At least two tribal relocation efforts foreshadow what can go wrong when even small communities are forced to contend with the increasing threats posed by climate change. A report by the Washington Post, ProPublica, and Bethel radio station KYUK documents the ongoing difficulties which the residents of Newtok, Alaska confront after moving their village to escape the effects of the rising sea and thawing permafrost. We’ll hear about that report and the worries about future efforts to react to changing landscapes.
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GUESTS
Bernice John (Yup’ik), president of the Newtork Native Corporation
Chantel Comardelle (Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Tribe), tribal secretary for the Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Tribe
Emily Schwing, freelance reporter based in Alaska
