The American Chestnut Tree Is Coming Back. Who Is It For?
As federal agencies prepare to deregulate transgenic chestnuts, Indigenous nations are asserting their rights to access and care for them.
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As federal agencies prepare to deregulate transgenic chestnuts, Indigenous nations are asserting their rights to access and care for them.
In some instances drivers have lost control of their vehicles and crashed into light poles while speeding
When Neil Patterson Jr. was about 7 or 8 years old, he saw a painting called “Gathering Chestnuts,” by Tonawanda Seneca artist Ernest Smith. Patterson
As the government deregulates a transgenic American chestnut tree, Indigenous nations are asserting their rights to access and care for them.
"Don't try that in a small town. If you do, you'll get shot — you'll get shot a lot, and that's exactly what happened," Sheriff Grady Judd said.