet Andra Hawk-Valdez notices the effects of drought on the grasses during an evening walk at the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.

Trust the Rain

A poem by Gina McGuire reflects on the presence and negative effects of microplastics in our bodies, food, air, and water.

San Xavier Mission Church

The Tohono O’odham Himdag: Challenging the Climate Science View on Indigenous Climate Impacts 

The Tohono O’odham Himdag (way of living in the world) has guided our actions since time immemorial. It also holds valuable lessons for the future. By Mary C. Wilson.

Building Capacity: Native Climate Focus Areas

Greenhouse at Salish Kootenai College

Agriculture

Identifying climate needs of Native American farmers and ranchers

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Climate Data

Enhancing climate monitoring and data services on Tribal lands

Group standing near edge of cliff on Navajo reservation

K-12 Education

Creating place-based climate modules for Native teachers