Julia Beckwith
Pointe-au-Chien Featured on PBS

Theresa Dardar, Donald Dardar, and Kristina Peterson discuss land loss as the first part of the PBS docuseries “In Their Element: Earth, Air, Fire, Water.” Watch it here!

Pointe-au-Chien Featured on PBS
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Mona Porter
Hurricane Ida Pollution Report

A new report by Naomi Yoder and Sheehan Moore analyzes pollution incidents that occurred directly or indirectly due to Hurricane Ida.

Hurricane Ida Pollution Report
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Mona Porter
$20 million National Science Foundation ...

Lowlander Center will be a partner in the research hub lead by Haskell Indian Nations University.

$20 million National Science Foundation Research Award will Fund Indigenous Science Hub
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Julia Beckwith
New Scientific American Documentary on ...
New Scientific American Documentary on Indigenous Land Loss in Louisiana
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Julia Beckwith
Chief Shirell Parfait-Dardar featured in ...
Chief Shirell Parfait-Dardar featured in National Geographic IMPACT Series

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“We Are Still Here:” Indigenous Communities Demand Action as Tribal Lands Subside: A Photo Essay

Lowlander Center featured on the UUSC website: In a new essay and accompanying photo essay, witness the compounding effects of climate change and systemic racism — and what Indigenous leaders are doing to confront overlapping injustices.


"Coastal harm from invading saltwater 'happening right now'" - Houma Today

"Coastal harm from invading saltwater 'happening right now'" - Houma Today

Coverage in Houma Today of saltwater intrusion on the Louisiana Gulf coast. The article also touches upon a request for UN assistance in addressing the US failure to take action on climate change. The request was issued by the Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians of Louisiana, the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe, the Grand Caillou and Dulac Band of the Biloxi-Chitimacha Choctaw Tribe, the Atakapa-Ishak Chawasha Tribe of the Grand Bayou Indian Village, and the Native Village of Kivalina.

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How a coastal Louisiana tribe is using generations of resilience to handle the pandemic

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How a coastal Louisiana tribe is using generations of resilience to handle the pandemic

The Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw have long practiced self-isolation and sustainable food production, which they hope will help keep their number of COVID-19 cases low.