"The Indigenous Forager Reconnecting Native Americans With Their Roots"
"Twila Cassadore hopes teaching Western Apache traditional foodways can aid mental, emotional and spiritual health".
Source: Guardian, 06/05/2023
Religion, Faith and Spirituality
Oak Flat: "Biden Admin Hits Pause On Ariz. Copper Mine"
"The Biden administration has paused finalizing an environmental impact statement for a controversial copper mine in Arizona in order to meet with opposing tribes and review the Forest Service’s consultation."
Source: E&E News, 05/23/2023
‘It Gives Life’: Philippine Tribe Fights To Save A Sacred River From Dam
"Each year, members of the Dumagat-Remontado tribe gather at the Tinipak River to observe an Indigenous ritual to honor their supreme being and pray for healing and protection. This year, the rite had an additional intention: to ward off an impending dam project they fear will inundate the site of the ritual."
Source: Mongabay, 05/10/2023
Why Journalists Should Investigate the Twin Mental Health and Climate Crises
The complicated interplay between climate change and trauma, poorly understood and little covered, is holding back the response by individuals and communities to the realities of the climate crisis, argues the head of a network of mental health and other organizations. Here’s what he has found when it comes to how climate-generated anguish is blocking climate solutions and what can be done about it.
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"Last Earth Day, Wynn Bruce Set Himself on Fire Outside the Supreme Court"
"Some saw my former student’s actions as a climate protest. As I examined the years leading up to his death, I found his grief for our planet was undeniable."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/24/2023
"Two Evangelical Leaders on ‘Radical Faith’"
"With a focus on issues normally considered progressive, the Revs. Jim Wallis and Kyle Meyaard-Schaap hope to expand the evangelical political imagination."
Source: NYTimes, 02/20/2023
Covering Indigenous Communities — Tips for Non-Native Journalists
Non-Indigenous journalists may think they’re doing “marginalized” Indigenous communities a favor by covering them, but their coverage is too often extractive and riddled with racist tropes. Contributor Valerie Vande Panne offers insights and advice for avoiding these pitfalls. Seeking permission, listening, sharing and respecting are all critical tools for the job.
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"Nevada Monument Will Shield Sacred Tribal Land — From Renewables"
"For years now, Native American tribes have sought more protections for the federal lands in the Mojave Desert in southern Nevada that are central to their core beliefs about creation. But advocates say the effort took on new urgency as renewable energy developers eyed pieces of the same land for projects that could fit into the Biden administration’s push for clean electricity."
Source: E&E News, 02/07/2023
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