Native plant and animal restoration efforts are underway by native communities across North America............. From restoring salmon nurseries in the Pacific Northwest, to rebuilding caribou herds in the Canadian Rockies, to removing New England dams blocking alewives and sturgeon from their historic runs, tribes are reviving traditional food sources and healing scarred lands, both on and off reservations............ The path isn’t easy — tribal projects face daunting obstacles, including a crazy-quilt of property rights, circumscribed jurisdictions, and conflicts with neighbors over visions for the land.......... But their centuries of practical knowledge and cultural focus provide valuable guidance for stewards of the environment today----#Indigenous tribes, # native plant restoration, # rewilding

indigenous communities in the U.S. and Canada to revive native foods and lands.

Native Tribes across North America are seeking to restore

ecosystems with the historical array of plants and animals that

characterized their land prior to European colonization, circa

AD 1500