Issues Background
On the Cover
Ramiselia Ramírez, a Guna marine biologist from the village of Achutupu in Panama, directs a leatherback turtle toward the ocean after it became disoriented on a beach in the coastal community of Armila. The village’s beaches are critical nesting grounds for these endangered marine reptiles.
Articles
Perspective
Marine conservationist Angelo Villagomez tells how his Chamorro people in the Mariana Islands are working toward a protected ocean.
Culture Keepers
Northern Shoshoni glovemaker Leo Arriwite‘s family has crafted leather gloves that have been prized throughout the West for generations.
Living Earth
Indigenous farmers and other “seed savers” are growing and sharing heirloom seeds to keep plants inherent to their cultures alive.
Living Earth
After more than a century, the Klamath River that provides critical salmon habitat will soon flow freely again thanks to tribes that fought for decades to have its four dams removed.
Living Earth
Guna biologists and volunteers are working day and night to protect endangered leatherback sea turtles on their nesting beaches in Panama’s coastal village of Armila.
Arts and Cultures
A few dedicated artists are revitalizing the traditional Native Hawaiian protocols and methods of “kākau uhi”—creating tattoos by tapping intricate designs into skin.
Collection Stories
A massive quilt created for and by survivors of violence makes a monumental statement.
Insights
Native Hawaiian Courtney Lazo fights for Maui residents who still do not have housing after devastating wildfires in Lahaina.