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Heavy metal is healing teens on the Blackfeet Nation

B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster

November 07, 2025 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: Blackfeet Nation, United States, East Glacier, Montana

In response to a wave of youth suicides, educators at Buffalo Hide Academy in the Blackfeet Nation are teaching about heavy metal to connect youth to a sense of community and catharsis through the music. The school also works in tandem with the Fire in the Mountains metal festival to give students opportunities to perform and to enjoy the live music with their peers, leaning on metal’s therapeutic benefits.

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How Native Hawaiian Cultural Practices are Supporting First Responders' Mental Well-Being

Noelle Fujii-Oride

October 08, 2025 |

Overstory |

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Response Location: United States, Hawaii

To address mental health challenges faced by first responders, a variety of organizations throughout the state are using Native Hawaiian cultural healing practices, such as lomilomi massages and ocean-based healing. Participants in the programs report reductions in PTSD symptoms, less stress and deeper peer connections.

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House and home: When housing works, tribal communities win

Nora Mabie

October 03, 2025 |

Montana Free Press |

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Response Location: Blackfeet Nation, United States, Montana

NACDE Financial Services, a Native Community Development Financial Institution on Montana's Blackfeet Reservation, provides home financing to those who can’t access traditional bank mortgages. NACDC offers credit-building and home loans, first-time homebuyer education, and leverages relationships with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to navigate complex bureaucratic processes regarding homeownership. The nonprofit is staffed by community members who understand local tribal politics and court systems, and has closed 109 real estate loans since 2017 with a 0% default rate.

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How to build a food sovereignty lab

B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster

September 15, 2025 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Humboldt County, California

Cal Poly Humboldt's Native American Studies Department created an Indigenous food sovereignty research lab through a student-led, community-driven process that now supports Indigenous students' cultural connections, advances traditional ecological knowledge research, and demonstrates how Indigenous knowledge can be valued in higher education.

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From rain-drenched mountains to Arctic permafrost, Alaska landslides pose hazards

Yereth Rosen

September 12, 2025 |

Alaska Beacon |

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Response Location: United States, Alaska

Alaska agencies are coordinating landslide monitoring through multi-agency programs, tribal partnerships, and citizen science apps, which has successfully prevented infrastructure damage (like the $25 million Dalton Highway rerouting that avoided landslide destruction) but faces limitations from funding uncertainty and the vast geographic scale requiring public education as the primary protective measure.

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An Indigenous-led solar canoe initiative expands across the Amazon

Aimee Gabay

September 01, 2025 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Wayusentsa, Ecuador

The Kara Solar Foundation's Indigenous-led solar canoe initiative has delivered 12 solar-powered boats across five countries over eight years, reducing fuel costs and water pollution while providing communities with clean transportation that avoids environmentally destructive road construction in the Amazon.

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Podcast: The Appalachian Rekindling Project Is Restoring Indigenous Relationships With the Land

Teresa Collins

August 13, 2025 |

The Daily Yonder |

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Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

The Appalachian Rekindling Project uses strategic outreach and holistic education tactics to spread awareness of and teach about seed saving and land rematriation, strengthening connections between Indigenous peoples and the Appalachian region.

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This Farmer-Led Co-op is Growing a Sustainable ‘Ulu Industry for Hawai‘i's Small Farmers

Noelle Fujii-Oride

August 13, 2025 |

Overstory |

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Response Location: United States, Hawaii

The Hawai'i 'Ulu Cooperative, a farmer-owned collective founded in 2016, has grown to nearly 200 members across four islands by providing guaranteed markets, stable pricing, and collective processing. Through this, farmers have revitalized traditional Hawaiian agriculture and created year-round supply chains.

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How culture saves Sacramento's Native American youth from suicide

Emma Hall

August 12, 2025 |

Sacramento Bee |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Shingle Springs’ Health and Wellness Center provide culturally relevant mental health care to tribal citizens and Native people, making care more accessible, comfortable and effective for those who need it. The Center has about 40,000 visits a year and 8,000 consistent patients.

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The 'frying pan of Spain' shows how cities can deal with extreme heat

Romain Chauvet

August 08, 2025 |

CBC |

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Response Location: Spain, Seville

Seville has implemented three innovative water-based cooling solutions—ancient Persian qanat technology, adiabatic cooling systems in 450+ schools, and urban evapotranspiration projects—that collectively reduce temperatures by 6-12°C in public spaces and buildings while using minimal energy and attracting international attention as replicable models for heat adaptation.

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