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NationofChange “We have the least amount of resources. So we’re doing more with less every year." At any moment, on any school day, the entire future of the Quileute Tribe is at risk. The Quileute tribal school is within a stone’s throw from the Pacific Ocean, which has been a source of life for the Quileute people since the beginning of time. The Quileutes regularly harvest fish and shellfish off the coast of northwest Washington, and their ancestors hunted whales and tr...

 and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. At any moment, on any school day, the entire future of the Quileute Tribe is at risk. The Quileute Tribal School is located within a stone’s throw from the Pacific Ocean, which has been a source of life for the Quileute people since the beginning of time. The Quileutes regularly harvest fish and shellfish off the coast of northwest Washington, and their anc...

Native communities confront painful choice: move away, or succumb to rising waters? Students at the Quileute Tribal School play basketball playground as the Pacific Ocean waves crash just yards away in the Quileute community of La Push, Washington. Photograph: Tony Overman/The Olympian/MCT via Getty Images Students at the Quileute Tribal School play basketball playground as the Pacific Ocean waves crash just yards away in the Quileute community of La Push, Washington. Photograph: Tony Overman...

2 slides Credit: courtesy T. J. Greene How the Makah Tribe beat the coronavirus odds and flattened the curve Jan 27, 2021 So far, it’s working. “For the pandemic, our goal is to not lose one single life, and so far, weve met that goal,” Makah Tribal Chair T.J. Greene said. Native Americans in Washington state have died of Covid-19 at about three times rate of white people, according to data compiled by the Washington state Department of Health. The Makah T...