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Migration Policy Institute — Climate Displacement from Indigenous Lands
Yale Climate Connections — 12 Non-Fiction Titles That Climate Readers Will Be Delighted to Unwrap
Nature — ‘Communities already have the solutions’: why I advocate for Indigenous knowledge
Earth.Org — Review: ‘Growing Papaya Trees: Nurturing Indigenous Roots During Climate Displacement’
Atmos Magazine — Healing the Land with Indigenous Science
Ms. Magazine — November 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us (Best New Feminist Books)
American Libraries Magazine — Booklist’s Read ’n’ Rave Books
LatinoUSA — Indigenous Science With Jessica Hernandez
Allegheny Front — An Indigenous scientist wants us to look at conservation differently
NPR — “Fresh Banana Leaves: An Indigenous Approach to Science”
Teen Vogue — Decolonizing Conservation: Native Communities Know How to Protect Nature
YES! Magazine — The Tree That Saved My Father’s Life
Science Friday — Indigenous Knowledge Is Central To Climate Solutions

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​​— DR. JESSICA HERNANDEZ, FRESH BANANA LEAVES

“Taking care of nature and nature taking care of us in return is the greatest teaching my father has taught me... nature protects us as long as we protect nature.”
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