How to help Western North Carolina storm and flood victims: Where to donate, what to do (and what not to)
There are many organizations ready to accept your donations to help with Helen relief efforts in North Carolina and elsewhere ...
‘This Is a Disaster’: Western North Carolina Reels From Helene
Gas shortages, downed power lines, spotty phone service and blocked roads made rescuing residents and assessing damage a ...
High Country News2d
How do you describe a sacred site without describing it?
I’m standing at an Indigenous sacred site, looking at something I’m not supposed to see. Signs of ceremony are all around: little animal skulls, ribbons, a stump of freshly burnt sage stems in ashes, ...
Clingmans Dome no more: Cherokee name for Great Smoky Mountains' highest peak restored
Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story misidentified Jared Wheatley as a member of the Eastern Band of ...
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Clingmans Dome name change approved, Kuwohi name restored to Smokies mountain
After years of efforts to change the name of Clingmans Dome back to its Cherokee name, the highest peak in the Smokies is having its name restored to Kuwohi. On ...
Clingmans Dome name change proposal approved, Kuwohi name restored to Smokies mountain
After years of efforts to change the name of Clingmans Dome back to its Cherokee name, the highest peak in the Smokies is ...
Jewish Press15d
Governing the Sacred: A New Toolbox for Conflicts over Contested Sacred Sites
Sacred sites are defined as “thick sites”, which means a site, typically but not necessarily religious, that is imbued with different and incompatible meanings by different agents. From these ...
National Catholic Reporter16d
Indigenous coalition asks Supreme Court to stop mine threatening sacred site
(OSV News/Piroschka van de Wouw, Reuters) A coalition of Western Apache people ... 11 to protect their sacred site at Oak Flat, Arizona, from destruction by a copper mining giant after a federal ...
The New York Times19d
Sacred Sites and Sun-Dappled Canals: Kyoto from the Water
And one of the best places to find a bounty of blossoms is alongside Kyoto’s rivers and canals. Image The Kamo River has been a central artery of Kyoto’s social life for centuries, and people ...
Northern Territory News19d
Glencore’s McArthur River Mine to plead over alleged breach on Damangani ‘Barramundi Dreaming’ sacred site
A mining giant has indicated it will plead over allegations it illegally worked on a sacred ‘Barramundi Dreaming’ site, which sits next to the mine’s mountain of rock waste. On Monday ...
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Eagles carry sacred lessons of Indigenous knowledge for future generations, says elder
For Indigenous people, the eagle is a sacred animal that carries lessons like how to love and respect all of life, which are being passed onto future generations by elders and knowledge keepers. " ...
The Hamilton Spectator27d
Îyârhe Nakoda First Nation reclaiming sacred sites in Banff, opening doors to Indigenous tourism
Îyârhe (Stoney) Nakoda First Nation is working with Parks Canada on a new pilot project that reconnects Indigenous peoples to sacred places in Banff National Park, opening the door to Indigenous ...