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  • A Lingít culture and language program for Juneau students is expanding to middle school

    Students at Harborview Elementary in Juneau, Alaska, have the Lingít language and culture integrated into their classes through things like singing and dancing. The effort helps them learn about their cultural heritage, clans, and family history.

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  • Algunos latinos no confían en la salud mental occidental. Por eso buscan a los curanderos.

    Con nuevas colaboraciones entre curanderas, universidades y comunidades de profesionales de la medicina, el curanderismo está ayudando a la salud mental de los latinos (quienes no buscan terapia u otro tipo de apoyo de salud mental en las mismas proporciones que otros grupos raciales o étnicos). Aunque es difícil medir definitivamente los beneficios médicos de la curación espiritual, si hay datos afirmando que los latinos suelen recurrir a los curanderos para una amplia gama de necesidades, como el trastorno de estrés postraumático, los nervios, el susto, la depresión y el asesoramiento espiritual.

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  • Some Latinos don't trust Western mental health. That's where curanderos come in

    Curanderas, or traditional healers, practice the holistic methods of Curanderismo to heal the mind, body and spirit. People, specifically those in the Latino and Indigenous communities, seek our curanderas for culturally relevant care for diseases and ailments, as well as mental health.

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  • An Ancient Grain Made New Again: How Sorghum Could Help U.S. Farms Adapt to Climate Change

    Some farmers in drought-prone areas are planting sorghum, an ancient grain that requires less water and fertilizer than crops like corn, as a way to offset climate change-related losses.

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  • In California, women learn how to protect their ancestral lands with fire

    The WTREX program runs prescribed burn camps to provide hands-on training for Indigenous women. This training allows them to reclaim parts of their culture and bring cultural burns back to their land in a safe learning environment.

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  • Why is Duluth a national hub for training Native physicians?

    At the University of Minnesota Medical School's Duluth Campus, the Center of American Indian and Minority Health provides a space for Indigenous students to connect with one another, honor their traditions, and find support in a challenging academic setting. The school, which also requires eight hours of instruction on treating Native Americans, has produced more Indigenous medical graduates than almost any other in the United States.

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  • Canada's First Nations Protect Millions of Acres of Their Lands

    Indigenous communities in Canada are setting aside millions of acres of land for conservation and research by making agreements with the Canadian government.

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  • Two-Spirit youth gift-giving project demonstrates the power of community care

    Gifts for Two-Spirit Youth solicits a wide variety of donations from around the world to create personalized gifts for Two-Spirit youth who might feel lonely or alienated during the holiday season.

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  • Restoring Watersheds, and Hope, After New Mexico's Record-Breaking Wildfires

    After fires and floods, the tribe of the Santa Clara Pueblo is restoring Santa Clara Canyon using traditional ecological knowledge to design mitigation and replanting methods using burned trees and strategic seeding. Now, they are sharing that knowledge at other locations needing restoration.

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  • Treating Farmworkers on Their Terms

    Community health clinics provide a space for indigenous people to access both traditional and nontraditional medicine as there’s a significant disconnect between indigenous communities and modern healthcare institutions. These community clinics increase healthcare access for indigenous communities and present care in an easily accessible way by taking language and cultural barriers into consideration.

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