Indigenous peoples and the nature they protect
Natives Drew Bartkiewicz Natives Drew Bartkiewicz

Indigenous peoples and the nature they protect

At least a quarter of the world’s land area is owned, managed, used or occupied by indigenous peoples and local communities. While nature in these areas is degrading less quickly than in others, the impact of climate and ecosystem change has a direct impact on local livelihoods.

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Iroquois
Natives Drew Bartkiewicz Natives Drew Bartkiewicz

Iroquois

Iroquois, any member of the North American Indian tribes speaking a language of the Iroquoian family—notably the Cayuga, Cherokee, Huron, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora.

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Native American Cultures
Natives Drew Bartkiewicz Natives Drew Bartkiewicz

Native American Cultures

Many thousands of years before Christopher Columbus’ ships landed in the Bahamas, a different group of people discovered America: the nomadic ancestors of modern Native Americans who hiked over a “land bridge” from Asia to what is now Alaska more than 12,000 years ago.

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