Lowlander Board President Theresa Dardar and Vice President Rosina Philippe participated in the Gulf Research Program’s inaugural Gulf-Alaska Knowledge Exchange. May Nguyen, another Lowlander board member, is also on the steering committee for the Exchange.

The Lowlander Center was recently featured in the Optimist Daily’s Local Changemakers Series!

Give a sweet gift this season with a yummy way to help rebuild people's lives and communities.

See's Candies will donate a portion of their profits to the Lowlander Center for all items purchased through our direct link: Lowlander - See's Candies.

The National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference held in Anchorage, September 9-12, was an opportunity for learning, sharing and deepening connections in and between Indigenous peoples.  Many youth, mainly from Alaska,  joined the event as presenters and participants.  Isabela Salinas was one of the representatives from the Louisiana Hub.  What follows are her observations and learnings from her full engagement in the meeting.

R. Eugene Turner & Elijah I. Ohimain have recently published an article in the Journal of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation. The article, titled “Dredged Canals, Wetland Loss, and Legacy” explains how canal dredging caused almost all of Louisiana’s land loss and that river diversions are a waste of resources.

The Rising Voices Center for Indigenous and Earth Sciences has just published core principles for community-led adaptation and climate actions!

On Friday, September 20th, 2024, Grand Bayou Indian Village was gifted with the return of one of our sacred mounds. "Lemon Tree" mound has been returned to the ownership of its people.

Check out the short video and article on the Pointe-au-Chien tribal community’s efforts to resiliently rebuild their ancestral homelands after recent natural disasters.

We were so thrilled to hear about the new protections recently passed by the EPA, thanks to the work of RISE St. James among other community based organizations. You can read the full press release below.