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.
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.
AKWESASNE — A federal court has ruled in favor of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council regarding the 1796 Treaty boundary.