Megadroughts and Indigenous Voices

The Southwest is in a megadrought, but Native Americans have survived them before.

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Megadroughts and Indigenous Voices NOVA

Premiered September 13, 2024

Natives Outdoors (Colorado Plateau) - The Southwestern United States is experiencing a megadrought, but this isn't the first time people have survived one in the region. By highlighting ideas and practices from Navajo tradition, the story recenters our relationship to water.

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