Apr 30, 2021 | Community Engagement, Food
It was great presenting at the food summit where we were able to talk about the importance of traditional ecological knowledge, the importance of uplifting community gardens, and the long history of food security in Indigenous communities in the Southwest! Our local...
Apr 30, 2021 | Community Engagement, Events, In The News, Media, Uncategorized
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/navajo-nation-welcomes-first-lady-jill-biden-in-window-rock Navajo Nation resident Janene Yazzie says she is very encouraged by Dr. Biden’s visit. “Her visit offers her a different lens to systemic issues that we...
Apr 30, 2021 | Community Engagement, Featured, Policy Analysis, Uncategorized, Water
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/climate-change-elitism-equity-and-why-campaigners-opposed-aucklands-regional-fuel-tax/Y4FVAK47EM6FENXEC6F4OWKVNQ/ For example many of our Pacific island neighbours have contributed the least to climate change through emissions, but stand...
Apr 9, 2021 | Community Engagement, Sustainable Housing, Youth Outreach
Navajo groups get new ‘Liberated Paths’ grants Navajo groups get new ‘Liberated Paths’ grants By Cindy Yurth | Feb 4, 2021 | Community | CHINLE While environmental organizations often hold up Indigenous and...
Apr 9, 2021 | Community Engagement, Energy, Uncategorized, Water
UArizona’s IndigeFEWSS and Sixth-World Solutions awarded $100K to deploy off-grid water systems for remote Navajo householdsMarch 1, 2021 By Love Foster-Malave A partnership between IndigeFEWSS and Sixth-World Solutions (SWS) has received a $100,000 grant from the...
Feb 9, 2021 | In The News, Media
Unicorn Riot spoke to Janene Yazzie, a human rights advocate and local community activist from the Navajo Nation. The interview starts by reviewing a recent viral video showing Navajo communities members chasing off Sen. John...
Feb 9, 2021 | Featured, In The News, Media
Thirst for Justice: the struggle for the human right to water In the richest nation on earth, and wealthiest state in the nation, how can so many people lack access to safe affordable water for their basic human needs? Thirsty for Justice shares powerful stories of...
Feb 9, 2021 | covid-19, In The News
PHOTO CREDIT: Marsha Monestersky While Trump downplays the rates of Covid deaths, it’s indigenous Americans who are paying the heaviest price. Native Americans are dying at a rate five times that of their white counterparts, according to the US Centers for Disease...
Feb 9, 2021 | Community Engagement, Featured
Janene Yazzie (Dine) is a community activist from the United States and co-founder and CEO of Sixth World Solutions which works with Dine’ (Navajo) communities to develop projects, programs and policies that promote sustainability, environmental justice, and...
Feb 9, 2021 | Featured, In The News
LUPTON, Ariz. The Lupton History Day at Lupton Chapter House filled the room with stories of the Lupton community that have been forgotten — stories of days when the community was a thriving place along Route 66. Master of Ceremonies Kern Collymore encouraged the...
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