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Book Giveaway: The Water Remembers by Amy Bowers Cordalis

Enter below by December 7, 2025, at midnight PT for a chance to win a copy of this phenomenal book! For the Yurok people of Northern California, the Klamath River is life. It carries salmon, culture, law, and story. It is kin. In her newly released memoir, The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family’s Fight to…

Indigeneity
When the Salmon Died: A Family’s Fight to Restore the Klamath River

In this excerpt from ‘The Water Remembers’ by Yurok attorney and activist Amy Bowers Cordalis, a devastating scene on the Klamath River becomes the catalyst for a generations-long fight to restore salmon, sovereignty, and a way of life.

Nature, Culture and Spirit
When Forgetfulness Grows Forests: The Ecological Genius of Squirrels

From acorn hoarders to ecosystem engineers, squirrels prove that even small, chaotic acts can sustain entire worlds.

Justice
The Power of Art for Healing and Justice: A Conversation Between Native American Artists Joy Harjo and Cara Romero
Podcasts

In this program, we drop in on a remarkable conversation between two world-renowned Native American women artists. National Poet Laureate and musician Joy Harjo riffs with renowned photographer Cara Romero. They discuss how life is art, and how they make their art to reflect the lived truths of their cultures and people.

Indigeneity
Bioneers Newsletter 10.23.25 — From Hawaiʻi to the Bayous, Indigenous Youth Are Rising

Indigenous youth are building real solutions for climate justice, community resilience, and cultural survival.

Indigeneity
Youth from Hawaii and Louisiana Unite to Tackle Plastic Pollution

Recycle Hawaii connects youth from both ends of plastic’s life cycle — from Cancer Alley’s industrial corridor to Hawaii’s polluted shores — with support from the EPA and Bioneers Rights of Nature Initiative.

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Ecological Medicine
Inside the Wild Pharmacy: How Chimpanzees Use Medicinal Plants and Why It Matters for Us

When researcher Elodie Freymann set out to study how chimpanzees use the forest as a medicine cabinet, she uncovered surprising connections between animal and human health — and why protecting these shared resources is critical for our future.

Nature, Culture and Spirit
Swimming the Río Los Cedros: A Scene from ‘Is a River Alive?’

In a hidden corner of Ecuador’s cloud forest, a group of river defenders steps into cold, clear water—and into a deeper understanding of what it means to call a river alive.

Nature, Culture and Spirit
Making Music with the More-Than-Human World: A Conversation with David Rothenberg
Video

The natural world is alive with sound—birdsong, whale calls, insect rhythms, the quiet pulses of water and wind. These sonic landscapes aren’t just background noise; they’re rich, expressive languages of life. For those who choose to listen, they offer not only beauty, but insight into the deep interconnections that bind all beings. David Rothenberg, a…

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