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As climate change erodes land and health, one Louisiana tribe fights back

The Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw serve as a harbinger of a climate crisis that threatens more intense high-tide floods on every U.S. coast by the mid-2030s. Rising waters could displace up to 13 million Americans by century’s end.

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As oil drilling looms in the Gulf, Native Americans fear for their fragile community
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As oil drilling looms in the Gulf, Native Americans fear for their fragile community

Tribes struggling to rebuild after Hurricane Ida were surprised when the Biden administration reopened oil and gas leasing.
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Louisiana tribes file complaint with United Nations over US inaction on climate change

Louisiana tribes file complaint with United Nations over US inaction on climate change

Four coastal Louisiana tribes claim the U.S. government has violated their human rights by failing to take action on climate change.

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On the Louisiana coast, a native community sinks slowly into the sea
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On the Louisiana coast, a native community sinks slowly into the sea

The Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians of southern Louisiana have been called America's first climate refugees.

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America’s first climate change refugees try to save their town
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America’s first climate change refugees try to save their town

Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles Resettlement Project is the only government-funded climate relocation in the country—and a test case for more to come.
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