Author Shecota Rae Nalwood Nez explores the history and future of the Santa Cruz River in a changing climate.
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RESILIENCE STORIES
Stories about climate impacts, adaptation, and Native resilience written by our team’s Climate Reporter interns. Learn more about the Native Climate Reporter Internship program.
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.
Climate & Ceremony on the Hopi Nation: An Interview With Nadine Manuel
An interview with Nadine Manuel touches on challenges facing the Hopi Nation during this time of climate change and drought. By Gina McGuire.
The Water Within Us
A poem by Gina McGuire looks back to ancestral knowledges of groundwater and lifeways to inform the future.
Seek Me, You Two, and Find Me
A short story by Gina McGuire explores the intersection of Hawaiian culture with climate and disease ecology.
How Much More? A poem on sea level rise in Hawaiʻi
By Gina McGuire. How Much More? I wonder, will the sea push, the slow crawl inland into freshwater lens…
Estom Yumeka Maidu student teaches DIY air filtration techniques to help reservation communities during wildfire season
Piercen Nguyen, member of Enterprise Rancheria, Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe, has been teaching Native American community members in NV and CA how to protect air quality in their homes during wildfire season.