[MPWG] DOCUMENTARY: A Record of Change—Science and Elder Observations on the Navajo Nation (Online Video)

[De Angelis, Patricia]

A Record of Change—Science and Elder Observations on the Navajo Nation is a
25-minute documentary about collaborative studies using conventional
physical sciences, combined with tribal elder observations to show that
local knowledge and conventional science partnerships can effectively
document ecosystem change and determine the resulting challenges to
livelihoods.

Sparse historic data on tribal lands make the assessment of changes to
ecosystem services difficult. This video reveals how a team of scientists,
anthropologists, and translators combined the rich local knowledge of
Navajo elders with recent scientific investigations to effectively document
environmental change, and find ways to adapt. Increasing aridity and
declining snowfall in this poorly monitored region of the Southwest are
accompanied by declining river flow and migrating sand dunes. The
observations of Navajo elders verify and supplement this record of change
by informing how shifting weather patterns are reflected in Navajo cultural
practices and living conditions.

Filmed July 2017 in Window Rock, Arkansas

View the video and transcript at:
https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/a-record-change-science-and-elder-observations-navajo-n

Additional materials at:
https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/gip181
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