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In Rural America, Public Radio Saves Lives

November 22, 2025

When a typhoon hit Alaska, public radio station KYUK was broadcasting critical information about evacuations, and search and rescue operations.

At cop30: panel on the importance of social communication in expanding the reach of the federal public defender's office in addressing the needs of indigenous communities.

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Indigenous activists say COP30 plans to save rainforest not enough

by Frida Garza, Grist

November 14, 2025

COP30: “We need the government to recognize our climate authority and our role as guardians of biodiversity.”

People evacuated by national guard from alaska after typhoon hit.

Typhoon Halong hit Native Alaska villages already impacted by climate change

by Miacel Spotted Elk

November 3, 2025

As Typhoon Halong swept through western Alaska, it laid bare how centuries-old policies made Native villages particularly vulnerable to climate change.

How the Kichwa People’s Declaration of Living Forest is changing law, science and our understanding of the world

by Katie Surma, Inside Climate News

October 17, 2025

José Gualinga discusses his Kichwa People of Sarayaku’s visionary Living Forest Declaration and the importance of collaborating across cultures and areas of expertise.

Pasqua (left) and echo (right) lakes with echo valley provincial park and standing buffalo 78 indian reserve in the middle.

Indigenous Nations Propose Customs-Free Trade Corridor Across the US–Canada Border

by John Ahni Schertow, Intercontinental Cry

October 5, 2025

Tribal leaders have outlined a plan for a customs-free trade corridor along historic pathways that would cross the U.S.–Canada border.

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Deforestation Threatens Public Health. Securing Indigenous Land Rights Can Help, Researchers Find

by Katie Surma, Inside Climate News

September 11, 2025

A new peer-reviewed study examined the impact Indigenous territories have on human health in two categories of diseases, finding that municipalities located close to Indigenous lands with intact forests have a reduced risk.