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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70115697491651051722011-07-30T14:24:06.831-07:00Mother Earth JournalTerri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comBlogger581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-38764444600507440602010-05-15T09:24:00.000-07:002010-05-15T09:26:45.380-07:00Mother Earth Journal has new domain

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Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-52989220046645090482010-01-17T11:02:00.000-08:002010-01-17T11:12:50.145-08:00National Stalking Awareness Month spotlights shocking crime that strikes Native Americans more than others

By Terri HansenNearly three and a half million people in the United States report that one or more people are stalking them, according to a 2009 U.S. Department of Justice report, “Stalking Victimization in the United States.” Three people become victims of stalking every minute.And American Indians and Alaska Natives are stalked more than any one other ethnic group.“It’s a hate crime,” said Ann

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-59190554777000240842010-01-17T10:47:00.000-08:002010-01-17T10:54:15.686-08:00Wes Studi: Protect the Circle of Life, Get the Flu Vaccination for H1N1

Washington, DC – Wes Studi, the well known Cherokee actor, stars in new public service announcements that covers strategies to reduce the spread of flu and encourages Native Americans to get the flu vaccine.“The virus has hit Indian Country especially hard,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at a press conference Jan. 10 introducing the new public service announcements.

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-44344251901781055732010-01-16T10:59:00.000-08:002010-01-17T11:00:52.475-08:00First UN ‘State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples’ alarming

The first UN report on the state of the world’s indigenous peoples reveals alarming statistics on poverty, health, education, employment, human rights, the environment and more. Here’s the UN press release:The United Nations today launched its first report on the state of the world’s indigenous people, with the Chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Victoria

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-23952681177735929202009-12-21T10:54:00.000-08:002010-01-17T10:57:39.841-08:00American Indians at higher risk of H1N1 death, designated a priority group

A letter issued by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Thomas Frieden M.D. has advised the states that American Indians and Alaska Natives may be more vulnerable to severe illness from H1N1 influenza and should receive vaccine on a priority basis.Frieden writes that indigenous populations from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand have a three to eight times higher rate of H1N1-

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-92227437674234393472009-12-03T12:50:00.001-08:002009-12-03T12:50:35.591-08:00The Story of Cap and Trade

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Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-30064062591015538492009-12-03T10:23:00.001-08:002009-12-03T10:23:27.101-08:00Climate Scoreboard

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-75398359871689317282009-11-23T12:13:00.001-08:002009-11-23T12:13:45.624-08:00Tar Sands Blow

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Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-79215595982161673782009-10-20T22:37:00.001-07:002009-10-20T22:43:51.071-07:00Naturopathic medical advice for staying well this flu season

By Terri HansenEnvironment, Science & Health WriterAs seen in Indian Country TodayPortland, Ore.—When naturopathic physician Dr. Orna Izakson looks at a plant she sees more than its stem, leaves or vibrant flower – she sees medicine. And naturally, she takes a natural approach to flu prevention and hastening a healthy recovery. “Our bodies are trying to bring us toward health,” she says. “The

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-50254829381936130172009-10-04T22:45:00.000-07:002009-10-20T22:56:46.946-07:002009-H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine on its way to IHS clinics, ETA October 7

By Terri HansenEnvironment, Science & Health ReporterThe vaccine for the 2009 H1N1 influenza A (swine flu) virus makes it arrival at Indian Health Service clinics and facilities October 7. The seasonal flu vaccine is at the clinics now.“We want people to get their seasonal vaccination as quickly as they can, and once the H1N1 vaccine arrives, get that as quickly as they can,” said IHS

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-12857377694466335532009-09-24T19:37:00.001-07:002009-09-24T19:37:29.181-07:00HHMI News: Experiments Reveal New Details of the Architecture of Ion Channels

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Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-47360085215813786632009-09-24T19:04:00.001-07:002009-09-24T19:04:46.110-07:00HHMI News: Images Reveal How Body Regulates Salt Uptake in Cells

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Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-27086653735508219392009-09-10T06:08:00.000-07:002009-09-10T12:28:51.249-07:00Stalking takes on its cruelest form: gangstalking | cause stalking | organized stalking

This blog covers environment, science and health issues of importance to North America’s indigenous peoples and it will do that again soon, once I shake off my stalkers. You read that right and for the record, stalkers is plural.I am the author of this blog and news reporter of other online news sites and newspapers. It is with reluctance that I acknowledge I am experiencing harassment by an

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-91503022720012659592009-08-25T19:00:00.000-07:002009-08-28T07:56:37.806-07:00Native Americans at higher risk from H1N1 swine flu, report warns

President Obama’s advisory council led by the nations’ leading scientists and engineers released a report assessing preparations for H1N1 Influenza A. The report outlined steps to implement nationwide to curtail a serious H1N1 outbreak.It said that while the precise impact of the resurgence of H1N1 infection is impossible to predict, a plausible scenario is that it could produce infection in 30

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-81240764799753466622009-08-05T10:13:00.000-07:002009-08-12T09:22:08.339-07:00Detailed guide to caring for flu stricken family without getting sick

A recent survey in a medical journal found that 76 percent of Americans worry about becoming ill if they have to stay home and take care of their sick during a severe flu pandemic.Pandemic Flu Home Care: A Detailed Guide for Caring for the Ill at Home is a practical resource manual by health care professionals to caring for the ill at home in a public health emergency or pandemic. It’s free to

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-55135116418368412102009-08-02T20:05:00.000-07:002009-08-05T20:12:18.022-07:00CDC Advisors Make Recommendations for Use of Vaccine Against Novel H1N1

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met today to make recommendations for use of vaccine against novel influenza A (H1N1).The committee met to develop recommendations on who should receive vaccine against novel influenza A (H1N1) when it becomes available, and to determine which groups of the population should be prioritized if the vaccine

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-68484430624148820632009-08-02T07:23:00.000-07:002009-08-02T07:59:26.570-07:00Having one less child dramatically reduces your CO2, new study finds

People serious about wanting to reduce their “carbon footprint” on the Earth have one choice available to them that may yield a large long-term benefit – have one less child.A study by statisticians at Oregon State University concluded that in the United States, the carbon legacy and greenhouse gas impact of an extra child is almost 20 times more important than some of the other environmentally

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-78937507625827652492009-07-12T11:41:00.000-07:002009-08-02T08:07:03.346-07:00White House preparing Nation for upcoming flu season

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan leading the efforts to prepare the Nation for coming flu season.Fellow Americans: This spring we were confronted with an outbreak of a troubling flu virus called 2009-H1N1. As the fall flu season approaches, it is critical that we reinvigorate our

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Alaskan native villages to receive $27.9 million in Recovery Act Funds to improve water servicesSeattle, Wash. – Nearly 30 Native Villages in Alaska will receive $27.9 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for improved access to vital water services.It’s part of the $90 million nationwide Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Health, and Human

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-37359680393694346582009-06-22T08:58:00.000-07:002009-06-28T19:36:23.762-07:00

Safe and Well List—It's how families and friends can stay in touch in a disaster or epidemichttps://disastersafe.redcross.org/

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-54177812224322644362009-06-21T21:15:00.000-07:002009-06-23T11:39:20.841-07:00Flu spotlight turns to Canada, as H1N1 swine flu sweeps First Nations and Inuit communities

Left: The 1918 Spanish flu, another A/H1N1 swine flu, devastated Inuit and indigenous communities throughout North AmericaInuit Territories, Canada--For a flu that thus far has produced mostly mild disease, the high number and severity of A/H1N1 influenza in Canada’s aboriginal and First Nations communities is sobering.Canada, which to date has 5,710 confirmed H1N1 flu cases and 11 deaths, has

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-65687223098893474172009-06-21T19:44:00.000-07:002009-08-05T20:17:19.618-07:00Archaeological find could prove humans were here 37,000 years before the Clovis

Archaeologist Albert Goodyear found artifacts at the Topper Site near the Savannah River in South Carolina that indicate humans lived here 37,000 years before the Clovis people.Goodyear's findings are controversial and will open scientific theory as to the exact origin and history of early Native American people.The scientific community believes the ancestors ofNative Americans crossed the

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-44216992892665810082009-06-20T12:25:00.000-07:002009-06-28T19:32:32.113-07:00Opinion: Canada's shame found in poor treatment of First Nations people

Canadian policies and legislation since the time of Confederation have served to collectively marginalize First Nations, Inuit and Metis people. More...http://bit.ly/JkPZf Digital Journal.

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-71551184860715742772009-06-14T12:13:00.000-07:002009-06-23T11:16:04.226-07:00Hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, disease outbreaks – how ready are you?

Hurricane season arrived June 1. If that’s not a concern to your region, consider this: tornadoes, floods, drought, wildfires, disease outbreaks. Are you ready for the unexpected?Tribal officials are not included in the current U.S. channels of information about emergency preparedness and planning. But there are steps you can take to be certain your family is ready.The websites gathered below

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-61290096494039243752009-06-05T18:01:00.000-07:002009-06-22T07:31:54.260-07:00H1N1 swine flu in 52 states and territories, Indian Country cases emerge

by Terri HansenEnvironment and Science ReporterUpdate June 5: The H1N1 flu has reached 52 states and territories, claiming 27 lives. IHS epidemiologist Dr. John Redd reported 35 confirmed and 13 probable cases across Indian Country May 25. Arizona Pima County Health Dept confirmed one death in Pinal County. Adults over age 60 may have immunity due to previous exposure or vaccination against a

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-1731338701068039262009-04-30T19:19:00.000-07:002009-06-07T16:07:41.840-07:00Whatever you call this flu, you don't want to get it

by Terri HansenEnvironment and Science ReporterThe mouthful H1N1, or “swine flu” that everyone is talking about is spreading to states throughout the United States. But the fact that there have been no reported cases in Indian Country “speaks to our efforts” to address the issue head on, a spokeswoman for the Indian Health Service said.The key word here is reported – there may be cases in Indian

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-47945184715896686962009-01-19T18:30:00.000-08:002009-05-10T17:02:20.696-07:00Worst natural disasters to strike tribes in 2008

PHOTO: Picher, Okla.Indian Country TodayBy Terri C. Hansen, Correspondent The winds of destruction lived up to their name this year, as the deadliest of the natural disasters to strike the country’s tribal nations – uprooting trees, roofs and sometimes, entire homes, costing tribal lives. The Federal Emergency Management Agency declared disasters for an unprecedented number of tribal nations, and

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-49952705832509885962008-12-27T12:54:00.000-08:002009-05-10T17:03:02.409-07:00Klamath Tribes set to regain 90,000 acres of homeland

By Terri C. HansenEnvironment and Science WriterCHILOQUIN, Ore. – It’s a new chapter in the history of the landless Klamath Tribes in southern Oregon. They’re buying back part of their lost reservation – and with that returns their tradition of caring for and being nurtured by their native land.The Klamath, Modoc and Yahooskin peoples who make up the Klamath Tribes, entered into an option

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-33677627088556609942008-10-02T22:49:00.000-07:002009-06-13T23:30:42.843-07:00First deaths from Ike in La.'s Terrebonne Parish Native communities

by Terri C. Hansen, Environment and Science WriterNews from Indian CountryTerrebonne Parish, La. -- Floodwaters produced by Hurricane Ike have proven devastating to the Franco-influenced Native American communities in southern Louisiana. The first deaths caused by the hurricane were in the predominantly Native populated Terrebonne Parish. A 16-year-old Houma tribal citizen drowned on Saturday,

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-60300394953717412542008-09-15T22:42:00.000-07:002009-06-13T23:25:51.638-07:00United Houma Nation communities bear brunt of Gustav

By Terri Hansen, Today correspondentTERREBONNE PARISH, La. – Hurricane Gustav hit rural Terrebonne Parish and the non-federally recognized United Houma Nation communities southwest of New Orleans the hardest, causing heavy damage before moving into St. Mary Parish and causing wind damage to the Chitimacha Reservation.Chitimacha Chief Lonnie Martin said Sept. 3 that some power to the reservation

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-64523276349277882152008-09-02T22:38:00.000-07:002009-05-10T17:05:06.575-07:00Gustav hits Louisiana tribes

By Terri HansenEnvironment and Science WriterIndian Country TodayGulf Coast, La. - The eye of Hurricane Gustav slammed into Morgan City on the Louisiana Gulf coast about 30 miles southeast from Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana just after noon yesterday, causing heavy damage. The center of the storm then moved northwest directly into the Chitimacha Reservation at near 15 mph, with top winds of 105

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-6224065101912089812007-10-29T14:42:00.000-07:002009-05-10T17:06:02.848-07:00Disappearance of indigenous baby boys tied to industrial pollution

By Terri C. HansenEnvironment and Science ReporterIn indigenous communities, babies that should be born boys are being born girls. Research released this month of only girls being born in the villages of northern Greenland has brought to light earlier studies that found indigenous mothers living in the northern most reaches of the Arctic Circle are having girls – but not boys. The studies linked

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-42826879627465151932007-06-11T20:19:00.000-07:002009-05-10T17:13:59.617-07:00Yakama Nation buys Lyle Point, ending decades-long struggle over fishing rights

By Terri C. HansenHigh Country NewsLYLE, WASHINGTONOn maps it is called Lyle Point, but to tribal fishing people it has always been Nanainmi Waki Uulktt, “the place where the wind blows from two directions.”The rocky promontory overlooks the confluence of the Klickitat and Columbia rivers, providing spectacular views of the Columbia River Gorge as it cuts through the Cascade Range. To the west,

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-43596286748215696182007-06-10T08:44:00.000-07:002007-10-18T21:06:07.264-07:00Udall Legacy Tour highlights Native American projects across the country

by Terri C. HansenEnvironment and Science WriterNews from Indian CountryNative American TimesWASHINGTON, D.C.--He championed the rights of Native Americans.He was a fierce advocate for tribal sovereignty.He sponsored the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, and the Indian Child Welfare Act.Former Congressman Morris K. Udall, better known as Mo, saw 184 bills affecting Native American interests

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-1995700166832534162007-06-04T20:20:00.000-07:002007-12-12T22:20:05.207-08:00Successful appeal to keep hiking trail off burial ground disregarded by port district

by Terri C. HansenEnvironment WriterNews from Indian CountryCathlamet, Wash.--Thirty years ago, the eternal resting place of the Chinook Chief Skamokawa was plundered.Skamokawa was unearthed for the peace medal he received from Lewis and Clark. Other artifacts were stolen along with the medal.Skamokawa's body, too, was stolen.Circa 1805

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-67579858032997896662007-03-01T22:29:00.000-08:002007-08-16T22:36:31.665-07:00Celilo Falls Legacy Blog Launched

Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Launch Celilo Legacy BlogMarch, 2007Portland, Ore.—The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) unveiled a new online blog as part of its Celilo Legacy project. The blog will serve as a clearinghouse for public discourse, information, events, activities, and memorials in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the inundation of Celilo Falls

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-62403075923244665712007-01-19T20:01:00.000-08:002007-06-22T20:16:51.322-07:00Pesticide exposures stop ability of second-generation Yaqui girls to breastfeed babies

by Terri Crawford HansenEnvironment and Science ReporterNative American TimesSONORA VALLEY, Mexico—The problems began ominously with the Yaqui pueblo peoples who accepted pesticide practices during the 1950s.Long-term research led by Professor Elizabeth Guillette, Ph.D., of the University of Florida found compelling proof that exposure to pesticides has produced negative health impacts over the

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-89011460546369274902006-11-05T19:56:00.000-08:002007-06-22T20:34:30.799-07:00EPA fines Ag Air for use of toxic pesticide on Yakama lands

by Terri Crawford HansenEnvironment and Science ReporterNative American TimesIllegal use of the highly toxic pesticide “Warrior” on the Yakama Nation by an outside company resulted in a $3,120 penalty last month.Yakama Nation Inspector Rodney Guske teamed with the Environmental Protection Agency in investigating Ag Air, an aerial pesticide applicator who sprayed the insecticide contrary to the

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-46416359588254015892006-01-13T12:05:00.000-08:002009-09-10T18:41:33.464-07:00Call for submissions: Indigenous Wisdom, Enduring Love - Reclaiming the Teachings of Our Ancestors

Responsible: Maynard (Mike) and Ruth Hansen, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; John Yuille Ph.D., British Columbia, Canada; IICRC, network formerly represented by Mark Hansen J.D. Why: Deschutes County Family Court, Brie Arnette. Call for submissions:To Native Poets, Storytellers, Teachers, Farmers, Herders, Gatherers, Fishermen, Mid-wives, Craftspeople, Carvers, Pullers, Wildcrafters, Artists, Musicians,

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-52441257875599131382004-07-29T08:03:00.000-07:002007-08-01T18:03:26.171-07:00Francis posthumously awarded Lifetime Achievement Award

Francis posthumously awarded Lifetime Achievement Awardby Terri Crawford HansenNews from Indian CountryA close circle of Native writers gathered at the 2004 Returning the Gift Festival to pay tribute to the late Dr. Lee Francis III, Laguna Pueblo.The internationally-renowned educator, speaker, author and poet was awarded the 2004 Native Writers' Circle of the Americas Lifetime Achievement Award

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-54661915923398915542003-01-01T07:30:00.000-08:002007-07-29T07:36:36.218-07:00Prepaid Mental Health Care Plan for Native Americans/Alaskan Natives

Prepaid Mental Health Care Plan for Native Americans/Alaskan Nativesby Terri Crawford HansenNews from Indian CountryMount Vernon, Wash.—Federal and state laws now require collaboration with tribes to access traditional and cultural mental health services for enrolled Native Americans and Alaskan Natives, in addition to or instead of incorporating standard psychological or psychiatric

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-15865893105612166852002-12-14T07:50:00.000-08:002007-07-29T07:56:09.463-07:00Author of "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," dead at 94

Dee Brown, author of "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” dies at age 94by Terri Crawford HansenNews from Indian CountryLittle Rock, Ark. - Novelist and historian Dee Alexander Brown died Dec. 12, 2002. He had been suffering from heart disease and was living in a hospice at the time of his death.Born in 1908 in Alberta, Louisiana, Brown lived in Arkansas for a number of years following the death of

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-14453632942211045571997-11-01T18:08:00.000-08:002007-12-28T18:24:19.888-08:00766 and counting: Yellowstone buffalo dying to be free

by Terri Crawford HansenNews from Indian CountryBureau Chief/Pacific Northwest Bureau Yellowstone National Park, Montana—Severe winter conditions at Yellowstone National Park have caused starvation among this countries last free-ranging buffalo. Unable to forage, hundreds are following snowmobile tracks to lower elevations in search of food. For those who make it to the park's boundary, it's a

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-80861156990840917571997-07-15T19:36:00.000-07:002007-06-22T19:43:15.987-07:00Deregulation report threat to thirteen Columbia River Basin tribes, wildlife and salmon

By Terri Crawford HansenNews from Indian CountryWASHINGTON, D.C.--"Seriously flawed."Mincing no words Wendell Hannigan, vice-chair of Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission, described to a House Subcommittee a Comprehensive Review report that endorsed changes in the Northwest energy system as defective.According to CRITFC, the Comprehensive Review report — released in early June which touts

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-24811331117325766251997-06-15T20:29:00.000-07:002007-06-23T16:48:38.024-07:00Nez Perce return home

by Terri Crawford HansenNews from Indian CountrySometimes we do it right.The month of June marked a right and momentous celebration for the Nez Perce, the people of Chief Joseph or "Hinmat'owyalaht'qit" — "Thunder Coming Up Over the Land," and his descendents.Returning to their beloved Wallowa valley for the first time — many riding their famed Appaloosa horses — was more than a meaningful

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-11486087112264997771997-01-20T19:32:00.000-08:002007-06-22T19:36:14.464-07:00EPA picks national American Indian Environmental Office head

by Terri C. HansenNews from Indian CountryPacific Northwest Bureau ChiefWashington, D.C. - The Environmental Protection Agency has appointed Kathy Gorospe as the new executive director of the American Indian Environmental Office in Washington, D.C.In this senior management position Ms. Gorospe, an enrolled Laguna Pueblo, will report directly to EPA Administrator Carol Browner. Her

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-66900275140991210801997-01-16T19:51:00.000-08:002007-06-22T19:56:42.776-07:00Klamath Nation fighting for treaty rights on federal forest lands

By Terri C. HansenNews from Indian CountryPacific Northwest Bureau ChiefCHILOQUIN, Ore. The Klamath Tribe is not satisfied with a U.S. Forest Service decision to include former Klamath reservation lands in future timber sales and recreational development plans.The decision jeopardizes Klamath treaty rights to hunt, fish and gather due to the disastrous impact logging has had on the Tribe's

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-63939914589946864781996-06-10T19:45:00.000-07:002007-06-22T19:50:59.291-07:00Columbia River fishing sites lost to dams to be replaced

By Terri C. HansenPacific Northwest Bureau ChiefNews from Indian CountryAt last.More than five decades after massive dams quieted the once wild Columbia River and submerged traditional native fishing sites, the federal government has started to replace those sites, as they promised more than 50 years ago.Ground was broken last month on the first of 31 sites intended as replacements for those

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-83874819165781643271995-10-24T12:14:00.000-07:002007-06-22T12:54:11.778-07:00Sho-Bans block train carrying nuclear waste

By Terri C. HansenNews from Indian CountryBureau Chief/Pacific Northwest BureauPocatello, Idaho—A naval train carrying six highly radioactive nuclear waste casks from Navy warships was halted by leaders of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Oct. 24 when the train entered their half-million-acre Fort Hall Reservation south of Blackfoot, Idaho without tribal authorization, the Sho-Ban News reported.Tribal

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-20354684328121512021995-08-15T16:12:00.000-07:002009-03-13T16:27:40.895-07:00Ecocide in Indian Country

by Terri C. Hansen, Bureau ChiefNews From Indian CountryPacific Northwest BureauAugust 15, 1995Ecocide. It's a chilling word that is used more and more to describe the rising damage caused by America's toxic environment. There is suspicion that American Indians may be at higher risk of injury from toxic exposures than the general population. What follows is the first a two-part series in which

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-62279908723895091251994-10-24T11:53:00.000-07:002007-06-22T11:58:29.270-07:00The Changing Face of the West

SEJ JournalBy Terri C. HansenWith a population of only 800, Escalante is small, but the environmental issues surrounding this town form a fitting composite of the larger picture taking place throughout the West.The focus on these issues was through the story of this canyon in southern Utah, called "one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world" by panelist Jon Christensen, Great Basin

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-51475349059213228921994-10-04T11:47:00.000-07:002007-06-22T12:02:18.601-07:00Chlorine Ban: To Be or Not to Be?

SEJournalBy Terri C. HansenPROVO, Utah — The question, to ban or not to ban chlorine, has produced considerable debate. USA Today environmental reporter and editor Rae Tyson summarized a 1987 chlorine phase-out recommendation by the International Joint Commission of the United States and Canada, and asked a panel during SEJ's fourth annual conference, "Is a chlorine phase-out necessary?""Why are

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-16895193727539393431994-09-01T19:26:00.000-07:002007-06-22T19:30:42.306-07:00EPA establishes new office to strengthen tribal operations

By Terri C. HansenPacific Northwest Bureau ChiefNews from Indian CountryWASHINGTON, D.C.—A new Office of Tribal Operations has been established within the Environmental Protection Agency to address critical gaps in environmental protection and improve the EPA's government-to-government partnership with Tribes.A team of senior EPA managers have been working since January to identify ways of

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-44211468020779721171994-06-22T11:30:00.000-07:002007-06-22T11:38:15.429-07:00Coeur d'Alene Tribe wants to clean up 100 years of mining poison

"Paradise in Peril"Coeur d'Alene Tribe wants to clean up 100 years of mining poisonBy Terri C. HansenNews from Indian CountryPacific Northwest Bureau ChiefCOEUR D'ALENE, Idaho—On top of battling several of Idaho's political and economic heavyweights, the Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribe has challenged some of the largest mining companies in the world in their fight to force a clean up of mining

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-80892776014020030701994-06-22T11:25:00.000-07:002007-06-22T11:59:05.445-07:00Pacific Northwest Salmon in Crisis

by Terri C. HansenNews from Indian CountryBureau Chief/Pacific Northwest BureauBlame it on El Nino, warming ocean waters, hydroelectric dams, habitat destruction or even sea lions. But whatever the cause of dwindling salmon runs, the effect on Northwest Indian Nations can be summed up in one word: catastrophic."Certainly it is an economic crisis," says W. Ron Allen, chairman of the Washington

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-82345393268359781731994-05-01T12:06:00.000-07:002007-06-22T12:12:02.403-07:00Speaking for the Earth: Lummi Nation calls together world indigenous leaders

by Terri C. HansenBureau Chief/Pacific Northwest BureauNews from Indian CountryNo less than cultural survival is the objective of an upcoming five-day conference scheduled May 15-19 in Stony Point, New York. Speaking for the Earth: Building an Indigenous Network for Sustainable Development is intended to facilitate the exchange of strategies between Native communities for keeping their traditions

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-9064177824409264771994-04-30T17:48:00.000-07:002007-06-23T18:06:56.369-07:00Transplanted wolves to be overseen by Nez Perce

By Terri C. HansenPacific Northwest Bureau ChiefNews from Indian Country LAPWAI, Idaho--Gray wolves, an important member of the animal family to the Nez Perce people, were transplanted into their traditional homelands in central Idaho three months ago. Now the responsibility for managing and monitoring the pack will be taken over by the Nez Perce Tribe. The tribe approved a $151,000 contract

Terri Hansen, environmental reporter: climate change, extreme weather events, impacts of the environment on human health, and other Indigenous and environmental issues.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03874770528397400721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011569749165105172.post-26385898126253981993-03-01T17:59:00.000-08:002007-06-23T18:05:27.745-07:00Saving 'Brother Wolf'

by Terri C. HansenNews from Indian CountryBureau Chief/Pacific Northwest Bureau Owwwooooo. . . Owwwooooooooo. . . . . The mournful howl of the gray wolf all but disappeared from the western United States by the 1930s, victims of aggressive extermination by stockmen who considered the animal a nuisance who preyed on their sheep and cattle.But to many American Indians, the wolf was one