storytelling Archives - Indigenous People Today

No life without the glacier

27 February 2024 by nicolefranken

Peru – The Quechua are living on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Rising temperatures affect nature and the fragile ecosystem. Drought in particular causes a lack of food for the alpacas they keep.

The not-so-green grass of home

15 September 2023 by nicolefranken

Mongolia – For centuries, the Khalkha nomads have lived on the plateau of Tuul Goliin Hundii, where they graze their horses, cattle, goats and sheep. But how much longer will the grass grow here?

The frontline of the climate crisis

6 July 2023 by nicolefranken

Canada – International climate research confirms what the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Old Crow have been experiencing for years: the Arctic landscape is changing dramatically due to global warming.

When ice is melting

12 September 2022 by nicolefranken

Greenland – We know the region mainly from the icebergs, polar bears and immense ice cap. Now that the sea ice is melting, part of the Inuit culture is also disappearing.

How do the Loba survive climate change?

17 May 2022 by nicolefranken

Nepal – In the Nepalese Himalayas, the Loba have long been dealing with the consequences of global warming, in particular a lack of water. How can they survive and at what cost?

The Sami are feeling the heat

12 January 2022 by nicolefranken

Sweden – Climate change threatens Sami herders and their reindeer in northern Sweden. Changing weather patterns affect not only the vulnerable nature, but also their culture and livelihood.

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