Above: Dan Coen from UNR Extension describes the evening’s food to attendees at NTICC Cultural night. In center, master of ceremonies Melodie Lopez of Indigenous Strategies. Credit: K.Fitzgerald. On a clear fall evening in early October, attendees from the 2026...
An anthology of non-fiction, poetry, and other creative works from DRI’s Native Resilience project The Native Resilience project at DRI is pleased to announce the release of a new eBook, Holding the World in Balance: Indigenous stories of climate, care and...
An interview with multi-media storyteller Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine about connecting local stories from Okinawa to Hawaii to Ghana. Above: Kaiya Laguardia-Yonamine at the 2025 Indigenous Media Conference in Shiewhiback (Isleta Pueblo). Credit: tylee nez. “Real-life...
A conversation on storytelling and leadership with Kirin Vicenti-Lacapa, tribal water commissioner and musician from the Jicarilla Apache Nation Above: Kirin Vicenti-Lacapa believes that art and music hold great power. “Art changes culture, culture changes...
Join us on Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month to discuss exciting topics and interact with other climate and agriculture professionals from across the country.
Above: In a session at the Roots-2-Results Tribal Food and Agriculture Summit in Sparks, Nev., workshop participants discuss drought impacts in their regions. Credit: Kelsey Fitzgerald/Native Resilience. After Nevada’s warmest winter on record, drought and temperature...
Above: Emily McDonald-Williams, Director of STEM Education program at DRI, welcomes educators to the session on Indigenous Storytelling in STEAM. Credit: Tsvetelina Stefanova/DRI. Last month at the Nevada Museum of Art, a few hundred K-12 teachers from across Nevada...
The Native Resilience Working Group will hold a five-part webinar series in spring 2026 focused on snow drought, water stress, and their impacts on tribal agriculture. Snow drought occurs when winter snowpack is significantly below normal or melts earlier than...
Identifying information needs of Native American farmers and ranchers
Enhancing environmental monitoring and data services on Tribal lands
Creating place-based lesson plans for Native teachers
Advancing knowledge of the environment, data practices, sustainability, and more