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Podcast: waterloop
Episode: Mississippi By Nature: Houma Nation On The Edge
Description: This episode is part of a series Mississippi By Nature that explores how nature based solutions are helping the river and its communities. The Houma Nation has a deep-rooted history in southeastern Louisiana, where they have lived and thrived along the Mississippi River and its delta for centuries. Recently, they face escalating challenges as environmental degradation accelerates, pushing them ever closer to the coast and into the path of rising waters and land loss. In this episode, Chief Lora Ann Chaisson of the Houma Nation discusses the profound transformations in her community’s environment—from lush...