Blessing of Mount Democrat

Tribal representatives from the Rocky Mountain Region pose after a tribal blessing of Mount Democrat on Aug. 21, 2024. Members of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Northern Arapaho Tribe, Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Comanche Nation, Kiowa Tribe, and Cheyenne and Arapaho…
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Update your lexicon: Indigenous Knowledge replaces Native Knowledge
Indigenous Knowledge is an important element of land management planning. Thora Padilla, president of the Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico, invites federal employees to discuss forest thinning on an area of the reservation. (USDA Forest Service photo by Preston Keres)
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The…
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Working with Tribes to sustain a cherished plant

A canebrake. River cane still grows along rivers and streams, where it protects water quality. However, the vast canebrakes that once flourished in southern flood plains have been destroyed. (Courtesy photo by Roger Cain)
River cane might be unfamiliar to some, but for many Indigenous people, it is part of…