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water is a big part of us. we usually sit at the point, usually by that tree. and elizabeth, she sings songs at the point and it helps a lot of people. reporter: jaedyn black is a student at the quileute tribal school on the western edge of the olympic peninsula. the tree she mentioned is just barely holding on. the roots is basically exposed and looks like it s about to fall into is it water. yeah, that s sad. that tree s been here a long time. reporter: the quileute s tribal village, home to about 400 people, is now threatened by the pacific ocean s rising waters due to climate change. storms here are getting more severe, pushing dangerous debris into town and consuming the tribe s land. my students used to be able to stand about four feet that way. reporter: alice ryan is the science teacher. are you surprised by how quickly this all seems to be happening