Alaska ornaments, art, and…unity
In Alaska, holiday cheer began early this year. Alaskans and Alaska Native peoples spent their long summer days tapping into their inner artist, crafting nearly fifteen thousand beautifully handmade ornaments to adorn the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.These ornaments are more than just impressive, festive decorations.Many of the ornaments honor the state’s rich and historic Indigenous culture, as…
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Healing the land
Sand Point borders inland wetlands that have been used for hundreds of years by the Ojibwe people to cultivate wild rice, known as Manoomin, which roughly translates to “the good berry” or “the good seed.” Wild rice is part of the reason why Native American Tribes settled in this region, however, the cultivation and consumption of this culturally…
#Mining, #InfrastructureInvestmentAndJobsAct, #Pollution, #Tribes, #TribalRelations
Anan Bay rebuild marks new chapter in Alaska cabins project
The reconstructed Anan Bay Cabin near Wrangell, Alaska. “Having these cabins in unique sites—beautiful places—encourages people to get out and use their public lands in a way they may not have, had these facilities not existed,” said Director of Recreation, Lands and Minerals James King. (USDA Forest Service…
#InfrastructureInvestmentAndJobsAct, #Restoration, #Tribes
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…
#Tribes, #Grasslands, #TribalActionPlan, #NativeAmericans, #LandAndWaterConservationFund, #Indigenous, #Traditions, #IndigenousKnowledge, #Cultural
Forest Landowner Support Funded Projects
A view of a forested landscape in Maine, where more than 90% of forests are privately owned and managed. (USDA Forest Service photo)
Private forest landowners manage more than 60% of forests in the United States. Through the Forest Landowner Support initiative, the Forest Service…
#ForestLandownerSupport, #Grants, #StatePrivateTribalForestry, #Tribes
Indian Youth Service Corp making a difference in Oregon
Inter-tribal crew members in Lomakatsi’s Tribal Youth Ecological Forestry Training Program conduct ecological thinning within the Ashland Forest Resiliency Stewardship Project, near Ashland, Oregon. (USDA Forest Service video by Preston Keres) At sunrise in the beautiful lands of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest in Ashland, Oregon, a group of tribal youth gather to begin a busy day…