Building on a foundation of trust
Randy'L Teton holds an eagle feather fan while wearing a traditional Shoshone deerskin dress, made by her great aunt, T. Davis. (Photo courtesy of Randy'L Teton)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Serving in her role as a public affairs specialist, Teton works with the Office of Communication in the…
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All-tribal work crew takes many steps toward improved tribal relations
COLORADO — A proverb attributed to the philosopher Lao Tzu famously states that "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." On the Grand Mesa, Uncompahagre and Gunnison National Forests, six people helped the forests take that first step toward enhancing, expanding and improving relationships with American Indian Tribes and tribal members.In the summer of 2024, working with the Rio…
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Honoring tribal ceremony on Huckleberry Mountain
OREGON — Klamath Tribal elders recently visited High Cascades Ranger District employees who, around mid-August, helped create space for tribal ceremony and gathering of first foods on Huckleberry Mountain. A closure was implemented on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest through an exclusive use permit to allow tribe members to conduct their ceremony undisturbed…
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Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe celebrates homeland restoration
Drum circle at the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Ceremony on July 17, 2024. (USDA Forest Service photo by Marc Sanchez)
MINNESOTA —The sun shone bright while a slight breeze whispered its way through the Chief Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School grounds in Cass County, Minn., as people gathered to…
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The Sho-Pai wood bank crew is just getting warmed up
Bordering southern Idaho, in Owyhee, Nevada, winter temperatures can dip below zero degrees on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. For Shoshone-Paiute Tribal members, burning wood to heat their homes has been a way of life for generations.“We’re remote. We’re on the last mile of the power grid so it’s very important that we have alternate sources of heat, and there are a lot of homes in the…
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Avian ambassadors and tribal perspectives
Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorous) perches on the branch of a California live oak (Quercus agrifolia). (U.S. Fish and Wildlife photo by Cal Robinson).
Birds are our melodic neighbors. They soar above skyscrapers in New York City and nest in coastal redwoods in…