Category: Environmental
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Working Dogs & IV
Working Dogs for Conservation selects, trains, and deploys detection dog and handler teams for conservation work around the world. Indigenous vision has been training our own Kiinii with Souta Callinglast, IV executive director since last year. Kinnii, or “the one that wears fabulous necklaces,” is being trained weekly to be a conservation detection dog trained…
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Indigenous Mapping Projects
IV Executive Director, Souta Callinglast has been working diligently in the field this summer visiting numerous significant places in Blackfeet Territory for the Chronic Wasting Disease(CWD)/contaminant monitoring project. This August she was able to personally show Working Dogs for Conservation and Penn State Vets the environmental variability in the project area.
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Chronic Wasting Disease
In 2020, Executive Director Souta Calling Last was mapping environmental stressors, disease and contaminants while listening to a senate update by Dr. Peter Larsen of MnPro Labs on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). In the update it was mentioned that CWD prions can be taken up into plants and remain viable in roots, stems and leaves.…
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Internship with WD4C & IV!
Apply to work with Conservation Dogs monitoring Chronic Wasting Disease with Working Dogs for Conservation and Indigenous Vision! Indigenous Vision (IV) and Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C) are seeking 2 interns to work with the IV Mapping Program and the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Monitoring Project! Interns will assist in mapping significant place impacts and…
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Chapter 2: Buffalo, Bears Ears, Black Mesa
Stories of Indigenous Stewardship November 14th, 2017 S. Calling Last 1. Iinii Initiative, Montana & Alberta The demise of the buffalo went hand-in-hand with America’s Indian problem. In 1876, it was noted that one colonel said to his troops that they must, “kill every buffalo you can; one buffalo dead is another indian gone.” By…
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A RUN FOR WATER
By Tyler Walls, Project Director October 31, 2017 A group of around 30 people, including Vice-Chairman Larry Jackson Sr. from the Yavapai-Apache Nation, came together on October 28, 2017 for a prayer run for water. A 70 degree day created a perfect setting. Runners, mainly youth, from the Hopi Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Nation, Zuni Pueblo and…
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CHAPTER 1-Grassy Narrows, Onondaga Lake, Grande Ronde and Yakama
Stories of Indigenous Stewardship October 27, 2017 S. Calling Last, MIM This series highlight the relentless efforts of Indigenous communities across North America to protect their significant areas from destruction. Harming livelihood and health, the destruction is violating the right to fully practice cultural traditions. Meaningful government-to-government tribal consultation has not taken place and what…