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Indigenous Peoples & Traditional Knowledges

Salmon in a smokehouse
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Network Connects Indigenous Knowledges in the Arctic and U.S. Southwest

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 13 January 20216 June 2022

Indigenous Peoples from the Arctic and the U.S. Southwest have joined together to tackle issues of food sovereignty in two environmental extremes. Their bond led to a swift response to COVID-19.

A woman in profile kneels, looking out over Indigenous land in Arizona.
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Contamination of Medicinal Plants: Implications for Indigenous Health

by R. Mazumdar 9 December 202013 September 2025

A new study will trace the legacy of uranium mining on commercially available medicinal plants.

Black-and-white image of Navajo mine workers at a uranium mine
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Pensando en el Zinc: Mitigando la Exposición al Uranio en la Nación Navajo

by R. Mazumdar 9 October 202020 September 2022

En un innovador ensayo clínico se estudia el impacto del zinc en la mitigación de los efectos sobre la salud relacionados con la minería de uranio. Éste se lleva a cabo mediante la “participación bidireccional” entre los Navajos y las comunidades médicas.

Aerial image of the braided channels of the Waimakariri River
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The River’s Lizard Tail: Braiding Indigenous Knowledges with Geomorphology

by Kate Evans 14 September 20208 October 2021

Indigenous Knowledges can be accurate, rigorous, and precise, say researchers in New Zealand, and they can help geomorphologists see landscapes in a new, richer way.

Four faces carved in granite stand above an apron of crushed rock overlooking state flags along the Avenue of Flags at Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
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Mount Rushmore’s Six Grandfathers and Four Presidents

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 3 September 202014 October 2021

Living in Geologic Time: How long will it take for erosion to erase Mount Rushmore?

Black-and-white image of Navajo mine workers at a uranium mine
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Thinking Zinc: Mitigating Uranium Exposure on Navajo Land

by R. Mazumdar 29 July 202013 September 2025

An innovative clinical trial uses “two-way participation” between Navajo and medical communities to study the impact of zinc on mitigating health effects associated with uranium mining.

Five people hike through a green-forested area in central Puerto Rico on a sunny day.
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Manteniendo el Conocimiento de la Ciencia Indígena Fuera de un Molde Colonial

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 27 May 202016 July 2025

Un nuevo modelo de trabajo podría ayudar a los científicos a diseñar y facilitar la investigación que cumpla tanto los estándares de ética científica como los culturales, al trabajar con conocimiento indígena acerca del clima y el ambiente.

An image of villagers from Huamantanga constructing a shallow stone canal to divert water down a hillside
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El Sistema de Canales Preincaicos Usa Laderas Como Esponjas para Almacenar Agua

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 7 May 202016 July 2025

Así se preparan para un futuro más seco en la costa occidental de Perú, los investigadores están recurriendo a técnicas del pasado.

A surfer walks a gorgeous coastline with rocky outcrops and a flock of seagulls.
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A Tribe’s Uphill Battle Against Climate Change

by V. Volcovici 20 April 202014 October 2021

Tribes like the Quinault are ill-equipped to adapt their reservations to wide-ranging, increasing threats from climate change.

This aerial view shows Lake Taupō amid the whenua (land) of Ngāti Tūwharetoa on the North Island of New Zealand.
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Implications of a Supervolcano’s Seismicity

by F. Illsley-Kemp, S. J. Barker, B. Smith and C. J. N. Wilson 5 March 202029 September 2021

Last year’s rumblings beneath New Zealand’s Taupō supervolcano, the site of Earth’s most recent supereruption, lend new urgency to research and outreach efforts in the region.

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