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More Indigenous youth are learning to spearfish, a connection to ancestors and the land

Spearfishing connects many Indigenous people in the northern Great Lakes region to their ancestors and to a sense of shared responsibility for the land, which is why parents, family members, local leaders and community organizations are so invested in teaching the next generation

Environment|Food|Lifestyle|Opinion

As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing

Members of the Ojibwe and other tribes in the northern Great Lakes region have spearfished walleye for centuries, where the practice is a right enshrined in 19th century treaties, a historic part of their culture and an important part of food sovereignty

Environment|Food|Health|Lifestyle

Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights

A fraught and violent history for centuries disrupted Indigenous people’s lives in the Upper Midwest, barring them from traditional food gathering practices like spearfishing, hunting and harvesting wild rice

Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights
Business|Economy|Environment

'My heart was always just with the sheep.' One Navajo's push to keep tradition vibrant

Growing up in Ganado, a small town in Navajo Nation in eastern Arizona, Nikyle Begay always wanted to visit their grandmother’s sheep

'My heart was always just with the sheep.' One Navajo's push to keep tradition vibrant
Economy|Environment|Health

Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition

Raising sheep is a way of life for many people in Navajo Nation, but a host of factors threaten that livelihood

Navajo sheep herding at risk from climate change. Some young people push to maintain the tradition

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