Honoring Nations Awardee Profiles

An already-arid environment, a decades-long drought, and increasing demands for water have led to shortages that affect local drinking water supplies, regional economic potential, and the health of the entire ecological system of the Colorado River Basin...

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Misconceptions about Native nations and their sovereignty create obstacles for tribal governments and can lead to discrimination against tribal members. But things are changing in Palm Springs, California. In a groundbreaking partnership...

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In coastal Alaskan Native communities, harvesting subsistence foods at low tide is a way of life, and shellfish are one of the most important intertidal food sources. Climate change increasingly threatens the availability of these...

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Domestic violence and sexual assault are hidden epidemics with heartbreaking consequences. Survivors are often isolated and have nowhere to turn in a crisis. To meet the need for respectful care and advocacy, the Cherokee Nation...

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The Blue Lake Rancheria, located in a geographically isolated region of northwest California, has historically been affected by frequent power outages that have only increased in regularity because of climate change. Recognizing that...

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For decades Tohono O’odham elders in need of skilled nursing had to move far away from
family and friends to receive care, or stay home and forgo long term care services. However,
with the opening of the...

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Forced relocations, loss of lands, and the economic necessity of moving away from home and community are common histories in Indian Country. Yet, despite these tragic circumstances, tribes continue to...

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The waters and fish of the Red Lake are culturally, historically, and economically central to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. But by the mid-1990s, the walleye population had collapsed from over-fishing. Taking...

Established in 1991 with the cooperation of the US Environmental Protection Agency, the Coyote Valley Tribal EPA merges two important protection initiatives into a single, mutually reinforcing effort. By empowering youth through training in environmental...

The Lummi Indian Nation established the Lummi Tribal Sewer and Water District in 1983 to ensure the Nation’s role in the provision of safe drinking water and discharge of clean wastewater across its reservation, located 100 miles north of Seattle. The...