Apr 22, 2021
Tribal citizen installs solar system for family on the Picuris Pueblo, Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund. (Photo courtesy of Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund)
Itâs not an easy answer #EarthDayEveryDay
Indigenous nations can combat climate change by noticing environmental changes, having leadership acting on it and, maybe, by just listening to grandma.
“Conservation comes more (naturally) to a Navajo grandma cause she’s always conserved her whole life. They lived through world wars, they know how to not use a lot of things and really hold things back until they really need it,” Sandra Begay-Campbell said. “You had to do with the minimal amount you had.”