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What you don’t know about The Willow project: The Native perspective

Jane Hughes looks into the camera next to her father and sister as they sit in front of their home in Nome, Alaska. Image provided by Bella Piacente and Jane Hughes

On March 13, 2023, President Biden approved the Willow project, an oil drilling venture by the large crude oil producer, ConocoPhillips, occurring on Alaska’s North Slope. The proposed…

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Indigenous scholars and activists meet at The New School for the UN Water Conference

The second ever UN Water Conference occurred between March 22-24 with hopes of creating solutions to the global water crisis.

Indigenous scholars gathered at The New School last Friday for an official side event of the United Nation’s second ever “Water Conference.” In a two part forum, speakers…

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