Indigenous Communities
A new study in Nature examines over 2,000 years of population history in Argentina's Uspallata Valley, showing local hunter-gatherers adopted farming rather than it being introduced by migrants. Later, maize-dependent groups from nearby areas migrated into the region amid climate instability, disease, and population decline. Kinship networks helped communities endure without evidence of violence.
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Remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska in early October, displacing over 1,500 mostly Yup’ik residents and destroying homes in coastal villages. The storm highlighted how historical policies have left Indigenous communities exposed to intensifying climate threats. Federal and state aid has been mobilized, but recovery faces long-term challenges including relocation efforts.