Lowlander Center Board President Theresa Dardar was recently featured on an episode of “Louisiana Coastal Cooking.” The episode explores work that the Pointe-au-Chien tribe has done in collaboration with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana to recreate a living shoreline that helps protect Louisiana’s rich coastal environment.

Here’s a sweet way to support the rebuilding of Pointe au Chien! As Easter approaches, you can satisfy your sweet tooth while simultaneously supporting the work of the Lowlander Center. We will receive a portion of the profits for any purchases made through this link: Lowlander - See's Candies

Lowlander Board President Theresa Dardar and Vice President Rosina Philippe participated in the Gulf Research Program’s inaugural Gulf-Alaska Knowledge Exchange. May Nguyen, another Lowlander board member, is also on the steering committee for the Exchange.

The Lowlander Center was recently featured in the Optimist Daily’s Local Changemakers Series!

Give a sweet gift this season with a yummy way to help rebuild people's lives and communities.

See's Candies will donate a portion of their profits to the Lowlander Center for all items purchased through our direct link: Lowlander - See's Candies.

The National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference held in Anchorage, September 9-12, was an opportunity for learning, sharing and deepening connections in and between Indigenous peoples.  Many youth, mainly from Alaska,  joined the event as presenters and participants.  Isabela Salinas was one of the representatives from the Louisiana Hub.  What follows are her observations and learnings from her full engagement in the meeting.

R. Eugene Turner & Elijah I. Ohimain have recently published an article in the Journal of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation. The article, titled “Dredged Canals, Wetland Loss, and Legacy” explains how canal dredging caused almost all of Louisiana’s land loss and that river diversions are a waste of resources.

The Rising Voices Center for Indigenous and Earth Sciences has just published core principles for community-led adaptation and climate actions!

On Friday, September 20th, 2024, Grand Bayou Indian Village was gifted with the return of one of our sacred mounds. "Lemon Tree" mound has been returned to the ownership of its people.