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Climate Action
‘We need involvement’: Indigenous leaders demand change at COP30
Indigenous participation may be highest in the climate conference’s history
Estimated reading time: 5 min readGabrielle Nelson
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For the love of dentalium

Harvested in the Pacific and traded inland, dentalium shells served Indigenous peoples as valuable currency, status symbols, and sacred items for millennia, a tradition that persists. Read our coverage.
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