Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska Chairman Timothy Rhodd (right) and two other members of the executive committee, Cheyenne Colborn (middle) and Tony Fee (left), show off a pear tree in the tribe's ...

Officials at the Department of the Interior are pushing to finalize a new "implementation handbook" to guide agency decision makers on how to "apply indigenous knowledge" in their day-to-day work. The ...

All around the world natural disasters continue to wreak havoc as emergency managers strive for new ways to reduce the damage through sound mitigation practices. At the same time, several indigenous ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. Released in late 2022, the 46-page guidance document ...

This story is part of Fix’s Mentorship Issue exploring the unique ways climate leaders found their calling, and how new approaches to mentorship are upending old power structures. Check out the full ...

Federal and state officials turned toward “’indigenous knowledge,” also known as “traditional ecological knowledge,” to help California better prepare for wildfires prior to the recent blazes in Los ...

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Ciguatera fish poisoning is the world's most frequently reported seafood-borne illness. It poses a serious health risk to tropical coastal communities, with some of the highest rates reported in ...

Indigenous populations globally possess ancient, intergenerational celestial knowledge, including "dark constellations," deeply integrated with their land, culture, and practical life, which is ...

A groundbreaking study by ethnobotanist Hemerson Dantas dos Santos Pataxó Hãhãhãi has revived the ancestral healing knowledge of his indigenous people. Currently a doctoral student at the Institute of ...

According to the National Science Foundation, in 2017, 71.1 % of doctoral degrees in the sciences were awarded to whites in comparison to the 0.4 % awarded to Indigenous students. Thus the ...