“Memories and stories are connected to our land as described by, B Toastie in the article “How place names impact the way we see landscape”. Stories that we are told throughout our lives have a connection to where we've been and where we are going, Stories play an important part in Native American history, rather than just having them in books they are told by the elders to the younger generations so it can be passed down. With the landscape being sacred to the Native Americans it's not uncommon for stories to be told about it as well. 

S Toastie, B. 2022. “How place named impact the way we see landscape” High County News.  Know The West. (heh.org/issues/54.3/people-places-how-place-names-impact-the-way-we-see-landscape/print view.

Chama, Kaden. Tower of Trees, Authors Personal Collection, 

This article tells us about a boy who is in the pueblo of Cochiti and is living with his grandmother. He is an active member of his community, and his family, playing with the children and praying with his corn meal. However, he changed after attending a boarding school. There he is shunned for speaking his language and practicing his tradition. He was beaten and abused for going back to his way and not the white man's way. After all this, he adapted to their way and even got embarrassed by his own culture, although this didn't stop him from remembering where he had come from and later accepted both as his lifestyles
Suina, Joseph. “And Then I Went to School, Memories of a Pueblo Childhood,” pp 1-6, Reprint with permission of the author from the New Mexico Journal of Reading, winter 1985, Vol. V, No. 2, “Rainbird” illustrations by Tom Lea from H.P. Mora, Pueblo designs.

Chama, Kaden. Winters Wonder, Authors Personal Collection, 

Environmental Justice is an environmental and social movement with people concerned about how they are affected by pollution. Most of these movements consist of small communities that want a change for the world and who are generally the most affected by the problem. With little to no help from the government, they can't have much of a solution. This is why these movements are created, to let their voices be heard. These communities want more because they are being affected more by pollution which is increasingly common.

Wakefield, Spencer. “Environmental Justice.” Encyclopedia of American Environmental History, Facts On File, 2010. American Indian History, online.infobase.com/Auth/Indexaid=18626&itemid=WE43&articleId=212828. Accessed 15 Dec. 2023.

Chama, Kaden. Oakland Bay, Authors Personal Collection, 

Ecology is the science of the relationship between living organisms and their environment. This is no different from Native Americans and their environment. They nurture and respect nature, mainly referring to the earth as mother or grandmother, While the colonizers thought themselves as better than nature, killing off everything in their path including the naive Americans. Many Native Americans warned them about their actions, and for the most part, the colonizers ignored these warnings. With this many plants and animals have gone extinct due to their actions. In recent years, American Indians have formed organizations to ensure their voices are heard about the environmental issues that affect not only tribal lands but also the planet as a whole, such as air and water pollution and toxic waste disposal. 

Keoke, Emory Dean, and Kay Marie Porterfield. “Ecology, American Indian Spirituality And.” Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World, Second Edition, Facts On File, 2019. American Indian History, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=18626&itemid=WE43&articleId=186481. Accessed 15 Dec. 2023.

Chama, Kaden, Nemo, Authors Personal Collection, 

Most of the concern not only has to be aided by the people of the community but also the government such as funding and natural resources. This can often lead to conflict between the two sides. Intergovernmental relationships have to be with federal, state, and local governments. For this to happen all federal levels of the government need to keep in mind our culture, history, and socioeconomic aspects

With the measured population in India being 1.25 billion it's bound to have a few problems along the road. One of its problems is having trouble with managing waste, with the country producing about 62 million metric tons of garbage each year. With only 43 million collected, from that 12 million are treated and the other 31 are dumped or burned. With this tremendous amount of pollution, the government wants to make a change in waste management. The Minister of the Environment implemented a law called "Swachh Bharat" which helps the environment ten-fold bringing expansions to solid waste management. This includes criminalizing the burning of waste, prohibiting dumping waste, and expansions to landfills. With all these changes we can see a bright future for India. 

Musulin, Kristin "How 5 influential countries are combating issue with waste" Waste Dive, Facts on the Internet, 2016, Accessed March 1 2024

With the world's struggle against waste, France has their problem with food waste. With 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year, supermarkets have a total of 11% of that. With this information, France wanted to make a change for the better by pushing out a Supermarket food waste ban. With this new ban, they also bring donations to food banks and charities, improving the quality and nutrition of the items they give. With just a 15% increase this means 10 million more meals per year. France has pushed out a lot to stop food waste and we hope to see more in the future.

"France becomes first country to ban Supermarket food waste", Recycling Council of Alberta, "Recycling Council of Alberta, recycle.ab.cn/newsletterarticle/france-becomes-first-country-to-ban-supermarket-food-waste/#:~:text=The%20France%20Senate%20unaimouslyiwith%20millions%20of%20move%20meals

Most of the world seems to be struggling on an issue that is overlooked by most people. Garbage pollution seems like it's growing and growing but people aren't batting an eye until the issue becomes too much. But in time this issue can be healed with help from not only the government but also the community. This is what Singapore is doing to tackle the crisis at hand. With the increase of its population and its popularity, the city feels the effect of its solid waste management. Over 7.2M tons of waste was produced and about 56% of that was recycled, with 1.08M collected and transferred to an incinerator. This incinerator is the main help when it comes to pollution, taking in the garbage and turning it into ash. Which is then transported to a local landfill and disposed of. This isn't a long-term treatment but Singapore hopes to have it shortly.   

"How Singapore fixed its big trash problem" Youtube, uploaded by CNBC international, 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-q5VDXEy