Some college students are finding help during the pandemic through a traditional Native American practice. Our radio partners report on how the talking circle is helping students solve problems and provide healing in a virtual space. Plus, a Utah committee is asking communities to help draw new voting district maps and American’s fossil fuel use dropped to its lowest point in three decades last year.

Show Notes:

Photo: Eagle feathers and dried sage in a seashell are among the sacred items that Andrea Klimas, clinical director at Native American Connections, brings to talking circles. Incorporating such Indigenous practices into health care treatment isn’t new but has grown in significance during the pandemic, which has disproportionately affected Native communities. Photo by Gianluca D’Elia/Cronkite News

UPR: Redistricting Committee Asks Communities To Help With Drawing New District Maps

https://www.upr.org/post/redistricting-committee-asks-communities-help-drawing-new-district-maps

Utah Redistricting

https://redistricting.utah.gov/about/

Grand County Public Comment Portal on Redistricting

https://portal.utah-mapping.org

US Energy Information Administration: US fossil fuel consumption fell by 9% in 2020, the lowest level in nearly 30 years

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=48596

Arizona PBS/Cronkite News: Shipping sage and praying on Zoom – How an Indigenous healing practice survived the pandemic

https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2021/06/25/shipping-sage-and-praying-on-zoom-how-an-indigenous-healing-practice-survived-the-pandemic/